I love going to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron! The water, colour, and scenery never cease to thrill me!
Today the lakefront was the busiest I have seen it due to the long weekend, but we walked along the waterfront and found a fairly secluded spot due in part to climbing a couple of rock cliffs some were reluctant to go over. This is part of the Niagara Escarpment and the whole area is made up of limestone. The nature of limestone is to fracture into plates and this is what you see along the shoreline. Different depths all surrounded by limestone rock. A shallow area like this can suddenly drop off into an abyss 50 feet deep or more.
It certainly provides for extremely interesting and really fun swimming areas. Today the water was very cold so it took awhile to get in but once in you were so frozen you failed to notice how cold it was! This was probably the coldest I have experienced there. The day was hot so the water was inviting regardless!
My 7 year old grandaughter was loving it! Quite different from the family pool and lots more fun to explore.
The wonderful aquas, blues and greens come from the reflection of the sun on the white limestone under water.
Son and grandaughters. You took your swims briefly in this water with lots of time for warming up in between!
My older grandaughter, daughter in law and I take to the heights for a better view.
A wildflower tenaciously clings to life in the crevasse in the limestone. A deep hole through the stone shows water many feet below.
We arrived at 2:30 pm and left just after 8:00 pm. This is the veiw going over the cliffs on the way back. At the stone beachbeyond there is a trail through the bush back to the car. About a 20 min hike through the bush. Adieu, Georgian Bay. Until another day!
