Through Manitoulin Island and across the ferry to Tobermory

Today was Jon's birthday, and while we wanted to do something for him, we made sure to not make a fuss about it in the morning, preferring to wait until later in the day. We got on the road from Whitefish Falls, crossing Great la Cloche Island before the bridge to Little Current, the gateway to Manitoulin Island. We were lucky to get there at the right time, as the bridge swings for boats on every hour, but we didn't have to wait at all.

Manitoulin Island was beautifully picturesque, highway 6 winding along the coast with views of Lake Huron and farmer's fields. We even had a bit of a tailwind. At a particularly nice rest stop, we met a Dutch cyclist doing the trip East-West, Antoine de Schipper. He started rollerblading in St. John's, until he eventually had to hitchhike all the way to Guelph to stay with family. He bought a bike there to continue his journey and was pushing some long days. He has previously done some trips in Europe and recommended it highly. You can read his blog at inspire2move.wordpress.com.

We continued to South Baymouth to catch the Chi-Cheemaun ferry over to Tobermory. By this time, we had bought Jon a card and some strawberry-rhubarb pie with a full tub of Cool Whip. When we got to the other side, we found a restaurant to sit in, and brought out the pie and the whipped cream. We weren't too sure what to do about the whipped cream, so we just dumped the entire thing on top of the pie and ate it. Jon certainly appreciated the gesture, and the waiter even made him a special balloon hat!

Tomorrow we will make our way down the coast to one of the beaches. It will be Canada Day, so it promises to be a fun time wherever we end up!
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