De Tour Village (detour is a French word for turning point-meaning the many different ways one could go from here) sits on the west side of De Tour Passage, the waterway from the North Channel back into Lake Huron at its western most point. There is a lot of water traffic, and not much else! Many boaters use this port to check back into the US, so there were 7 looper boats on the docks by nightfall.
This is the area from which the pilots board the big freighters, to help them through unfamiliar water. The freighters don't slow or stop, the pilot must maneuver him/her self out of the white pilot boat (see below) and up a long ladder. Exciting!
We walked around the entire town, which took about 10 mins, and then found what groceries we could and went home to entertain ourselves. I've now got a gig (thank you, reader Deb) making flowers from music paper for a Chorus America event in Atlanta next June. So just assume that from now on, any time we are not doing anything else, I am folding paper!
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Rick trying desperately to get internet so he can watch Guy Fieri!
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All there is to town...
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| Rick was cooking steak on the upstairs grill, which apparently spoke to this unexpected visitor. |
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My fav shot in a long time! It looks like a painting you buy at Home Goods to put in your Jax Beach condo!!
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Not sure it's worth a detour, but we made the most of it... Goodnight!
So much to comment on....yes, those musical flowers are so pretty. Could I commission you to make a dozen for me??? Yes...definitely a homegoods 2' x 4' future item with the dock. The doors remind me of a place we went to in Nova Scotia - Cape Breton area. Welcome back to the US....No wonder you like Canada so much...wish we could live there too!
ReplyDeleteOMG. the look on the dog's face! "Steak. I smell steak!..."
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