Capturing the Art of Nature
Day 4 - Traveling to Port Stanley
Our time in Grimsby was done for this year and we started off for our Inn in Port Stanley
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Ontario Adventures
2008
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On my previous trip to Ontario I took a slow drive along the shoreline of Lake Erie. It was quite interesting and scenic but by the time I got to the Inn I was exhausted. So this year we decided to take a more direct drive and cut the time down. I did want to stop by Hoover Point on Lake Erie, followed by lunch in the little town of Selkirk, both of which have become a bit of a tradition. So we set off after a final breakfast at the hotel and took a direct route along the more major roads.
When we arrived at the lake shore and I was able to get out on the rocks, I took a bit longer than prior years to really enjoy the location. The air was fairly cool but at least the winds were only mild so it made for a pleasant time out on the rocks. The sky was overcast so the fall colours were muted and as we were past the prime for this area the leaves were not a vibrant as they would have been a week or two earlier. Consequently I gave more attention to the various rocks I was standing on along the shore.
I found the shape and texture of the rocks jutting out into the lake to be quite interesting. They have a very strong feel to them and with the dramatic contrasts the sky was offering, they combined to offer some stunning scenes. On a future trip I may just need to spend a whole day here and explore the details of the rocks under varying light. This trip I wandered along the shore a short way to a second outcrop of rock which had a very different look to it. But all too soon I was back in the car and we were on our way to Selkirk for a late lunch.
We made our way back to highway 3 and set out along the lake. At Tillsonburg we took the 19 to Port Burwell. I had hoped to see some of the wind turbines at the Erie Shores Wind Farm before we settled into our Inn. We did pass a few of the generators but we were on the western edge and missed the main group. At the beach in Port Burwell I was able to get a few photos of the wind farm but it was cold and windy so I didn’t explore the area and we soon set off for the Inn. We arrived in much better shape than last time!