A great sail on the glass-bottomed boat out over the sunken ships and past Flower Pot Island. I remember Flower Pot from my childhood, and my sisters and I would swear the island was absolutely littered in sea stacks (flower pots), but it turns out there are only two. But those two are truly magnificent, as is the shoreline around them. As I said, a great sail – a lovely afternoon.
The next morning we were to get on the Chi Cheemaun Ferry. We arrived early, chatted up the ferry staff and headed to the main check-in booth. Everything was fine: we were in good time, the propane tank was regulation and turned off, and the head count was correct. Just one tiny hitch: I had booked the ferry for the following day. Oh dear. How unlike me (shut up).
But I’m telling you – it pays to be friendly to staff, receptionists, clerks, attendants, crew, etc… Our new buddy Steve did some clicking on his computer and – voilà – we have a spot on the next boat. Yay!!!
I was a little tense about driving on and driving off the boat, but it truly was straightforward – no problems at all.
Lovely sail across to Manitoulin – the Chi Cheemaun is a very nice ferry.
