Saturday August 3 ... No rain!!! Yahoo!!!!

Woke in Espanola this morning to clear skies...did the happy dance!  The temps are below normal by 8 or 9 degrees so instead of temps around 28 we had more like 20' weather....but we were not complaining as the skies just had puffy white clouds instead of dark ones.

Spent the day exploring Manitoulin Island...the largest island surrounded by fresh water in the world.  Many Aboriginal bands have land here and the towns and farms were very prosperous looking. Tourism appears to have been well managed and even though it was a long weekend it didn't feel like there were too many people there...which surprised us.  

We stopped at two falls...White Fish Falls which was just tucked in behind the road with a small sign announcing it...

And then onto Bridal Falls, which was more of a tourist spot...and yet for some strange reason it didn't have a commercialized feel in any way.  It was like a little piece of heaven right on the side of the road. Kids were swimming in the water and families were taking pictures and having fun...it was a surprise of the most pleasant kind. 

We walked down the trail to the bottom of the falls and had our picture taken behind the falls...and here is one too of Harry peeking out from behind the bride's veil!!! :)

After a picnic lunch we hit the open road again.  Next we cruised through Gore Bay and then headed south on the island to Providence Bay.  It was a beautiful spot and gave Harry the chance to dip his toes into Lake Huron...do you sense a theme here of him sticking his toes into all the bodies of water we are encountering?

There are long stretches of sand dunes in this bay...apparently deposited here eons ago.  The water had so many beautiful colours in it...and lots of wind was whipping up the whitecaps.

We only managed to see a small part of the island but it's definitely a place we'd highly recommend if you are in the region.

200 kilometers later we were back in Espanola to fill up with gas and head on to Sudbury for the night. 

Stopped on our way into town to take a photo of the big nickel...and managed to capture a rainbow in the distance as well. :)

Indian food at our hotel for supper, a short walk in the park across the street from the hotel and then settled in for the night. On to our nation's capital in the morning and a visit with my Auntie Kay and Gerry.  

Bye for now...