Eh!!

You have to end every sentence with Eh! You also have to learn that the end of every sentence ends in an uptick in your voice. Very pretty language these Canadians speak, eh? Out sounds like oat. Now I know why my brother in law, Mark Rolland, is such a friendly guy. He must have some Canadaian in him, yes?

OK, the weather has been great, and the scenery unbeatable. Scary but unbeatable. This Canadian Shield thing is scary sometimes. They make the channels for the Canadian boats which have an 8 ft. beam. Not so much for a 19' beam like Rock Chalk. Some of these photos attached show you how small the channel is between the rocks. Eh!

Then you have to worry about the float planes. These guys take off in the main channel, so not only am I worrying about the rocks, and the other boats in my way, then a plane takes off right in front of us. You know?

We spent the last two days on the hook in a small bay called Shotgun. It gets its name because the entrance is about 25 ft wide. We barely fit in, but then it opens up. We sunk our anchor in a grassy bottom of 12 ft., right in the middle of this 100 ft wide bay, and backed up to the granite shore. I put out about 45' of chain and called it good, you know? It was very peaceful with the loons calling in the morning. There were 12 other boats sharing parts of Shotgun, and most used the Mediterranean method of anchoring in the middle and backing up to shore. But they tied to a tree or rock on shore. That cost you $10, eh! So Rock Chalk swung on its chain. Thats free you know? I slept like a baby. No worries.

We are working our way through this rock generally northward. Look at your map. Georgian Bay is what they call the sixth Great Lake. It is really part of Lake Huron, but its the rocky crumbly part that the glaciers left as they departed. They wanted to make a mess and they did, you know? Luckily there have been good folks before me, eh, and they marked the route. It is not straight, you know, but if you pay attention, and follow it exactly, you will be fine, eh.

So here is what the Canadians tell me, you know? There are two types of water in Georgian Bay, soft water and hard water, eh! There are also two kinds of boats and boaters in Georgian Bay, those that have hit a rock, and those that are about to, eh!

At least they can balance their national check book here and keep their Triple A rating from Moody's. You know. More than we can say about us Americans, eh?