Day 44-Tobermory, Ontario
Manitoulin Island to Tobermory (ferry crossing day)
Distance: 44 km
Temp: hot

Since we caught the ferry to Tobermory, our riding day was much shorter than usual.
We had to have all of our stuff on the truck by 7:00am, and be at the ferry dock by 8:40am, 35 km away, which wasn’t a problem (for some getting up early and having the stuff loaded was the problem, me included.)

Turns out that last night after the horse-shoers packed in their rowdy game, a bunch of teens decided to take up what sounded to be a very violent and loud game of tag.
We were all glad when one of them was wounded and started to cry, thus ending the game past 11pm.
Since Hedwig has declared war on us of late (over more than a week of his unwelcome and unwanted company) we struggled and battled our way over the relatively short distance to the ferry.
I am even more convinced of my earlier stated theory that Environment Canada runs a racket; they report that there are prevailing winds from the west to east, but for the past week, as mentioned we haven’t had any tailwinds.
I think that they figured that they don’t know what they’re doing, so rely on past years’ predictions, trying to establish a trend of something; I mean, I don’t know-how are these people employed with such a bad track record, surely there should be some accountability here?

Lewis and I spent the 1 hour and 50 minute ferry ride hand feeding Cheetos and french fries to sea gulls that were drafting in the wake of the ferry, it was lots of fun watching their aerial acrobatics as they twisted, turned and dove for those morsels of cheesy goodness.

The campsite we’re staying is no longer open to the public, so we’re pretty much alone here, except for a few people who have been coming here for years, our tour included.
The owner obviously doesn’t have the heart to tell everyone to bugger off.
It’s a great campsite however, even if it has that abandoned feel to it, as it’s amongst a forest, so we can hear the comforting sound of rustling leaves in the background.


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