Good morning folks!!  Have you noticed that sunrise is not at 6:00am anymore?  It is now 6:30am.  When did that happen?  This must mean we are marching toward the shortest day of the year.  It also means that summer is fading and fall is right around the corner.  133 days till Christmas!!  Oh, my.

We have a short day planned.  A quick hop over to Meldrum Bay, ON.  A small marina that has new floating docks and a new breakwater to protect the little harbor from nasty winds.  Come cruise with us today.  We are expecting a wonderful day on the water!

Leaving Gore Bay Marina, Gore Bay, ON

This is our route today.  Looks simple enough.  Deep water.  Few rocks to drive around.

Gore Bay to Meldrum Bay

Look at that water!!  I know you may be tired of me talking about how flat the water is, but we did have that one experience of 1 meter sea.  So, flat is really attractive!

Sunrise in the North Channel

7 am – Light Waves

I was going to use software to straighten the picture, but then that would be cheating.  I took the picture on one of the light waves.  We are on a boat.  We move.  So, the pictures won’t be perfect.

Cruising past Barrie Island

Port Window view at 10am

We arrived at Meldrum Island by 10:30am.  A very short day for us.  The dock attendant was very helpful.  He said we have plenty of water at the dock.  I looked down and could see rocks.  The water is pretty clear and I see rocks!!  He said they are 8 feet below the surface. For sure.  No problem.  Ok.  We will not get too close to them, for sure!

Clear water of Meldrum Bay, ON

By the end of the day, there were several sail boats that pulled into the marina.  The wind was peaking into the 15-20mph again.  Glad we got here early.  Very quiet town.  Actually, I am not sure you could call it a town.  4 buildings and a few cottages.

The Marina building.  Showers, bathroom, laundry and such can be found here.

Marina Office

The Restaurant and Inn.  We didn’t eat there but I heard through the Looper grapevine that it served an excellent meal.

The first building is the restaurant and Inn

The second building is the Local food store and LCBO that are closed.  The woman who ran it for the last 2 years got pregnant and moved back to Gore.  The population of Gore Bay is now 851 with the birth of the new baby.  Unfortunately, the summer residents of Meldrum Bay are without their LCBO (liquor store) and have to drive all the way to Gore for more adult refreshments (20 minute drive).  The dock attendant didn’t seem a bit disturbed that there was no food in the town.  Just the liquor.

This is a summer town.  It closes up during the winter and is completely empty.  Ghost town, so to speak.  Interesting.  I wonder where all the boats go?  Winter storage at other locations?

These road signs seem quite appropriate.

At the End of the Road – Water Street Begins