Sunday, August 7, 2016

Killarney, ON to Baie Fine, ON

Miles Traveled 28.8
Total Miles Traveled 5684
Day 332

We left Killarney this morning, and after traveling less than 20 miles, we entered one of the most beautiful places in Ontario, Baie Fine, the only non-oceanic Fjord in the world.   Fjords are defined as a long narrow inlet with tall mountains on either side.  They are generally cut from the surrounding bedrock (quartzite in this case) into U-shaped valleys by fast moving glaciers pouring into a basin--in this case Lake Huron.  The mountains surrounding the fjord are part of the La Cloche Mountain range and are primarily 3.5 billion year old White Quartzite, laced with 1.5 billion year old pink granite hills and mounds. 







Baie Fine is approximately 10 miles long, and after passing through a narrow and shallow inlet we arrived at what is known as “The Pool”.  The Pool is an open area of water large and deep enough for several boats to anchor. 



By the end of the day, there were four other loopers anchored here, “Cutty’s Ark”, “Miss My Money”, “2 Infinity”,  and “Pearl Two”.   David and Barbara “Miss My Money”, stopped by and invited us to docktails on their boat this evening.



Anchored in the “Pool”




Tomorrow we will explore Lake Topaz….almost to the top of the mountain.

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