Thessalon to Little Current

Thessalon to Little Current track.

Left Thessalon at 7:50am. Wind 0 knots but 47F. Followed our track on the Garmin gps chartplotter to get out of the harbor and its entrance back to the North Channel deep water. Then a slow cruise eastward in the thick fog.


Foggy and chilly morning in Thesslon.


James coiling power cord for storing away so we can leave asap.


Motoring at 6.5 knots in the North Channel in pea soup fog. Luckily it burned off around 10am.


Typical rocky shore in the North Channel.


Narrow channel in the Little Detroit Passage. Cruise guide recommend to call on VHF channel 16 to announce your imminent arrival thru the passage as both ends have blind curves.


Rich and Tamara at Little Current's Spider Bay marina.


Little Current town docks on along the small craft channel.


James aboard Pecan in Little Current's Spider Bay marina.


By chance, we met with two Canadian couples each cruising on their respective Rossies. Jan and Steve of Jessie M were out cruising in the new 2008 RF-246. Beautiful boat with an excellent aft cockpit enclosure.


Barbara and Dave on Robert Sidney had just pulled their 2002 RF-246 out of the water after spending several months cruising the North Channel. Nice F250 long-bed tow vehicle. Dave was a wealth of knowledge on the Rossie with a good number of thoughtful suggestions to enhancement our use of the boat. Did you know about stuffing a large sponge up under each of the port and starboard gunwales in the cockpit (where the space enters the pilothouse) to prevent mosquitoes and other flying insects from getting inside the boat?