The Travels of the Agnew Family

While we were in Grand Bend we stopped to see my cousin, her husband and their dog. In the summer Grand Bend is a hopping spot .... pretty quiet in the winter.


Miles can no longer go for long walks unless he goes in style. He loves it when his daddy puts him in the carrier.

Each spring Tundra Swans migrate north through Canada. One of their favourite stops is the Thedford Bog (just outside of Grand Bend). We haven't seen the tundra swans for a lot of years and Ed decided it was time to see and photograph them.














Hey! These are ducks.

Bruce Peninsula National Park is found on the Bruce Peninsula (pretty obvious) about 10 kilometers south of Tobermory. The Grotto, a unique natural wonder, is a shoreline cave with beautiful blue waters. In the winter it is a cave with interesting ice features.

The Grotto is about 3 kilometre walk from the winter parking lot. We missed a turn and ended up at the trail head which then led us around a small lake to Georgian Bay. From there it was an interesting scramble following the Bruce Trail eventually making it to the Grotto. The detour added about a 1/2 km to the hike and was well worth it.


The Georgian Bay shoreline.


Standing under the natural arch.


The Grotto. You can see people standing on the ice at the entrance to the cave.


Looking out from the cave.


Cyprus Lake


Taking a break on one of the Nation Park trademark chairs enjoying the view of Cypress Lake.


Little Tub Harbour lighthouse.


The harbour at Tobermory. A couple of tour boats were still in the water with bubblers running. The rest of the boats were on shore.

An item on the local news was the ice blown into the town of Meaford which is on Georgian Bay. The truck needed a good run and it was sunny so off we went to Meaford.