Manitoulin Ride-Day2- Sept 22 15

 

LAST EVENING, Ken failed to find 2 caches….so before leaving Sheguianda, we retraced our steps and both Geo Caches found.   We then headed for Little Current for breakfast…. the plan was to to the west end of the Island Geo Caching along the way with the plan to have the famous Fish and Chip lunch at THE MELBURN INN. Stops at the Cup and Saucer Trail…….   

 We failed to find the cache but did get to wear some of that breakfast off……next stop Kagawong famous for it’s chocolate factory and popular Bridal Falls…….at the base of the falls the fish were spawning……here we again failed to find a magnetic cache supposing attached to the metal staircase. It was from here that we headed to Meldrum Bay with a stop on the bridge between Bayfield Sound and Wolsey Lake looking for and failing again to find a cache.  While Ken searched, I snapped a picture of fisherman as the passed just to give you an idea of the size of this lake. It is my understanding that Manitoulin is the largest Island in the World within a fresh body of water; as well as, the most fresh water lakes within an Island.

Though, we failed to get  lunch, as the Inn was closed, 2 caches were recovered….. Here, we learned that at one time a Zoo was in Meldrum Bay with the remains of cages reclaimed by vegetation scattered in the bush….an attempt to get to the another cache at the lighthouse situated at the end of the Island failed when we could not get past the LeFarge Cement Quarry. Turning back we headed for Providence Bay about 100k to the SE.  A stop at Lilly Lake yield success with another cache much to the delight of Ken, who had been frustrated at his failure on the bridge and falls…….this Sport  is self competitive…..

Taking some back roads I led Ken around Silver Lake….  

A stop in Spring Bay yield a couple pints which we would later consume at the cabin……not the jail as I thought. Arriving at the Jail, I was surprised to be met by the current tenant who said a mix up had occurred and he was there for 2 more days but the caretaker had arranged for us to stay at a cottage on the Bay….disappointed we were taken to our current digs…..a 40’s style cottage with modern but dated conveniences.      You can barely turn around in the bedroom, so I let Ken have it while I have chosen the sofa. On the way back from dinner we happened upon hundreds of Sandhill Cranes resting in a field.   spooked some took to air