Friday, July 28 - Killarney

Friday, July 28 - Killarney

We said goodbye to the Bustards and turned toward Killarney.  Deb and Gil had gone there yesterday, and told us to be sure to take the “inner passage” because the scenery was beautiful.

The weather alternated between cloudy and clear, but after the cold weather a few days ago, we weren’t complaining. 

The inner passage was scenic, but it had quite a few narrow passages.  We are supposed to stay between the red and green buoys, and these didn’t leave much room to spare!

More scenery shots including a waterfall - a little one.

We saw lots of small lodges along this stretch.  Fishing?  Hunting?  Gambling?

Approaching Killarney, we had even more beautiful views.  The white areas on the mountains are stone, not snow, just in case you were wondering. 

According to Waterway Guide, we have passed 30,000 islands in the Georgian Bay up to this point.  And we believe it!
We arrived in Killarney just after noon.  It was first settled in 1820 as a fur trading post, then became a fishing village.  The town was not connected to the rest of the world by road until 1962.  Now it’s a tourist town for boaters and landlubbers.

Both the general store and the liquor store have docks where you can tie your boat up while you shop. 

We were just in time to join Deb and Gil for lunch at the local fish ‘n chips joint.  Until recently, it was housed in an old school bus adjoining the fish market, but they made some recent changes at the suggestion of the health department.

Downtown is very small, but we still had a good time looking around.