See You Later Hogsbreath

We were awake before the alarm, and we were ready to put the boat away. The car was packed, and the boat was as organized as we could get it. All systems we winterized, and we had everything in place. I went to Tim Hortons for coffee and breakfast and picked up donuts for the crew. Randy stayed with the boat and offered suggestions and feedback during the lift and storage process. It seems so strange to be leaving in up here, but we do think it's a good decision. Once everything was complete, we had showers at the town docks, and we were on the swing bridge by 10:30 . It was so strange to be driving over it rather than waiting for it to open and going by it. The drive was so beautiful. It was really cool to be driving by places like McGregor Bay, where we spent time anchored out. We stopped for lunch at a crazy place called The Hungry Bear, which was part of the French River Trading Post. We took the back roads and ended up driving through Randys old stomping grounds. He entertained me with stories about many of the places we were passing. We had planned on stopping for the night in Bayfield at Tom and Carol's, but we were making really good time, and Mr Tug was not a happy camper, so we thought it best to push on. We did stop for dinner at Grogs in Port Franks and still made it home by 8:00. When we turned on Old Lakeshore, the lake was wild. The waves were breaking over the road. The power of the lake when there is a strong north wind is amazing. Looking out over the whitecaps, we were very happy with our decision not to make the long trip home by boat. We still absolutely love our time on the water but much prefer the sheltered beauty of the North Channel and Northern Georgian Bay. It was a great trip this year, and we look forward to many more to come.Read more