Saturday - July 5

 Movin' on today but first, I walked to Northern Perk for some coffee and a muffin to share.    Not sure when I'll be near a coffee shop again.   We left our slip at 9:30 and did a pump out - Juliette helped.   She's one of the dockhands who helped us tie up when we came in on Thursday.   So sweet and pretty.

The Pearl Mist came in overnight to Parry Sound - one of 14 stops here this summer

Parry sound is 150 miles north of  Toronto.   The population of year-round residents is close to 7,000, but there are 19,000 summer residents + 80,000 tourists making it close to 100,000.    Amazingly, it is not a real touristy town like Tobermory.    But as Doug from Florida who we met yesterday said "We would really like to have a cottage up here but most are going for over $1m and not that big!"

At 10:30 we left to be near the Parry Sound swing bridge for it's 11:00 opening.   It opens every 2 hours.    Lots of boats on the water this Saturday - jet skies, pontoons, pleasure boats, go fast (TUFF) boats, and float planes.

So so many rocks up close and personal

Saw several yellow Adirondack chairs today

One little island

Narrow passage as skies darken before the rain

The weather started out sunny and no rain in the forecast, but.....we had a very heavy downpour along the way.    Fortunately, it didn't last too long, but just enough to be messy and wet.    And then, blue skies and very nice rest of the day with a high of 78.

We stopped at Henry's for lunch - this landmark on Frying Pan Island has been around forever and as popular as ever with a huge crowd (we've never been on a Saturday).    We were first here in 1995 after picking up brand new Sail Catrina in Midland with Philip and our friend Gary.    They've expanded to a large indoor and outdoor seating area and also bigger drink/food menu.   They are famous for their whitefish and pickerel.   Mark had the whitefish (our favorite) and I had pickerel (walleye).   Then to our anchorage in Ladas Bay (Archipelago, ON).     All settled in for the night and just one other boat here. 

  Okay....another crazy coincidence.............on this date (July 5) in 2011, we ate at Henry's and anchored in Ladas Bay!     Mark thinks today marked our 4th visit to this very popular place on Frying Pan Island.

A real landmark

We cruised a total of 20.8 miles today meandering thru narrow channels, dodging rocks, etc.   Such a beautiful place.

So very heartbreaking reading about the precious little girls and others who lost their lives or still missing in the Texas camp flooding.....just unimaginable and devastating.