THIS IS GEORGIAN BAY (GORGEOUS CRUISING and CRYSTAL CLEAR FRESH water)

Our first day venturing into the Georgian Bay already has us HOOKED. The small craft channel is absolutely stunning, with millions of history all around you. The cottages are unique and our anchorage in Echo Bay, inside of Massasauga Provincial Park is everything we have been looking forward to.
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Cheers from the Loop,
Jennifer and Elliot
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🎥 Episode #309 | Filmed on August 6th, 2022
🇺🇸 America's Great Loop | Beausoleil Island, Georgian Islands National Park, Ontario
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Hi! We are high school sweethearts from Atlanta, Georgia who decided to take a year off to travel around the world. Together we decided to create vlogs for our journey as a fun way to remember it. On September 15, 2019, we left Atlanta with 3 bags, 2 one-way tickets, and 1 goal of traveling for a whole year. Little did we know, 6 months later we would find ourselves in a nationwide lockdown in India. After spending 5 months in India, we came back to the United States and decided to purchase a 34’ Trawler, dive headfirst into boat life, and kick-off America’s Great Loop.
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[@SchoandJo]

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[@robertrogers2818]

Met you at the Looperpalooza in Ft Myers, looks like the fun continues. My wife hated the spiders also and when we boated in the Great Lakes she would attach the Bounce dryer softeners to the lines when at the docks and this seemed to alleviate the spiders coming aboard. Could be all psychological but seemed to make her happy. Elliot is starting to sound like a Canadian, eh.

[@mikebuckton7120]

I spent ten years cruising around this area .I don't own a boat anymore, but you brought back some good memories...and I thank you for that.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Mike 💪

[@nickgooderham2389]

Looks like a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver at 13:05. We call this type of aircraft a "bush plane" as it was designed to land on small lakes to supply remote bush camps. The Beaver is arguably the best bush plane ever built.

[@actionhiro4222]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@nancyharris4913]

Oh my! This area is over-the-top gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing.

[@jrschantz]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. Looper videos are dime a dozen anymore but yours are so well done and entertaining. I'm looking forward to your travels through our home waters (Straits of Mackinac). Thank you for sharing your adventure.

[@buckpowers4837]

Good video and a wonderful place to visit. Then reality kicks in and think about long you can stay. Wonderful what its like in January. Enjoy

[@bennettreib]

Goodstuff guys. Cool channel!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Bennett!

[@savoryourjourney]

Awwwww...... There are many things I love about ya'll's adventures.... One of the top aspects is the Pup commentary 🐶 from Ollie 😍🤩🥰

[@RobertSanders-mp2ef]

Well you three are certainly welcome back any time!

[@stevengilbert6672]

In this video you passed through the waters that I fish and we get to enjoy all year. Your presentation shows it off like none other. And only those who have been on the Bay know why it took you over eight minutes to jump in! What a travelogue!!!

[@michelbedos9371]

When we boated in the Georgian Bay, Sans Souci Island only had the restaurant Chez Henri. I used to talk to him in French and given I help them put out the fire on the island, got him to go to the hospital in Perry Sound to treat the large open wound on his leg, we were always welcome and did not have to make a reservation. Great fish! I cannot believe how many boats there are now. 42 years ago we just about had the place to ourselves. One rule was important, get out of the Northern part of the Bay and the North Channel by the beginning of August. Notice how the trees are bent, that is due to the winds.

[@SchoandJo]

What a great story, and a fantastic deed! We ended up leaving the North Channel around the last week of August and it was perfect. Every year is different!

[@michelbedos9371]

@@SchoandJo I guess things have changed.

[@lonestaradventures8838]

We have sailed through there as late as mid sept. So nice. Water is still warm in the bays and almost no one around. I envied the sailors who are based in the north channel towns..they can go early or late into all the amazing anchorages..nice video Echo bay is one of our favorites

[@karenprice5439]

Awesome video... So nice to see u both swimming and enjoying the clear water.... 🇨🇦🇨🇦⚓⚓ Looking forward to the rest of your journey....

