Tie Island to Killarney

This morning the Georgian Bay was smooth as glass and we set out early.  We plotted a path directly for Killarney and turned on the radar because of patchy fog.  The radar did come in useful as we met a couple of boats coming toward us in the channel and we were able to keep a wide distance from them.

There are three marinas here in Killarney, all in a row next to the main street.  We ate lunch at Herbert’s Fishery.  It is a construction trailer that sells take out fish fry and many varieties of fish right off the boat – literally, 30 feet from the dock where the fishing boat comes in.  Then we went to the Pitfield General Store and bought a quart of milk for $4.  We couldn’t afford apples or baked beans – the smallest can was $3.99.  So to continue our exploration we had a $3 ice cream cone and came back to the boat.

We are at the Sportsmans Inn and Marina and it’s a nice clean, well-kept place that has benefitted from recent updates and new docks.  It also has a hotel/motel and a nice dining room and a small pub.   In good weather they show movies on a giant screen on the hillside across the river (it’s a billboard, painted white).  Since we’ve only seen a pinch of blue sky all day, I doubt there will be a movie tonight.

A foggy morning

We could see the stick but not the boat

The granite rocks are pink here

The commercial fishing boat

The line to purchase fish

Sportsman's Inn