CANADA ROAD 3
Aug 21 23
Between Goderich and Kincardine,
Lake Huron
Great Lakes
Ontario
Sunset 60 minutes ago
SWIMMING IN LAKE
Today it was so rough with the waves and the wind that I just went in, fell over and couldn’t even begin to swim. When the wind gets up, it gets harder to swim but the waves are lovely. There was a walk along the dirt track here in between the cottages, with trees lining our way both sides of the road, hiding for the most part the dwellings either side of the road. There were seven of us straggling along with the children at the front. We found the creek that leads inland to the gorge. There was a fairy garden, a flower garden and a friendly dog whose owner had lost his white cat. We looked, but didn’t find her.
FAIRY GARDEN
POINT CLARK LIGHTHOUSE
We took the stairs down to the beach and walked back up the beach to our part of the beach. There were decks and boat launches, chairs, bars, all kinds of wooden structure, all facing the lake, which feels like a sea, so vast into the distance, turquoise water. There were our familiar seats facing out to sea waiting for us to sit and look.
We visited the Point Clark Lighthouse, after driving on the Main 21 Bluewater Highway, between miles and miles of green fields with crops like corn and potatoes. The Lighthouse had a museum set in the windy point. The museum documents he story of the generations of Lighthouse Keepers and their families, illustrated with old photographs.
POINT CLARK MUSEUM, ONTARIO
We could climb the old lighthouse tower, white and red, saving lives on the lake. There is an area of shoals off the coast here that the Lighthouse, and thus prevents ships from running aground. The water is only five feet deep out in the channel.
The Lighthouse system is still needed for shipping. Originally eleven were required but only six were ever built. Today they are automated but previously needed buckets of oil to keep running which had to be carried up the stairs in the dark without a hand rail.
TRADITIONAL HOUSES
The day was sunny and the flowers at the foot of the lighthouse were in full bloom on the shore and the traditional houses had wonderful displays of flowers all over the peninsula.
SUNSET ON LAKE HURON
Sun set tonight happened as the sun slid gradually to the skyline through stripes of cloud, grey against fiery red, until below our sight. Goodnight!
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