[@SchoandJo]

❤️🇨🇦

[@johnlowell7394]

You two rock.

[@markholmes5778]

love your videos, I binged watched from the start of this trip lol.

[@crush42mash6]

3 million lakes in Canada, 15 down a few more to go… Sound Canadian eh! Awesome

[@newtron1]

Another TRIPPING doc to watch is The Bruce - the shores of SW Georgian Bay. The latest is land related (Train 185), which is also excellent.

[@mb-br6lc]

Another amazing video guys can’t wait to see what’s nexts

[@lindamaurice9923]

This is where we boat every weekend. Glad your enjoying it.

[@SchoandJo]

Nice! What a fun place for a weekend get away!

[@potoole1953]

That was a great video. The great lakes are best swimming is August Sept and even October because it takes them awhile to warm up.

[@ampegor]

We were anchored just east of Killarney that day. The weather was gorgeous but I know you have some rain coming. Can't wait till I see your time in the north channel - spend all our summers on that water.

[@erinleblanc2694]

Welcome to our cruising grounds. We go to beausoleil and frying pan all the time, about 40 minutes from our marina at “trawler speed”. So many beautiful little bays all along the small craft channel. No issue for our 41’. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SchoandJo]

We’re jealous of your cruising grounds, endless fun!

[@erinleblanc2694]

@@SchoandJo yes, we are fortunate. But also thrilled with your journey and living vicariously with your channel. Give a big rub to Ollie for us!😀

[@SchoandJo]

@@erinleblanc2694 will do!! 🐶

[@sailinglatis]

You reminded me why I don’t venture into Echo Bay as a solo sailor with lots of draft. Georgian Bay has big rocks and big spiders. Thanks for the tour. 🇨🇦

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Beautiful!

[@denniscolleen]

So cool to view our home cruising grounds through your perspective. We take for granted the beauty of Georgian Bay but you remind us of what a great place it is. It looks like you anchored in Echo Bay North. I've never had the guts to go through the entrance as it has been inaccessible through the low water years. We have always just headed to Echo Bay South. You've inspired me to check it out this year. Great video production as always.

[@frankrice5364]

awesome video thanks for sharing

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

What a beautiful area! Glad you made it through the rocky areas with no problems! Looking forward to your next video! I love seeing all the areas you are sharing!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Suzanne!

[@vernholmes7940]

What a great place! Thanks for all of these episodes!

[@michaelhensley4102]

Love your videos, thank you for the time and effort you put into them.

[@svechappe6075]

We were in Little Current when that cold front you are mentioning moved thru. It went from 85 degrees on Saturday to 50 degrees on Sunday.

[@jeffalexander544]

Great video. If you like Cherry’s, Traverse City is the cherry capitol of the world. I don’t think you guys stopped on your way through northern Michigan. ⛵️⚓️😎

[@SchoandJo]

We didn’t make it this trip but that is high on the list for another trip! Thanks Jeff!

[@stephensmith9736]

Love your adventure! Also love your appreciation for the trent severn waterway This is a very familiar area for me and I also love the water, nature and beauty of the area. Keep the videos going...love watching

[@LadyEdisto]

What a great vlog

[@karlbass7895]

Beautiful area! Njoy!

[@Chris4mz]

Won me over and now a subscriber. Enjoying all stages of your adventures. Throw in some Ollie laps once in a while.

[@captbobsadventures4420]

Fun video, nice job.

[@IamSpectre2020]

To boat in Canada you need two things, Spider Spray and Konk 409, for mosquitoes inside to able to sleep at night, without the constant buzzing. Used 1 can a year to a year and half for 17 years, a small spray up front and one out back, totally food safe used in restaurants. It works so well that 1/2 hour later you need to sweep up the dead bugs. It does have a smell smell to it, made in Australia.

