Wednesday, July 25, 2012

We left the Parry Big Sound Marina in time to catch the 10:00 AM opening of the Parry Island swing bridge.  We traveled 14 miles to Echo Bay, a beautiful little anchorage. We dinghied around the little coves in the anchorage and discovered a deadhead log – we went back to the boat and got an empty detergent bottle to make a float that Ralph tied  onto the deadhead to mark it.  We saw several other deadheads around here and someone else had marked them with varied and sundry floats.  In our travels, Striper zeroed in on a little creature along the water’s edge – it may have been a mink or a ferret, but Striper sure was intent watching it lope along.

We met Jean and Larry on Sea Dweller who also anchored here mid-afternoon.  They had met Debbie and Jay on the Trent-Severn and Jay invited them to come to dinner with us this evening at Henry’s.  The forecast for rain finally came through with a light shower as we dinghied to Henry’s, then it stopped.  By the time dinner was over, it had started up again.  Jay navigated us safely back to our boats.  We all enjoyed the delicious pickerel, for which Henry’s is famous.  It was a nice relaxing day.

Anchored at Echo Bay off the Georgian Bay

We found a deadhead log in the water and marked it with an old detergent bottle so no one will hit it.

Echo Bay

Say Good-Bye anchored in Echo Bay

Dinner at Henry's with Jay and Debbie and Larry and Jean

A lot of people come to Henry's by seaplane "Fly 'N Dine" out of Parry Sound.

Echo Bay