Day #365 – Honey Harbour, ON (Delasco Island)

Last night Charlotte and Bob hosted a wonderful evening. They invited their neighbors, Marg and Finn, over and we sat on the deck overlooking the water and had cocktails.

Dinner was outstanding, the evening superb…good friends, good times.  It was nice to be together again.

After dinner we were treated to a colorful evening sky.

Today we woke to another beautiful Georgian Bay morning.  The air was crisp and clean and the sun was shining.   We all had coffee in our respective boats/cottage and then went up the hill to Charlotte and Bob’s deck for a planning meeting.

Back to the boats we came and packed up a picnic lunch.  Off we went in their new boat for a spectacular ride.  The water was blue, the sun was shining and the temperature was 75 degrees.  Bob drove us back to a beautiful cove where we anchored and had lunch.  I volunteered Andy to be “anchor guy.”

We passed the church that Bob and Charlotte attend.  It is non-denominational and you can only access it by boat.  Instead of having ushers they take turns taking the chairs out of the building and placing them on the rocks for the congregation.

The Snider’s are the most gracious of hosts, accommodating and welcoming.  However, I have to question some other Canadians as the area we went was called Go Home Bay, Go Home Lake and Go Home River.  Thank goodness we were with locals or we might have been offended.

The channels were narrow in places

and this passage opened up to an area with waterfalls.

Dinner tonight will be provided by Good News and Salvage Crew as a small way to try and thank the Snider’s for one of the highlights of our last 365 days.  What an honor to celebrate with two of the couples that we have spent the most time with on our trip.  We are blessed!

Day #363 – Penetanguishene, ON

Last night Bay Moorings Marina threw a lovely wine and cheese reception for all of the Loopers who had shown up for the Rendezvous.  There were 11 boats here and we had a great time.

Bob and Charlotte joined us aboard Good News and we always have agreat time and a lot of laughs when we are together.  They are great boat guests.

Terry and Sue from Great Britain were here as well and we always enjoy their company.

Fun was had by all and we were appreciative for the hospitality they provided.  Some one decided to thank them in their own unique way.  Hope they still left a tip.

This morning they offered a planning meeting for getting around safely in the Georgian Bay.  The rocks here are not very forgiving.

After the meeting Andy and Bob had their own meeting as Bob has boated here all of his life and is a wealth of local knowledge.

Then they drove us for our necessary errands…West Marine, the grocery store, the hardware store and…

We came back, put it all away and headed out to lunch at a local spot on the water that Bob and Charlotte knew about.  It was called Dock Lunch and they said as many boats as were there this summer, equally as many snowmobiles are there in the winter.

Their specialty is poutine which is french fries with cheese curd and chicken gravy.   Very Canadian, eh?

Bob and Charlotte left and went back to their cottage.  They are expecting many guests, including us, this weekend on their island.  It is a holiday weekend and should be a little crazy on the water.

Tonight Bay Moorings is holding a “Canadian Barbque” for all of us.  Not sure what to expect, hope it isn’t Canada goose.