Dot's Way Cruising Cat: Blueberry Island to Mary Ann Cove and Baie Fine anchorage, Ontario, Canada

On Monday morning we left Blueberry Island anchorage and headed into Baie Fine thinking it may be less crowded after the weekend. We stopped at what was rated the best anchorage in Mary Ann Cove and we were the only boat. By the evening we had several more boats and the next day we had several more that tried to anchor but left in frustration. We took the dinghy to the old dock and took the marked hiking trail almost to the top deciding not to scramble in the rock crevass to reach the top. The trail was marked with orange ribbons and went across rock scrambles and over downed logs deep in the forest. It was a great hike even though we missed the view from the top.

More rock scrambling

Lush ferns in the deep forest

The last scramble where we stopped

Looking for a view through the trees

The old dock for dinghy landing

Mary Ann Cove anchorage

We stayed the day on Tuesday in anticipation of rain and thunderstorms. A small catamaran came into the anchorage during the rain and put up what looked like a tent since they had very little space in the pontoons and no cabin in the center of the boat. It rained more overnight but not the storms we expected.

On Wednesday we continued on down the Baie FIne channel and stopped to anchor before the channel narrowed to the pool at the end. It was a great spot and we took the dinghy to the pool and found the dock to start the hiking trail to Topaz Lake. The trail is part of Killarney Provincial Park. The trail took us up to the cliff overlooking the turquoise water. We stopped in the shade and had our picnic lunch as we watched folks who had taken the trail down to the water jump off the overhang. We were happy just to enjoy the view. We met some backpackers who were doing the 6 day loop trail through Killarney Provincial Park. By the time we got back to the anchorage there were six more boats in addition to the dozen anchored in the pool. We met the owners of a larger PDQ who stopped by in their dinghy. We decided to get up early and head to Little Current in the morning.