Sarnia to Marblehead

The weather has been grand now for 10 out of 11 days as we make our way south, down the St Clair River, across Lake St Clair, down the Detroit River, and then across an almost flat Lake Erie. Although we head straight to our home marina, we have included some of our favorite "having fun" pictures from Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island and Kelly's Island, both of which are in our local boating back yard! It's been a great 11 days, and our only regret is that we could not be gone longer!


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Kincardine to Sarnia

Since we are now retracing our original path north, we take very few additional pictures. The weather has continued to be grand, although we experience about 2 foot seas most of the way to Sarnia, with the wind hitting us almost head on.


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Tobermory to Kincardine

Rather than make the entire run between Tobermory and Sarnia as we did on our way north, we decide to stop and spend 24 hours at Kincardine, ON. Kincardine is a quaint little town with a rich and colorful history. Since1948, every Saturday evening, rain or shine, the KINCARDINE SCOTTISH PIPE BAND takes to the street, and followed by a throngof tourists and locals, marches down Queen Street and back again to perform in Victoria Park. Legend has it that an early settlement family, lost in the fog in Lake Huron, was guided in to Kincardine Harbor by one lone bagpiper! Since then, the bagpipers have become a much anticipated event. For dinner that evening, we eat at the Bruce Steakhouse, and have another wonderful time and a great meal. There are now only six of us, as the Pattersons are still up in Georgian Bay and won't be coming back for another week! We're all jealous at this point!

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The Benjamin Islands to Tobermory

After spending a wonderful 24 hours in The Benjamins, it was time to start heading back home. We retrace our path back through Little Current, but then take a more southerly route to get back out into Georgian Bay. From there, we head almost due south and arrive back in Tobermory by mid afternoon. We dock for the night and enjoy Tobermory one last time!


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Killarney to the Benjamin Islands via Baie Fine and Little Current

On Friday morning, it seems everyone has different plans. The Pattersons head out east to the Georgian Bay, where they will be exploring the next 8 or 9 days. The Yarchecks head west, straight to Little Current, where they will find a dock for the night. The Bowmans and the Cohees head west but want to explore Baie Fine before refuling in Little Current, with the day's final destination being a cove at the Benjamin Islands, where we will spend the night. The following are maps and pictures of our adventure!

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Day in Killarney

We were not planning on spending the entire next day in Killarney, but Mother Nature had her own plans! Although it wasn't raining, the wind started blowing, harder and harder, until the thought of leaving the dock was not very appealing. Check out the tree top in the top right photo. The wind at this point was clocking around 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45! It was coming out of the west off Killarney Bay and never let up until late Wednesday night! Oh well, another down day, but we occupied ourselves canoeing, swimming across the channel, and sightseeing in Killarney proper. Check out the "Fish & Chips" bus! Oh, I almost forgot - and appetizers and cocktails! We all dined at The Sportsman Inn that evening and enjoyed a wonderful meal with wonderful friends!

Club Island to Killarney, ON

Although we woke up early in time to witness this magnificent sunrise, no one was in any hurry to leave! By mid morning, however, we all weighed anchor and headed out towards Killarney. Only about 40 statute miles to the north, with continued favorable weather and 1 foot seas, we all arrived before noon. Although it was a Tuesday, Killarney Channel was bustling. Boats were both heading out and coming in to dock from the east and the west. Everyone looking to dock was on the VHF radio trying to speak with the dockmaster!
We had reservations at The Sportsman Inn & Marina, but we had to wait some time for an
open VHF channel and a chance to announce our arrival. One particular captain (not part of our group) was not so patient. The dockmaster and the dock hands had their hands full during this time, but he had no patience. Rude and demanding radio transmissions followed. I was very impressed at the professionalism of the Sportsman Inn crew for handling the situation. I hope you read this blog, owner of the red American Tug. You know who you are. There was no need for that!

Well, we finally got our dock assignments, got ourselves tied up, and then - well you guessed it. It was again time for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.



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