Left Kagawong about 12. While I thought we would head west from Kagawong, Brenda wanted to see some of the Benjamin Islands so we headed north around the east side of Clapperton Island with the intention of anchoring in a bay on Eagle Island. As we were traveling around Clapperton, the Benjamins appeared and the the colour of the granite on the islands was quite something ranging from white to pink. We noticed that there was an exceelent anchorage on the east side of Innes Island and decided to head for it rather than Eagle Island since we still intended to travel the north shore of Manitoulin. When we anchored the wind was from the south at about 10 knots and predicted to lessen. We were a little exposed but I let out a fair amount of chain. During the night the wind changed to the southeast and increased substantially. I let out some more chain and the set the anchor alarm. While we held fast, it was not a restful sleep that night, as we rocked and rolled quite a bit. Environment Canada did not change its original weather report that led us to believe that the winds would remain light. If there is a west or southwest wind, this anchorage would be great, just not in a southeast wind.
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