5 July 2014

Port Severn and Burrows Bay pictures

7/5/14 Anchorage in Burrows Bay time lapse

We decided to try anchoring out for the night, we had not done that since last summer. Since the area we had come through was so nice, we would go back up and find a place to hang out.

First was getting to stores to get some provisions for the upcoming weeks in the Georgian Bay. Starpoint Marina lent us one of their trucks and we headed to the nearest big town 20 minutes away to stock up. 90 mins later we were back at the boat and ready to take off.

We headed back the way we came and took one of the alternate routes into Burrows Bay. We picked a spot away from the other boaters (who would have guessed that this would be a popular place on a really nice Saturday?)

Once we got set, Susan took to the water first in her blue floaty chair. She said the water was a perfect temperature. Once done floating, we took the kayak down (easier than expected) and she went off for a quick tour of the area. About 30 mins later she was back. We put the kayak back (much easier than expected!) We then both tried our hand at fishing. I tried four different sets of lures with not even a nibble.

Susan made chicken breasts in a mushroom cream sauce, fresh corn on the cob and roasted cauliflower for dinner. It was really great eating. It was nice having the generator working to allow her to cook while anchoring out.

It was an early bed for both of us.

But we both got up independently during the night to look at the stars. I was surprised how many more we could see. Susan on her trip was able to find the Big and Little Dippers, so if the GPS goes out, I can use her star skills to navigate.

During the night the wind had stopped, so we had gone to bed facing south. With the current and no wind we swung all the way around and were facing the other way in the morning. A little weird to wake up and see land on the “other side” of the boat.