To Big Bay

 It's an interesting drive through the back roads into the village of Big Bay, but you come out to a rocky beach next to the pier overlooking Georgian Bay.  We've been here before, including with our grandchildren before they moved out west.

There's a large patch of flat farmland, just north of the village of Kemble, featuring this old starting-to -tumble-down barn.  The nearby house wasn't in any better shape!

Then we headed up over the hill.  The farm on the left here is a popular stop for maple syrup.  We've been there several times.  They tap this sugar bush running up the hill and let the syrup all flow downhill to their evaporator by simple gravity.

Over the hill, where there was a lot more ice damage visible, and down the other side into the village.  Houses here seem to be scattered in the woods, and back in aways we saw a large patch of /Scilla glowing blue in the sunlight.

Shortly we came to a small patch right outside a house.

Then it was down to the beach, looking out across the bay.  That significant bluff across the water to the northwest is Malcom Bluff, where the Bruce Trail goes right along the top.

I was actually able to get out of the van and out onto the pier, which delighted me  This view, northeast,  is of Griffith Island.  This is where I've got my best pictures of the Canadian flag blowing in the breeze.

This photo is from several years ago; cars were blocking the sign this time.  This beach is not sand, but is entirely composed of small round flat stones, perfect for skipping, hence the sign.