Port of Orillia

We arrived at the Port of Orillia Marina on Friday at noon.  They have good internet, so we caught up with news and emails.  We had dinner with Ron and Michelle from Spirit Journey.  Today there are lots of fun events in Orillia.  We began the day at the farmers market.

We bought date pastries here. She also had the ubiquitous butter tarts.

There is a downtown art display of Doors of Orillia.  My favorite features books and has a lending library included.  I was able to donate several books I've finished.

This door features a poem by Shel Silverstein. 

There is also the 9th annual Beatles Celebration in the streets.  They blocked off the streets and have tribute bands on every block.  The bands were rocking when a storm broke out.  We had a hard rain for 20 minutes this afternoon.

There is lots of Beatles paraphernalia for sale.

We are planning our trip through Georgian Bay.  For the past month or more our path has been set for us:  go north, travel up the Hudson River, take the Trent-Severn Waterway into Canada.  In a couple of days we will reach Port Severn and move into Georgian Bay, which is as big as a Great Lake.  There are infinite ways to cross this lake and infinite numbers of islands behind which to anchor. It's a bit daunting to consider.  As I write this, George is comparing charts and notes from various sources to plot a clear path westward across the lake. 

Back at the docks we met the woman above who is also Aunt Aggie. 

 She and her niece wanted their photo with our boat. 

The marina is decorated with these sailboats.  

I think this would look great in my future garden.

More loopers arrived while I was shopping downtown.  We are having intermittent showers but
no wind.  Today has been all play, and tomorrow we will do chores.