Aug 16, 2019
We were leaving Craigleith today. This campground is positioned on the edge of Lake Huron and we really wanted to enjoy it, unfortunately the weather had changed that and we had run out of time. I went for a quick dip in the lake and then got ready to dismantle the camp. The white Prius was still on the edge of our site with our lady still sleeping in it. I apologized to Lester for the noise last night. He was also breaking down his campsite. We told him our story and then he pointed out the Ontario licence plate on the Prius. HIPNTIST. We said goodbye to Lester and drove out of the campground, leaving our sleeping lady and campsite #13.
This leg of our journey was to take us to Parry Sound. We had heard a lot about the Muskokas and Parry Sound, and we would be remiss to not go there. We set up Miss Taken to take the back roads there and this time she did a fabulous job. We were going to the Killbear Provincial Park. We had not made a reservation for this campground so we were taking a chance. Because it was a Sunday, we felt we had a good chance. When we arrived we were told there were two campsites left. Whew! That was close. We ended up with a very nice campsite, secluded and quiet in the Granite Saddle section. We had arrived at 2:30 and set up camp, and enjoyed a leisurely supper.
During our travels in this part of Ontario, we learned that there is a species of rattlesnake that is indigenouse to the area – Mussasauga Rattlensake. There are also the fox snake, popular to this campground and Snapping turtles also live in this part of Ontario. We are familiar with deer and moose warning signs but snake and turtle crossing signs are new to us!
In the amphitheater this evening was a performance by James Gordon. James is a folk singer, poet, whose specialty is writing and singing songs about the Parry Sound region. James did a wonderful performance for an audience of about 200 of us campers. He was witty and funny and played the guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmonica. His songs featured stories of various historic instances and places in the Muskokas. He also sang songs about knitting sweaters from Old Dead Rover and knitting sweaters for penguins. He is on YouTube, if you look him up. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening. We returned to the campsite and enjoyed the campfire before going to bed.
Quilting in a Kayak 