Getting Ready to Leave Gore Bay

Today is Gore Bay Market day.  There's a Farmers' Market every Friday during the summer. More importantly, it is the only day that there is fresh fish available.

I thought that the Farmers' Market would have a fish stand but no, the fish is sold at a parking lot in town, out of the back of a truck.  I go into town as there are rumours of long line-ups and limited amounts of fish.  I got some fresh lake trout, a chunk of smoked whitefish and some smoked fish dip. When she said a chunk, either a tail or middle, I thought a nice filleted piece.  No it was a chunk.

Changed the oil yesterday. It took longer than expected.  The oil filter would not come off.  I used the oil filter wrench that I had but it would not budge.  I walked around the docks and asked if anyone had a good oil filter wrench.  Got a couple of wrenches; they did not work.  I asked Wade from Stella B and he gave me a pair of plier like tongs and had big teeth to grip the filter.  Worked like a charm and got the filter off. New one on and re-fill with new oil.  Just took the extra filter time.

We had Wade and Marie over for drinks at happy hour.  Learned a little more of Wade's career in security; very interesting.  While we had a drink, the weather changed and all of a sudden it was summer again.  They left and we had dinner, although it was a little late as I was chatting with the boat that had tied us next to us.  Power boat from Chicago.  The skipper had sailed the Chicago to Mackinac race and then joined his own boat for a cruise on the North Channel.   

The local restaurant Buoys Eatery has a singer playing in the patio on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  So we had some music for dinner.  After dinner we went over to have an after dinner drink.  Wade and Marie were there after stopping at other boats. Music was good. The guys from Chicago power boat arrived after the restaurant technically closed but they were served beer and pizza; great service.

After the market, I took the old oil into town for disposal at the local Shell station.  No problem but had to pay the disposal tax.  Another trip to the LCBO, Home Hardware (2 times).

After lunch I got the bikes out and we went for a ride out the Lighthouse Road to see the lighthouse at Janet Head.

Beach seems to be a lot larger these days, as the water levels drop.  It is very dramatic.

Talk about a small world.  The neighbours in Toronto of Rick and Wendy, friends from QCYC, were going to Gore Bay this weekend to stay with friends on a Tartan.  It turns out that we had met the people on the Tartan because they have the same model as we do. So we are all going for dinner together tonight.