We spent two nights in Tobermory, in Little Tub, being in the heart of the action… although, there wasn’t much action after the tail-end of Canada Day long weekend. Beaver Tails for breakfast, Georgian Bay Whitefish & Chips for dinner and some steaks on the BBQ. It was pretty laid back
Vixen tucked away in Little tub harbour, Tobermory.
The facilities in Tobermory are very clean and the staff is professional. There are few transient slips, and it seems like much fewer than when I was younger. Lots of pedestrian traffic looking in at the boats… that’s great if you want to meet people and not so good if you want some privacy. We met a number of new folks, Hugh the previous owner of the Crow’s Nest gave us the local news, and Michael in Shipwreck Lee’s gave us the local gossip. A number of folks stopped by to talk about the Contessa with one young guy, Jesse, who was extremely interested in sailing to the Caribbean in one! Good luck to him. I hope to run into them again when we pass through going south, maybe we’ll get him out for a sail if we can.
Once again, we’ve run into our new friends Betsy and Darwin on their Lyre. Darwin built their 31′ Hunter in 1985 as a kit boat and it’s beautifully done with ash wood interior and designed with the comforts of home. Must be nice to have pressure water! I wish I had taken a couple photos while we were having sundowners onboard. They plan to stay another day or two before heading north… but not us, we’re on our way just a few miles north to Cove Island.
Overlooking Tobermory from the walking path
We couldn't decide which photo to post, so I posted all 3 of the same.