Released the bicycles from their carrier for the first time this trip. Pedaled out to Janet Light to get our daily lighthouse fix. Sailboats accompanied us on our way out to the light as a race was getting underway. Two Nonsuchs were part of the fleet!

Back in Gore Bay we visited the Farmer’s Market in search of fresh vegetables. After visiting a yarn trailer and a Ontario Hydro display we returned with two free space blankets and a collection of vegetables (as defined by the new USDA school lunch guidelines) 😉 

A chocolate whoopie pie, four strawberry rhubarb squares, and a half-dozen ginger cookies. 

While we ate lunch on the bayside, another Pleasure-way van rolled in. They are headed to Lake Superior from London, ON. 

Heading out of the harbor, we climbed to the top of the two-hundred foot bluff using diesel power. The town maintains two nice parks with tremendous views. 

Reluctantly leaving the town of Gore Bay we headed West to Barrie Island through forest and farmland. Hay and cattle were the crops, though many of the fields appeared to be growing boulders. 

We learned a new term that describes much of the island, Alavar, “an area of flat limestone pavement with little or no topsoil.” 

The dirt roads in Ontario are smoother than some of the paved roads back in the states.

Inland lakes were clear and showed evidence of beavers.

A dirt road led us to a beautiful small boat launch site with a great view. A red picnic table, a toilet with running water, and a fire pit with wood stacked beside it tempted us to stay.

We were tempted to stay at the boat launch!

Providence Bay was a stop on the way where a long boardwalk protected dunes and provided access to a long sandy beach. 

A record salmon was caught here where a small river meets the bay. The South side of the island is very different from the North. We were sorry that the curling club didn’t meet today. Curling is a sport we always enjoy watching during the winter olympics.

Because it is the weekend, we made reservations at South Bay Camping Resort. It is a quaint family place with small cabins, a boat dock, and camping sites. Ours is right on the beach! It would be a perfect spot for Beth’s sailing kayak.