We are only planning to spend one night here, but there is a storm that is supposed to be moving in tomorrow night, so we might stay over if it is bad.
We headed out this morning at 9:00. The Collins Inlet was breezy, but the water was relatively flat. It was a scenic trip the whole way …… and THEN, we hit the open water of the Georgian Bay. So much for flat water. Fortunately, we only had a 3 mile run on the open water, but it was extremely windy and the waves were 4 to 6 feet. We took on water over the flybridge and the chairs on the flybridge flew everywhere. We were glad to get into the calm as we entered the protected waters of Killarney. We are staying at the Killarney Mountain Lodge/Marina. Our dock is adjacent to a HUGE rock (we’ll take a picture) and one of the lines is attached to it. We checked on the weather forecast for the next couple of days. Based on that, we decided we will probably stay here for 2 nights.
After settling in we went to check out the town. The main attraction seemed to be Herberts Fisheries. The fish is caught daily and sold from an old bus. It was pretty good. We actually liked it better than Henry’s on Frying Pan Island …. There was less breading on the fish. After lunch we checked out the rest of the town and bought a chart that we were missing (Killarney to Little Current). After that it was back to the marina where we made good use of their facilities (showers, bar, internet, etc). We had dinner at the lodge, Linda tried to update the blog with pictures (got a few days done) and then it was off to bed. We plan on staying here another day, but will take the dingy off and go exploring (back out to the entrance to the lighthouse as we didn’t get a look picture coming in – something to do with rough water) and up to Covered Portage Cove.
We got a call from Gerry’s sister Judy. She and husband Jim are making plans to join us at Holland, MI on Lake Michigan. They will be our second guests.
Leaving the anchorage
A sampling of the scenery along the way .... lots of high rock walls
More rock walls
Trees seem to grow anywhere here
Rocky shoreline
... and still more of the passage. This is a gorgeous area. Sort of reminded us of the Yellowstone River area, but we were traveling by boat, instead of car
Spotted some hikers on a huge cliff. Their tent was pitched at the top.
More of the inlet
Approaching open water
The water was starting to get rougher. You can see it breaking against the rocks
A picture of the lighthouse ... not very good because we were busy with "boat handling" stuff as we passed by
At the dock at the Killarney Mountain Lodge/Marina. Note that we are tied to the rock
Some of the grounds at the lodge
Still more of the grounds. They have done an excellent job incorporating the many rock formations into the landscaping.
More of the flowerbeds scattered throughout the grounds
The fishing boat for Herbert Fisheries. They go out daily and bring the fish back to the processing plant/cafe they have.
Now that is FRESH fish!!
The bus where the fish and chips are sold .... pretty tasty stuff and huge portions
The only church in town
Linda relaxing at the dock
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