The weather turned sour yesterday and is even worse today. Denniese said this is why people live here, "They can't get out". It seems a weather pattern started with thunderstoms yesterday and now has high winds today and appears to be here for awhile. Wind gusting to 30kts.is not good for small boats. This is putting a dent in our budget. We are sitting still and using food, and paying for a slip. All in all its better than getting out in the bad weather. We woke up to 59 degrees. Lifestyle II does not have a heater, it is a warm temp boat. The people in the office here said that in 6 weeks they will have hard freezes in this area. Please let us be gone by then!! Back to the subject of Georgian Bay, which is really the north part of Lake Huron. My description of that area is, "A cross between a maze and an obstacle course". The landscape is granite rock with mostly evergreen trees growing on the small amount of soil on them. But the amazing part is that almost every rock island that is bigger that a good size barn back home has a summer cottage built on it. Some cottages are smaller than small, depending on the rock it is sitting on. A boat is a necessity. Everything has to be brought in by boat, except when the water freezes, which I think must be early September (!!) and then you can take your snowmobile. The strangest one we saw was a camping trailer parked on a rock just a bit larger than the trailer. We decided they pulled it up there when the lake froze and just left it there for the summer. The beauty is beyond description, granite of various colors, gray, blue and red. The water is so clear you can easily see 10 feet down. Of course what you see is more granite. Enjoy the day and give thanks for all this world offers. Pic is of island house.
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