The Chi-Cheemaun had the usual plethora of advertising pamphlets and a quick perusal showed us that every accommodation place on the Island apart from ours was there, Oh well http://www.manitoulin-island.com/providencebaycottages/cabin_suite.html !!! With our stomachs grumbling one that did stand out to us was another pancake breakfast. Pancake breakfast's were not unknown to the Frost touring team and the fare provided by the Providence Bay Church was up with the best of them. Although I'm not sure whether it was the breakfast or the people serving it. As we were the last to be served (what's new) we had about a dozen people looking after us and they were all amazingly friendly. I like this place!!!!!
Breakfast finished at around lunchtime and next stop was our cottage We had used our normal criteria for making this booking. It has to have cooking facilities. It has to be in a nice location. It had to be relatively inexpensive. And it had to be be unique!!!
This Providence Bay Cottage seemed to fit those criteria fairly well!!!
A lazy day loomed - for about 10 minutes!!!! And with the exploring of our accommodation and unpacking done we headed off to make use of the sunny day and explore.... First stop was at the Bridal Veil Falls (there must be thousands of Bridal Veil Falls) but the Manitoulin Island variety didn't disappoint.
On a tourist brochure there were photographs of people swimming here and the thought appealed to Mrs Frost. The thought didn't have the same appeal to me and I wasn't upset that I had neglected to pack swimming gear. We did manage to head off downriver on a nice walk and did manage to get slightly mislaid (or is that lost) but the intrepid explorers did manage to make it up the staircase that led back to the carpark. While Julie went and checked out the prices of canoes and kayaks I waited on a comfortable seat On her return I couldn't help wonder at just how young Canadian motorcyclists must start......
Enough of that resting, it was back into the CuRVy and awayyyyyyyy!! To Misery Bay was the call!!! Now what would take us to a place like that. A guide book and Mrs Garmin of course. Misery Bay Provincial Park http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/mise.html . Unlike the National Parks around Narooma this place doesn't seem to have a huge budget and the volunteersin the Visitors Centre were there during their holidays. The centre and the people there were a little old and frayed but they made up for it in niceness and knowledge. http://www.miserybay.org/about.htm
We went on a walk to have look at the alvars
These rare ecosystems and only found in North America on the Great Lakes. Walking was interesting as there were plenty of trip hazards but with the help of a pair of borrowed walking sticks I managed to survive although I didn't make it all the way. I returned on the Visitors Centre on very well signposted tracks and we spent a pleasant hour chatting with a couple of the volunteers, a retired Michegan State University biology professor and his school teacher wife. They had wide knowledge of the area and it was her family that had donated much of the land that made up the Park.
Into the CuRVy and on with the Garmin and we found our way (via the beer store) to our cottage where we enjoyed a couple of drinks a few nibbles and a sumptuous meal outdoors on a night without either mosquitos or the often mentioned Blackflies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjLBXb1kgMo
A good end to a great day! And weren't we lucky with the weather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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