July 15 - Byng

Pointe au Baril Light House

Barrel at Pointe au Baril
(Canadian Aid to navigation - If you can see the barrel you are in safe waters. If you can see it very well you are on the rocks.)

Reflection tied up very snuggly at Wright's Marina

We traveled approximately 33 miles in the company of "Adagio" this morning to Byng Inlet and the village of Britt, Ontario. Thirteen of those miles were on the open waters of Georgian Bay which can become very uncomfortable when the wind is in a westerly direction. Luckily, today it was from the southeast, somewhat on our stern, and we got into the inlet before things really picked up. We stayed at "Wright's Marina", which is a small family-owned operation in existence for over 35 years. They even offered us a courtesy car, but there really is no town to visit, so to speak. Though it was raining, we had dinner with Dave and Pam from "Adagio" at "The Little Britt Inn" which we had been advised to not miss because it is on "The Best Places to Eat in Canada" list. One of the items on the menu was "Elk Medallions"! That and the conversation we had with our restaurant driver regarding the 35 degree below zero temperatures here in the winter with copious amounts of snow, and how he has spotted bears along the road mere steps away from our boat reminded us that we are a long way from New Jersey!

A special note:

The crew of Reflection would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support and condolences on the untimely loss of our beloved Ice Maker.