Ducks, fender benders, and Manitoulin island.

 Neys provincial park, is a secret jem. Nestled on the  shores of Lake Superior, it is home to a gorgeous sandy beach, site of a german officers pow camp from world war 2, and the workplace of one of the nicest park rangers we have had the pleasure of meeting. This particular ranger, also raises ducks. Who follow him around the park. ( Insert adoring baby duck face here. ) Really reccomend this park to anyone travelling through Ontario, and if  you happen to come at the right time of year, you may even get to see clusters of butterflies mating and congregating by the water. ( A sight we won't soon forget. )

Sudbury , Ontario, is home to nickel mining, and sweet old ladies that have a hard time parking their vehicles in McDonalds parking lots...  Luckily for us, a) We were parked, ( and sitting inside haviing a coffee... )  and b) We drive a tank. ( Only damage to our vehicle was the rear plastic bumper came off... since she kept driving into the parking spot when she hit us, her van had alot more damage than ours. )   No harm, no foul, and we got the scoop on minng and Manitoulin island, and also met a very pleasant policeman. ( We were his first B.C. accident. ) Rob was interested in what we thought was perhaps his mace can on his pocket, turns out it was a mini flashlight...

( The officer probably now thinks we use candles in B.C.) Caffine fueled, and accident dealt with, we were off to Manitoulin Island!


 Manitoulin Island, is kind of how I picture Nova Scotia to be.  Quaint, picturesque, full of rolling hills, dotted with trees and farms, and some of the nicest little towns and village settings I've seen yet. ( As I said to  Rob, " How can these people stand it??? Its SO CUTE!!!! ) - And not cute in a bad way. I mean cute in the kind of way you want to put it in your pocket and take it home with you. ( if I had pockets big enough, I would have made off with the whole of Gore bay. ) If  you do get a chance, visit this island. You can get to it by road or ferry, ( we took both! ) and its well worth taking the time out to discover. They even have a couple of wind turbines on the island, to which Rob happily geeked out over. 


 Depending on the time of year you come over to Manitoulin, you may meet up with " four fishin' guys". A retired group of fellows that have been fishing the lakes on the island together for the last 35 years.  All from London, Ontario, they gave us the lowdown on good bars and haunts to visit for music and good people on our travels.  Ferry bound for Tobermory, the adventure continues! Niagra falls and Toronto bound, 

 With love from your travelling hippies, C & R.