Now I am not a supporter of Australia having a foreigner as our Head of State, and a scream was not far away if I was subjected to any more news that contained the words William, Kate or Royal Wedding! But, there is one good thing that the Royal Family gives both Canada and Australia and that is the occassional long weekend. This will always be received with gratitude!!!
Now when the Victoria Day weekend came up we took advantage of it and headed towards the largest fresh water island in the world, Manitoulin Island. You have 2 options to get to the Island, either the one lane swing bridge at Little Current or on the MS Chi Cheemaun Ferry http://www.ontarioferries.com/chi/english/index.html or if you combine both of them you end up with a loop. And many know how much WE LOVE A LOOP!!!!!!!!
The decision was made to head to Tobermorey and stay overnight and catch the morning ferry but to get there you have to drive about 4 hours. But the Frost' Honey Team had a problem with their number one driver....... You see Mrs Frost had a slight accident on her way to school when she had a fall from her bike! And don't let anyone tell you that she was in a sprint finish with Mark Renshaw as her lead out man - no she fell while standing still and talking to Joe the Road Safety Officer!!!!!!!!!!!!
This injury meant one thing we were one driver down so the number 2 driver changed to the left hand side of the CuRVy. Wow - scary!!!!! And away we wentttttttttttttttttttttt to our accommodation in Tobermorey http://www.thebrucepeninsula.com/tobermory/ .I must admit it was nice to be travelling down a Peninsular named in my honour tho after a number of years of being in the passengers seat, being in control of the vehicle was a little unnerving. We did make it and that was a relief (to both of us)!!! Tobermorey is interesting and I am sure this won't be the only time we visit, there is a lot that will bring us back.
Good meal at a nice pub, Tobermorey Princess Hotel,
http://www.tobermory-hotel.com/ good food, good atmosphere and good view and it was great not to be cooking for a night. Back to our Motel for a reasonably early night in preparation for the Ferry!!
I hoped that they would fix that obvious design fault that allowed me to drive right into the front of the Chi-Cheemaun http://www.chicheemaun.com/chi/english/schedule_fares.html . Like the experience of the BC Ferries in 2007 we arrived and were diected to our respective lane and we waited..
As we weren't going anywhere we abandoned the luxury of the CuRVy and had a look around at the Ferry Terminal. Again like the BC Ferries there was no shortage of ways you could spend a few dollars. We chose the more inexpensive option and went for a walk. It was worth it!
The Surf Club obviously needs a full sized luxurious Rubber Duck here. McGrath again!!!
Then at the given moment the Traffic Controllers herded us back into our cars and we were squeezed onto the ferry. We had a relatively easy place to park and I felt for those people who had to park on the very steep ramps. Nevertheless I was happy to have survived that far. It's amazing how easily I get stressed these days. Can MS be the cause or is it age or is it the fact that the Mighty Saints have only won one Premiership. Who knows! If anyone finds out let me know.....
Out of the car and up the stairs we went and surprise, surprise, we found the same type of things you would on the Spirit of British Columbia or the Spirit of Tasmania!!!! I am a great fan of "the ferry" and it was a type of homecoming....
Maybe it was the lighthouses but I think it was the Captain and crew but whatever it was we made it to Manitoulin Island
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