I had last been to Little Current over 60 years ago, and I do not have any memories of it other than sitting on the main dock for what seemed like a very long time to take my family (parents, brother and me) to Killarney where we would spend the night and then continue on the next day to Beaverstone Bay Lodge for a week of fishing.
About 8:00 am the cruise ship
Victory I arrived for a day (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) stop (photo at right). They
had a variety of activities available, including tour boat along the Collins
Inlet (where we are going tomorrow), bus tour of Manitoulin Island, fishing and
shopping.
The photo at the left shows a
closer stern view taken from the dock. We also encountered passengers doing
their own walking tours, including one lady who was swimming at the town beach.
I was really impressed when I saw two crewmen with paint rollers on long extension
handles who were painting over worn spots on the side of the hull. If this is
any indication of the overall care of the ship, then this is a real first class
operation in my (modest) opinion.
The rest of our day consisted of
several long walks. First though, we walked back to the Anchor Inn for another
very good lunch with whitefish. We are just now beginning to realize how
spoiled we were with the restaurants in St Ignace, Michigan where we ate at
three restaurants that all had at least 4 types of local fish on the menu that
were often cooked several different ways. Since then, we have almost always had
whitefish on the menu, but the other seafood options are cod and other salt
water fish. After lunch we stopped at several local stores and ended up back at
the end of the town dock at Wally’s Dock Service (photo above left). They offer
dock services, including fuel and pump outs, but it is the store that is
amazing. It is a small building that is crammed with items like fishing tackle,
lures, and parts, as well as pop, ice and live bait. The Admiral has been
looking to buy a guide book for the Georgian Bay that included marina and town
information as well as suggest trips and routes throughout the Georgian Bay,
and she found just what she had been looking for at Wally’s.
In the afternoon we put on our swim suits, took Lucky and headed for a walk to
the town beach. The wind was back up to the 14 to 15 mph range so the air was
cool in an otherwise beautiful cloud free day. The photo at the right shows the
Admiral swimming after having tried in vain to lure Lucky to venture out deeper
than her usual chest deep wading. Dogs were not allowed on the beach so Lucky
and I went around to an area with rocks (2 to 3 inches) that was just to her
liking. Unfortunately, the area was also exposed to small waves, but she had a
good time finding just the right rocks to bring to shore.
We had beef stew on board Lucky
Us, and then we headed out for a walk along a fitness trail on the shore that
started at the far end of the town dock. Just after we started, we passed this
“little lighthouse” that is one of six that had been built in this area. The
photo at the left was actually taken from the water, since I was not able to
get a good photo from the trail.
We left the trail at the
convention center and resort that is on the far edge of town. We walked through
their parking lot to the street back into town. It was a lot easier walking,
and at least one of us was hoping to pass an ice cream shop before we got back
to Lucky Us. After all of the walking today, it was an early bed time for all
three of us…
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