Sunday 24 July 2016

Boating Massasauga Prov. Park, Georgian Bay July 2016 & August 2016

Spent a week in Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands in July on our 25' Doral.  The weather was hot and the secluded bays of Massasauga Provinical Park were very calm for us to drop the anchor for a few days.   A great little vacation and 20th anniversary.

Docked the first night at Bone Island



Boating through the islands (rocks).  Navigation and GPS is a must.  Beautiful but dangerous.









some very interesting rock formations

Our second night in a secluded cove on an island in Massasauga Park



Another couple of days in a sheltered cove in Moon Bay in  Massasauga Park 





A fantastic sunset every night!






Cruising through Indian Harbour

The Hitch-Hiker in Indian Harbour


We had a very rough ride back to Port Severn Lock 45.  Lots of wind and 8 foot waves.



Georgian Bay Boat Trip #2 - August 2016

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Norm's brother and his family are joining us for a 5-day journey into Georgian Bay and the 30,000 Islands. 

 On August 15,   Norm, Mary, Richard, Donna and Aiden  set off in the boats for Killbear Provincial  Park,  just north of Parry Sound.

We anchored in Killcoursie Bay and took the kayaks to the beach and did a little exploring.  Didn't have the camera with us at the beach, so here is a photo from the Killbear website.
Beach photo from KillBear Provincial Park Webpage

We were expecting rain, so we went over to Killbear Marina for the night.



Docked at Killbear Marina


Max trying to figure out how to get to those ducks   - Big Sound Marina, Parry Sound

Boating through Massasauga Park to Shotgun Bay
















Going to walk the dogs

Aiden putting that new boating license to use

Donna kayaking





Rounding O'Donnell Point

Indian Harbour

The stunning rock formations and windswept pines of Indian Harbour
Entering Indian Harbour

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The Hitch-hiker

We decided to anchor and spend the night at Indian Harbour.  It is a great place to watch the sunset.


There is a shallow rock cut, for the dingy and kayaks, to get to the west side of the rocks to see the sunset









Max the water dog?!  He enjoyed running on the rocks so much I think he forgot that he was walking/swimming in the water.
















Our last night in the 30,000 Islands was at the dock in  Frying Pan Bay in Beausoleil Island National Park.  Then back to Driftwood Cove Marina in Port Severn.

Nice spot, but a bit noisy ;-)