Busy Day on Lake Erie

Perch Were Running?

Spread the word. Perch are on a run, jumpin' into the boat!

I think I snapped these photos in Port Bruce 2 - 3 years ago with a pocket camera. And when I had parked my bike I immediately slipped it out of the back pocket of my riding jeans because there was a nice-looking lineup of Harleys next to the channel. Why were they all clustered together, like ducks in a row?

 I asked the question to the lead rider. They were police officers, out of Aylmer,

on a training run. "No problem," I said. "As you were."

Though my interest soon turned toward Lake Erie, I watched as a lone boater entered the Port Bruce channel. Maybe he was all-fished-out, or had reached his limits both fish- and temperature-wise.

A few seconds after he passed me by I noticed that fishing boats on Lake Erie were as thick as fleas. If I'd had a boat I woulda gone fishin' too! It was a warm day but I can still stand the warm for an hour or so if I have an umbrella and a cooler of bevs handy.

The short port pier was crowded as well - and me without a pole and a pocket o'worms - but I had the main drag to myself.

 Lone bike. Lone table and chair at The Corner View Cafe. Lone sparrow : )

Both the bike and the bird have flown the coop (Sold and Sailed). 

Bird: How will you get back to Port Bruce for - literally - thousands of more photos? For A1 BLTs, coffee and Key Lime ice cream at The Corner View?

Gord: I'll ride my bicycle. I'll borrow Pat's car.

(After a serious moment's thought).

Gord: Maybe I'll have me another set of wheels by next summer!

The Green River, north of Sparta

Hey, I only have 14,385 more photos to review, edit, display, thereby boring people to tears!

Hang in there : )

Please link to Port Bruce: Gulls and the Deep End Again.

Photos GH

Port Bruce From a New Angle.

I Walk Into the Deep End

Nose deep in the calm surf. Only soaked one camera!

On a very hot, muggy day - muggy: as in "my shirt is stuck to my back and my undies are soaked" - I will change into swim shorts and go for a walk toward Cleveland, via Lake Erie. Sure, I never go far but I do cool off in seconds, sometimes with a camera in hand.

I can't fly to Cleveland so I just bob along

Photos. Courtesy of Bob Along:

 Best view of the beach. Hey, where's my towel and t-shirt?

 Spying on a couple of land lubbers.

 The boat has a lot of work to do, to get uphill!

 The girl seems to be celebrating the flight of the gull

 Latest fashion. Hats made out of children's clothing

I think I have enough photos for one last trip to Port Bruce via Yamaha Virago. Stay tuned : )

Please link to Another Day, Another Turtle File.

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Mr. Snapper and a Pit Stop.

Port Bruce Retrospective September 2017.

I stop at a bridge to look for a large snapping turtle. Yup, he was home!

A nice piece of the countryside SE of London.

One mile north of New Sarum Diner and No. 3 Highway (south of Belmont), there is an east-west side road that soon crosses a wee bridge if one travels east on it. I think it is Edgeware Rd.

Curiosity caused me to stop on the first couple of occasions, as I wanted to look under the bridge to see if there were any mud swallow nests. And there were a few, but one day I spotted something even more interesting.

I was surprised and delighted. I had not seen a snapping turtle of such a size in many, many years!

Okay, this spot just became my favourite little pit stop!!

I had a second camera in my pocket. Not bad. He's not moving!

I am just east of the highway that goes south one mile to No. 3 Highway

I have returned to that spot several times and never again got such good photos of the mysterious and elusive Mr. Snapper.

Photos of my main pit stop over the last ten years of motorcycling follow:

Port Bruce 2017

 My 1994 Yamaha is third from left.

1994 Yamaha Virago 1100cc, first on left.

I will not be travelling as frequently to my two favourite pit stops in the future. I am on the verge of selling my bike and getting off the busy highways and side roads in order to provide time for further adventures in some other form.

I will miss the bike to be sure, but I will revisit favourite destinations - w cameras in hand - and post photos here.

Stay tuned.

Please link to Paul and Ollie at Port Bruce. Go For the BLTs, Stay for a Swim.

Photos GH