Day 78 & 79- Midland, On to Killbear Marina @ Pengallie Bay, ON

DAY 78  July 3

Our slip at the Bay Port Marina in Midland gave us front row seats to watching the boats come in and out of the dry racks in the big shed. On Canada Day, July 1, we watched a constant stream of boats. That forklift didn't stop anytime we were on the boat from 9AM to 7 PM. I saw way less action on the 2nd and 3rd of July.


After 3 nights in Midland it was time for the Goose to fly.


DAY 79  July 4
Happy 4th of July!

We are taking the "small boat route" up the bay.  This threads its way inside the literally thousands of small islands and rocks.  It's well marked, thank goodness and plenty deep.

We will keep making progress as the weather permits.  There will be a couple of passages out in open water and you simply don't want to be there when the wind gets up.

Finally, a Canadian Lighthouse with some character, oh wait, it's fake.

These next photos are a collection of what we saw today. 
Lots of beautiful blue water with rocks sticking up. 



See the Orange Lichens on these rocks? 
Click on the link to learn more about them.


Some had really big cracks in them.

Did I mention that there are rocks everywhere?


Paul mentioned that the channel is well marked. I have drawn arrows to show how close some of the markers are to keep us in the right place between the rocks. Here the goal is to keep the green ones on the left side of the boat, red to the right side. In places we had to keep a keen eye out for the next one.

We ended today's travels at Killbear Marina after 42.7 nautical miles. 
The fun continues in the morning.

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  1. AnonymousJuly 5, 2024 at 11:20 AM

    Eileen- Cool goose sculpture! Shame the lighthouse was fake, it was cute.

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