[@SchoandJo]

Great tips, thank you!

[@richardstever3242]

Massasauga Provincial Park is where the wreck of the Waubuno (1879) is. You can see it from the surface but you can dive with a mask.

[@realtruth716]

I don't know how you didn't stop in Georgian Bay and say this is home now..

[@patrickhynes6058]

When you were troubleshooting the rope on the rock…was thinking you could also tie it to a nearby tree trunk?

[@donmcconnery5080]

Tieing to trees is not allowed

[@Alcochaser]

I hope at some point you run across a big lake freighter boat.. those are impressive.

[@SchoandJo]

Will have to see! We did see a very large container ship on the way to Cape Vincent NY.

[@Niki10-32]

Is anchoring difficult in many of these places? See a couple boats in the vid at anchor but it seems like it would be a rock bottom with nothing for an anchor to dig into.

[@johnwootton836]

Would our Endeavour 44 Trawlercat with an 18’-8” beam be to big for this route?

[@kathek.4960]

You opted not to go to the Bahamas. Was it because it would have been difficult taking Ollie?

[@SchoandJo]

No, Ollie didn’t factor in. We just thought we’d save that for the future if we ever tried sailing. Our friends took their dog to the Bahamas on Abroad Reach Travel and they should be posting about it in the next few months!

[@dahveed284]

I bet that water is freezing. I try and follow along on google maps.

[@caseclosed2883]

Sorry i just found your chanel but when did you do this trip.your wearing shorts and t-shirts and its only the middle of april . Canada is still cold🤔😂🤣😎

[@SchoandJo]

This was filed early August of last year, peak season!

[@johnmarschalk1977]

mix peppermint or spearmint oil w water in a spray bottle. Runs the bugs off

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks John!

[@curtbremner]

If you're in Canada, how is it America's Great Loop? Does America own Canada?

[@SchoandJo]

I realize you're being a bit facetious, but I always thought it was based off the continent, North America.

[@laurameunier5290]

Could they not mark the rocks somehow ?

[@SchoandJo]

They will mark rocks with the main channel, but their are too many rivers, anchorages, off shoots, etc to mark every single rock in the water ways. Sometimes locals will put a empty bleach container on a pole to mark a rock, or simply in navionics there is a rock symbol. No matter what, we just go slow and keep an eye out 😁

[@timothyjones6601]

Did I miss something,Where is Ollie?

[@SchoandJo]

Ollie can normally be found in the most comfortable place on the boat!

[@lindamaurice9923]

Picnic Island has the best gas prices even better than mainland.

[@SchoandJo]

Oh darn, wish we knew that! We got a pretty good price in Midland at least.

[@michelbedos9371]

Why are you anchoring so far from the shore? There is plenty of depth. You were also looking for trouble if a boat passed between you and the shore.

[@SchoandJo]

We didn’t anchor too far from shore, there was a ton more room in the central part of the bay. Also our line was floating and bright orange so it’s very doubtful anyone would go that route. As this was our first time stern tieing as we mentioned so we gave it a bit more leeway that was required. If you want some of our next videos you will see us stern tie closer to shore.

[@michelbedos9371]

@@SchoandJo Thank you for your reply. Also you may want to use a heavier line to tie off from the shore. We were stern tied off from shore several times when strong winds hit us in the middle of the night. Out of the boats there we were the only ones that did not have to do anything.

[@SchoandJo]

Good advice! We will have to keep that in mind for next time!

[@mikepech6822]

Aside from informative videos, you guys know how to have fun and document it. Every video from when you began this trip from the south there is not one that I lost interest. Video pros now and boaters as well. You abide by local unwritten laws like not tying to trees. Things like that make you special. Although you are knowlege of all boating rules and regs, you never once sounded like know it alls. I watch alot of these videos because it was a big part of my life. There were many that I would say REALLY? and just skip to the next one. Not once with your videos and always look forward to your next one.