Giant Bug!

Graham discovered this 'Giant Water Bug' in the river at the Cottage a couple of weekends ago. I looked these things up and apparently they are quite common - although it's the first one any of us had ever seen. They live in the water, but can fly as well. They have been known to eat small fish. Also, if provoked, they can give a nasty bite :-(

September?!?!?

September already :-( Ya, another season seems to be winding down, but it was a good one. Busy? Yes. Greatest weather? No. Good times? Definitely. So, here's a few pics from throughout the season, with many more coming to 'fill out' the stories that go along with them. . . First, we had to come up with a new name for the gang at the Pefferlaw location. So, with the crocodile in the logo of Everglades marina as inspiration, 'Dock Crocs' was born; Enjoying the beautiful clear & sandy-bottom waters of Chicken Harbour, Wevvy taes Jason for a spin in a dinky. Or two; On the July 1st long weekend, we got Freebird all the way to Fenelon Falls! We had hoped for some more boats to join in on the fun, but for a number of excuses - I mean valid, genuine reasons - only 2 boats made it. Maybe we can come up with another plan like this for the 2009 Canada Day long weekend? Any suggestions kids???? Here's a shot of the vessel (& the gals) at the top of Kirkfield lift lock. A record SIX (remember that number :-) rafting together on the lake; Okay, you can only imagine what will show up in this year's video production. Find out in February what the heck the Commodore captured with his camera up in Georgian Bay. I bet it's gonna be number ONE! HA!!

No Work At Lagoon City - Boating Holiday

Labour Day long weekend 2008 at Lagoon City - and we didn't even work! I did, however, take a number of memorable photographs of which there are a few that I would like to share with you at this time.

 Let us begin. Here's Getaway II getting away, all the way to Lagoon City. First time this far from Keswick for these folks all season, eh Parker?? And this is the first time we got together with TLC on the water this season, too! We got to spend some quality time, just chill-axing in the glorious sunshine! Without a doubt, this was the very best weather weekend of the year! Took the dinghies out for a cruise all through the channels of the City on the water. Went to the beach for a dip. What a beautiful day!!!!   In the evenings, we got to sit around the fire. I'd like to again mention thanks to our Scottish friends - Robert, Cathy, Edith and, of course, 'Big Dick' - for the sharing their portable fire pit and Sanja for transporting all that firewood from the cottage! Ya, all that effort for the honour of having Jim show us his better side. God Bless him ;-) Thanks for good times, my friends . . . .

Henry's Fish Restaurant - Georgian Bay

One of the highlights of this year's holidays on Georgian Bay was the few days we spent at Henry's Fish Restaurant. This spot is located about 40 miles north of Honey Harbour on Frying Pan Island. The local area is known as 'Sans Souci', which means 'without care' en Francais. 

  The restaurant is only accessible by water, so everyone shows up by boat - or float plane. It is situated right along the small craft route, so one can see lots of boats coming & going, but they're far off enough that they don't cause a real disturbance. All in all, a beautiful spot & we will definitely be going back there again. 

 This view is looking down from the restaurant at some of the slips. They can fit about 50 boats here and also sell fuel . Gas here was - sit down for this one - $1.80 a litre. If you think that's bad, there's a place to buy gas right around the corner (Le Blancs) from here and their price was $1.90 a litre!