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Trip on the Island Queen Around Parry Sound

Our first trip anywhere since the beginning of Covid-19. Joined up with Dhan’s sister and her husband as we took a 2 hour trip on the ship Island Queen, going around the rugged coastline of Georgian Bay.

Sailboat 416
Sailboat 416
Swing Bridge Letting Traffic Through
Swing Bridge Letting Traffic Through
Ship's Flag with Rugged Island in Background
Ship’s Flag with Rugged Island in Background
Osprey on Nesting Platform
Osprey on Nesting Platform
Red Canoe, Blue Water
Red Canoe, Blue Water
Pines on Cliffs
Pines on Cliffs
Mini Lighthouse
Mini Lighthouse
A Gathering of Colourful Muskoka Chairs
A Gathering of Colourful Muskoka Chairs
Two Seagulls on a Lichen-covered Rock
Two Seagulls on a Lichen-covered Rock
Windswept Pines on Bare Rock
Windswept Pines on Bare Rock
People by Automated Lighthouse
People by Automated Lighthouse
Boat Zipping By Automated Lighthouse
Boat Zipping By Automated Lighthouse
Seaplane About to Land in Parry Sound
Seaplane About to Land in Parry Sound
Heading Back to Parry Sound
Heading Back to Parry Sound

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Pointe au Baril Islanders’ Club 2011 Junior Regatta

Arrived yesterday, chiefly because I couldn’t miss this event: the Junior Regatta at the Ojibway Club, where Annie and Vanessa would compete in various water-based competitions. Annie had been practicing her dives, and Vanessa was all keen on tackling some canoeing events with a friend her age from another island.

Vanessa was keen to show me this year’s regatta poster, as we were both featured on it. I finally got to see it when we were there: it was taken at last year’s regatta, during the canoe tug-of-war. Vanessa’s on the dock, chearing on her team, and there I am in my bright red shirt, holding my camera and laughing at the scene. Here’s a scan I stitched together of the full poster:

Junior Regatta 2011 Poster

Junior Regatta 2011 Poster: Vanessa Can Be Seen to the Left, and I am in a Red Shirt, Holding a Camera, on the Right

I’m pretty much a weekend visitor to this region — especially this summer — but after several years there were several other parents there I knew and had the chance to chat to. Am beginning to feel like part of the larger community here. At the conclusion of the competitions I also got corralled into handing out the ribbons for the third place winners of the various events.

Vanessa came away with a second place win for the canoe crab race (where the canoe-ists use their hands rather than their paddles) and did the marathon canoe race with her friend Ana. They didn’t place but I was proud that she tried her best. Annie only won a “Participant” ribbon for her efforts, but she had lots of fun, which is the whole point. As a treat I bought Vanessa a cool-looking “OJIB” t-shirt, and Annie a neon-pink “I ♥ PauB” (Pointe au Baril) baseball cap.

A fun day was had by all. And to prove it, here are the pictures:

Here’s a link to the pics I shot at last year’s event.

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Pointe au Baril Islanders’ Club 2010 Junior Regatta

Had a fun time at the Ojibway Club, watching the kids compete in various events during the Pointe au Baril Islanders’ Club Junior Regatta.

I got some fun shots of the Canoe Tug-of-War (where two canoes are joined together by a length of rope, and, well, it’s a tug-of-war using paddle-power), and of the “Decades” race, where four people are in a canoe who were born during different decades. Lots of fun.

Here are the pics:

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Pictures Taken During a Saturday Stroll Through the Beach

A glorious sunny day, so I took the dog for a long walk down by Woodbine Beach park. Here are some pics taken along the way.

A team practicing in a big ol’ canoe down by Woodbine Beach Park.

An unhappy female Red-Winged Blackbird telling me to go away from her nesting site in no uncertain terms.

An immature mallard drake checking me out. (Sorry, no bread).

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