AquaFennatic Great Loop Blog: Deep Bay to Beausoleil Island

July 5^th - It was another beautiful day as we left Deep Bay. We travelled 25 miles in total today. We started through the Swift Rapids lock and stopped at the Waubic for lunch. I was shocked at how crowded it was for a Tuesday. We wanted to spend more time with the Waubic folks, however they were so busy ... apparently they are down by 3 staff members. After lunch we continued our journey, first through the Big Chute which is a very unique lock where your boat is carried over the land on a massive cart that runs on giant tracks similar to train tracks. We then went through the Port Severn lock and traveled to Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay and anchored at Finger Point.

July 6^th – We are experiencing a heat wave and it sounds like it’s going to get hotter! Today we parked our boat at the Penetang Town Dock for the morning and returned back to Beausoleil in the afternoon. We walked through Penetang and learned some historical facts and most interesting to boaters is the story about Kitchikewana which created the 30,000 islands as well as Giant’s Tomb. Read the story in the photo below for more info. We also visited a couple of the Penetang marinas by dingy while we were in the area. Once we returned to Beausoleil we swam and swam some more to keep cool. Even Maria went swimming ... You know what that means ;) The water temperature is 25 degrees C. Exxxcellent!