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Leaving
Looking like an amusement ride, Instead Of fastens
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Baie
Fine
We make our way down Baie Fine heading towards The Pool |
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White
Rock
More rocks and trees make this an interesting run. Close to shore
too. |
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The Narrows
Lined up to enter tight spot. |
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Rocks
A little tricky through here. |
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Down
The Chute
The final approach. |
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Cottages
Here's a selection of cottages just
before The Pool, with the last one being on Evinrude Island.
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Lake
Topaz Hike & Swim |
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To The
Trail
A short dinghy ride to the trail head. |
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Notice
Killarney Provincial Park area. |
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Hiking
The trail is 'fairly' easy. |
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On The
Trail
Rocks line what looks like a dried up riverbed as we make way up to
the Lake. |
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At The
Top
Mary, Gina, and Laurie pause after making it to the top above Lake
Topaz. |
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Lake
Topaz
View looking across the Lake. A few swimmers enjoying the water. |
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Swim
Club
Not a Turkish bath, just a lot of people enjoying the clear blue
waters. |
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Landing
This spot provided an easy access to get in the Lake with 'rock'
steps. |
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Cliff
Diving
Climbing up to make a dive. |
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Shore
Trees growing out of the rocks. |
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Trail
End
How did this truck get here? |
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Evening
Dinghy Tour of The Pool |
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Leaving
Tick Tock Too at Anchor Just Before Dusk
Our 'final' anchorage for the evening was fairly weedy, but we
nestled near shore in a great spot. |
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Rock
Wall
Some cruisers will tie up to this cliff. A nice climb and spot at
the top. |
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Another
Cottage
In the northwest part of The Pool. The flag was up but didn't see
anyone. |
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At
Anchor
With the high Blue Ridge in the background we share anchor with
sailboats. |
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Long
Dock
This long dock faces inward to the pool. A 110 ft. boat used to dock
here. |
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The
Corner
Evinrude Island as seen from the entrance to The Pool off of
Baie Fine. |
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What a
Place
Note the 'stairway' that served as an unloading plank for the large
boat. |
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Boats
& Tents
We spent time meeting these Canadian 'Boat Campers' anchored
overnight. |
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Sailboats
A look back to our anchorage shows primarily sailboats for the
night. |
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Deer
In the southern corner there were tall grasses and some wildlife. |
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