Arrived in Perth via Westport

The Cliffs at Bon Echo Park

Yesterday was a short travel day, we stopped for coffee at Vennacher Junction and were tempted by a giant schnitzel on a bun that we shared for lunch. We were camped at Bon Echo Park by 1:00, it’s a huge campground (400 sites), they were pretty full and fully booked for the weekend. In the early 1900’s there was an inn where some of the Group of 7 stayed and painted. The lake is long and quite narrow, shallow around most of the edge but up to 100 feet deep in places. At the narrowest spot it’s only about 5,0’ across with 300 foot cliffs on the other side. This morning we took the Mugwump ferry (14 passenger pontoon boat) across and hiked the cliff trail.

Mazinaw Lake waiting for the Mugwump

 

The stairs we didn't take

We took a wrong turn, actually we didn’t turn as planned but we found some great miata roads, things in the trailer do get a little shaken up. We saw the villages of Erinville, Tamworth and Arden. In Arden a batik butterfly accosted me and I couldn’t get away without it. Tonight we are staying at McGowan’s Lake Campground just west of Perth.

Arrived in Perth for a visit with Jeanne & Ron McCandless before heading to Ottawa for Canada Day.

Getting close to the next province