Tobermory

We shook out Dolphin's stay sail and main yesterday and found all to be in good order, left the genoa for another time. We cruised through a small portion of what the area is quite famous for; Fathom Five National park. Apparently the diving and snorkeling are world class, with the colour of the water being a gorgeous green. But a Great lakes kind of green. Anyone needing a summer camping experience must consider this place! You can even learn to dive with a pro for around 75 bucks, Google Diver's Den here in Tobermory and check it out.

She did 2kn to windward in less than 10kn of wind! Wowie! This changes everything!!!

I could not resist this shot. The light at Big Tub is the last structure on the mainland, pointed North towards Manitoulin Island. We anchored just around the corner you see on the left. The geology is fascinating, trees clinging to rocks, overhangs, grottos, columns of rock, castles...

Ya can't stay in a town for long without experiencing a local Do. The event was The Great Cardboard Box Boat race, and these entrants are carrying their hunk of duct-tape enshrouded cardboard to the starting line. Yes, they are wearing wetsuits. The boat you see in the foreground had it's 15 minutes...and sunk. Very entertaining.

As much as we're looking forward to getting home to our own lake, this spot has been great to get this job done. We met some very helpful and resourceful people, Mike, Kelly, all the Jeffs, Toby for letting us use her dock for ship-to-shore dingy rides, Lynn and Mark for letting us use their cottage, Hugh and Maryanne for sharing their table with us (twice!) and making us feel welcome and Jeff 2 for making sure we joined the Tobermory Yacht Club for their weekly potluck. We met a pile of Bahama-bound cruisers we look forward to meeting up with this winter. I will miss this place!

Thanks, Tobermory, it was great! And indeed, thanks for all the fish.