The seas were really calm and we made good time after we left the marina this morning, but we were still wearing four layers of clothing. We decided to pass up Hopewell and continue on to Bayfield Harbour. Then after three attempts to anchor securely failed, we boated a mile down the channel to an unnamed basin where we had no problem at all. The ride today was amazing in a couple ways. The rocks were again different - the stryations run horizontal and the formations took on a green color. No cliffs - the rock beds went on and on - the terrain is so foreign to us. Then there was the navigating of it. As Carrie Underwood says - Lord, take the wheel. Channels were narrow like some of the others we've done but there were no walls. Hangdog Channel was barely wider than our boat and you make 140 degree turns. You just tiptoe through massive flat rocks. I don't know who marked these channels, but it must have been one nerve wracking job. (Pic 1) We passed the 1889 Point Au Baril Lighthouse and the barrel that sits atop a bolder designating safe harbor. Was glad to anchor in the solitude of the unmarked inlet for the night. After sunset, we went out to look at the sky. It was spectacular, dazzling, totally encompassing from horizon to horizon. I felt insignificant yet privileged to be in this spot at this time to see such magnificence.
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