Anchored in Big Tub Bay, Tobermory!

On our last evening in Goderich, we checked all of our various sources of weather information (the weather channel on VHF, general weather websites and websites with wind and wave height info). For the following two days, wind would be coming from the south and wave height would be modest to manageable. On Monday, winds would be light; on Tuesday, winds and wave height would build until mid-day and then decrease. It sounded like a go to us. The next day we set out, bypassed Kincardine and went straight to Port Elgin (some motoring, some sailing - 57 nm); on Tuesday, we motor-sailed to the top of the Bruce Peninsula, around the tip, through the Hurd Straight and into Tobermory where we anchored in Big Tub Bay for the night (56 nm). I can remember the days when a marathon sailing day for me was 40 nm: 56 and 57 nm may not sound like much but by sailboat it's a more than respectable distance to travel in a day.

Looking back as we round the corner into Big Tub Bay.
Here at last!

We've phoned into the marina at Tobermory. They're full - likely due to poor weather predicted for today. We're happy to hang on the hook for another night as we're well protected in this long and narrow bay - the scenery is pleasant - in spite of tour boats passing by to the site of an underground wreck at the end of the bay - and we're enjoying the fresh smell of evergreens on each side of the water. This afternoon we'll take our dinghies into town (weather permitting!), have a look around and talk about our plans for the next few days. The Goodyears are going into the North Channel for a week or so. We intend to start south into the Thirty Thousand Islands of Georgian Bay. As part of our "wintering over" package, we have the use of a dock at the Beacon Cove Marina in Penetanguishene and we'll be meeting our kids there in a couple of weeks.