Hopewell Bay, Ontario – St. Amant’s, Byng Channel, Ontario, July 24, 2008

We left our anchorage at 8:00 a.m. Using our GPS, we carefully retraced yesterdays route to get back to the channel to avoid any rocks.

We went through a very populated area of Georgian Bay. There were many small islands close together, almost all with homes. There was much small boat traffic. Boats and seaplanes replace cars here.

The past few days have been overcast. We were happy today when the sun came out with a lot of blue sky.

This is the Point Au Baril Lighthouse.





Navigation was a little trickier today. We had been told that in this area some of the markers had been moved and didn’t necessarily match the old maps. Bob and Margaret had a more current map than we did so they led today. Even with the map and the buoys we had to be vigilant for rocks and reefs. We also went through a very narrow, winding channel. There were rocks jutting out all over.








We arrived in St. Amant’s and were tied up at 12:45.









Today is our grandson Jackson’s birthday. He is 6 years old today. Time goes so fast. We so clearly remember the day he was born. We called him this morning and heard all about the birthday party he was having today. Sounded like a lot of fun