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 #364 – Honey Harbour, ON (Delasco Island)

We left Penetanguishene (Penetang as the locals call it) at 9:00 this morning.  We had a wonderful time at the Looper event and the locals and the people at Bay Moorings Marina were the best hosts and hostesses.  They took time to help us navigate through this area and told us about “not to miss” highlights along the way.  We are all most appreciative and thanks them wholeheartedly.

It was a beautiful, clear Canadian morning and the sun was shining brightly.  This is the weather we have been waiting for in this area.  Not sure how long it will last, but are certainly enjoying it today.

We arrived at Delasco Island, the beautiful cottage of Charlotte and Bob Snider’s at 10:30.

Bob guided us through the nearby rocks and we pulled up to their massive dock and tied up.  Salvage Crew arrived a couple of minutes later and rafted off of us.  These are VERY nice accommodations.

They have owned their cottage (about 2.5 hours from Toronto) for seven years and it is fantastic.  They are truly the “King and Queen of Delasco Island” and their hats state just that.

They bought the cottage as a shell and have finished the entire place beautifully in the time they have owned it.  It is truly a little slice of heaven here on Delasco Island and we feel so fortunate to have been able to come and spend time with them here.

After lunch we got into their 24 foot boat and headed the Honey Harbour.  What a beautiful ride and we enjoyed every minute.  Andy had forgotten what fun it was to ride in someone else’s boat and that they could go fast.

This home belongs to a local gentleman that owns fast food restaurants and his “go fast” boat is named FAST FOOD.  This is his home…

his boathouse…

and his helicopter…very nice.

We went into the town of Honey Harbour as Bob has to meet someone who was buying his old boat.  What a great little town.

The girls did a little shopping and went to the library.  Charlotte told us about the young man who started this company.  He is a college student from the area who came up with the idea to start a company and hire other college students to do whatever odd jobs, deliveries, etc. were needed at the local cottages.  He has done very well and even offers to loan you these carts to use while you walk to the LCBO store.  Smart kid!

This darling little cottage sits on the back of Delasco Island.  Their daughter, Andrea, who is away at University decorated it and lives here when she visits.

I bet she’ll be anxious for these boats to leave as we are blocking her beautiful view.  Thank you Bob, Charlotte and Andrea!