Georgian Bay

I had time to spare after leading a morning hike up near Meaford, so I dropped down to the harbour for a few minutes before heading home.  Turned out to be a beautiful day for views of the bay.

The local sailing school offers classes for youth 8 - 18, as well as adults, and I frequently see up to a dozen boats out in the bay outside the harbour.  You can find them at sailgeorgianbay.

Seemed like a perfect day for it, though I've never sailed.  Bright and sunny, enough breeze to enjoy sailing, and not too hot out on the bay with that breeze.

These are quite small sailing dinghies, and I presume fairly easy to learn with.

The remarkably clear water and the rocky bottom always amaze me.  Georgian Bay has pretty good water quality.

Anyone know how to fix the curved horizon in this picture, or is that just the gentle curve of the planet!?

These 3 pictures benefit a lot from a polarizing filter that helps cut the glare on the surface of the water, letting you see that rocky bottom.

Far to the west you could hear the booms of the big guns at the 'Tank Range', officially the Land Forces Central Area Training Centre.  On any given week, up to 600 people might be getting basic army training here, particularly in the use of weapons, so we hear the echoes of the big guns when they're practicing.

All the while the gulls were screeching around the harbour, looking for handouts and garbage.  You'll have to imagine that sound that always seems to mark the Great Lakes harbours.

By the time I left after only a few minutes, the sailboats were headed back into the harbour past the west light.  I think it was time for lunch!

We had a wonderful lot of rain here last night and today.  The big storms some of southern Ontario got missed us, but we had hours of good rain.  A lot of crops will give better yields after that drink!  And maybe our lawn will turn back to green from brown!

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