WOW!
17 August 2009 | Tobermory
Just look at the Photo's of Tobermory. I hope to download more. We provisioned here for our trip around to Lake Erie. It was a real bustling tourist town.
We motored back to the town dock (had to wait for the ferry to dock and 2 other boats fuelling up) and then we headed back to our same anchorage... 5.5 hours
Today, we picked up our anchor and went into the town docks to pump-out and top up our water tanks. There we met Harley and Janice on "Blue Blazes" a beautiful traditional CS 36. . . oh and a very nice couple too! They were deciding if they were going to anchor or stay in town. We were there to re-provision. We hadn't done so since Friday August 7th in Parry Sound when Dan and Deborah lent us their car for the trip to town. That was before Mike, Heather and Thera came aboard (10 days ago), so we were in need of fresh veggies etc. Tobermory was a wonderful, little friendly town. When I asked the clerk at the liquor store what our choices were for grocery stores, she replied; "well, we have one, so the choices are easy". And their Foodland was very well stocked. The town was a buzz and we enjoyed walking around to exercise our sea legs. We also found a little hut (about a ten minute walk just off the hwy) that sold fresh fish. We decided on trout for tonight's dinner. Along side the hut was the owner carving a large tree trunk (similar to the one we saw on our P.E.I golfing trip with Rhonda, Ken, Lynne and Duncan). And on the other side, it looked like the Jitterbug Java café back in Waterdown.
I tried to get internet connection but it was sketchy. I have decided I really need one of those boosters that Larry and Janet had.
Blue Blazes and Lion's Paw are heading out tomorrow together. Plans are to head to Sarnia (weather permitting).
Please check out the gallery for more photo's of our wonderful sail to Tobermory from Parry Sound.