Echo Bay is so special we just couldn't get up and leave. So we climbed up top and enjoyed the morning. It was very still, and we could hear a variety of birds singing and chirping in the distance. Occasionally, a faint breeze would swing the boat around presenting an entirely different view. At one point there was a turtle swimming head up off the stern, seemingly unaware of us. The sun warmed the air enough that I put my suit on and prepared to take a swim, but sticking my foot in the water changed my mind. I'll wait till next week.
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| Morning stillness in Echo Bay |
Reluctantly, after lunch, we started the engine and slipped out as quietly as we could so as not to disturb the other boaters. Our plan was to wind through the South Channel up to Perry Sound, named after the Arctic explorer Sir William Henry Perry, where we could get wifi for a night, do some minor provisioning, and get a more detailed plan for the next few days.
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| South Channel to Perry Sound |
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| Rocky point cottage high over the boat |
The town, Perry Sound, is located on the eastern shore of the sound after which it is named, and we stopped at the Big Sound Marina. It was surprising that the marina was mostly empty of boaters given the upcoming weekend and Canada Day holiday next week. We rode the bikes along the sound for exercise and then stopped for a few groceries. We learned that the hockey legend Bobby Orr was born here, and we passed the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame located near the marina. This day had a great beginning, and we ended it watching the sun set while feeling the cool breezes over the bay.
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