A Grand Adventure - Tobermory!

Last week one day we headed out for a grand day-long adventure - we drove to Tobermory!  Mrs. F.G. first mentioned the idea on the day when we drove to Petrel Point, back in the spring.  It's nearly a three hour drive, so she was the one who would have to do all the work, but we've been there many times in the distant past, and have wonderful memories of crossing to Manitoulin with our kids back in the day....  This is the first of several posts.

It was a glorious day, clear and sunny without a cloud in the sky.  Here we've dropping down into the Keefer Creek valley.

Soon we were dropping down the long hill into Owen Sound.

Through Owen Sound with a stop at Tim Horton's of course, then it was up the diagonal stretch to Hepworth, passing Suntrail, the best place to buy a kayak around here, along with other outdoor adventure stuff.

I thought we'd see a bit more fall colour, but this was the brightest tree we saw; beyond Wiarton it was really rather dull!

We drove through Wiarton and after that it was pretty well a very long straight highway up the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula.

The middle of the peninsula is an ancient glacial lakebed, so it's entirely flat.  Unfortunately it's a stretch of highway known for speeding as well.

There was a plan for a large wind farm up here, but they only got as far as three towers before public objections halted the work.

After stopping for lunch at a restaurant we know along the way, we finally dropped down into the 'Little Tub', the popular harbour in Tobermory.  This was the view out the front window as we parked the car; it felt like coming home.  I think I was first here when I was 14!