Monday and Tuesday, August 14 and 15, 2017. Today we turned west towards the town of Killarney,
43 miles distant. We were underway about
six hours. The first three hours were
offshore powering into head seas.
Fortunately, the waves weren’t too big and the ride was comfortable. As we turned to the north to enter Collins
Inlet, the waves started to hit us on the beam, so we rolled a bit more. Still, it wasn’t a bad ride. Finally we entered Collins Inlet. If the offshore route straight to Killarney
could be considered “main street”, then Collins Inlet would be the “back alley”
entrance. It was a narrow almost fiord-like passage between a large island and the mainland. Very scenic and very well protected from the
strong west winds. Our destination was
Killarney Sportsman Inn where we planned to stay for two nights. Partly to re-provision as there is a liquor
store nearby and partly to just rest for a day.
We are effectively done with Georgian Bay. Next up is the famous North Channel.
Views Of Collins Inlet
Tug LeeLoo Docked At The Sportsman Inn
Killarney Is Famous For Their Fish & Chips
Lots of Flowers In Killarney
One of our chores after we docked in Killarney was to give Tug LeeLoo a good cleaning. Anchoring, while fun and relaxing, is actually a dirty process. The bugs at anchorages are usually plentiful and love to die on the boat! It takes a lot of scrubbing to get rid of them. Pulling the anchor also has its challenges as to keeping the boat clean. We do have a wash-down hose at the bow that we use to wash off the anchor chain and anchor as it comes off the muddy bottom, however, a lot of that mud seems to run down the channels from the bow to the stern.
We began the chore of giving Tug LeeLoo a good bath only to find a little (1-1/2") and very green frog on the bow! He was hanging around the washdown hose. We attempted to transfer him off the boat, but he was a quick little guy and after several attempts he disappeared off the side. We thought he was gone, only to find him a couple of days later in the stern of the boat while Carey was taking an outdoor shower! After that he disappeared completely - we haven't seen him since.
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