THE WATER WAS CALM DESPITE THE RAIN, WE STILL THOUGHT A SAIL WAS AN OPTION AT 9AM

BY 9:30 WE KNEW IT WAS TIME TO CHANGE PLANS. OUR PROTECTED COVE WAS CALM, BUT THAT WAS ALL.

THIS AREA WAS 2+ HOURS AWAY, BUT A RAINY DAY WAS A GOOD DAY FOR A ROAD TRIP

WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO WATCH THESE WAVES, THERE WERE OLD CAMPERS PARKED BUT NO PEOPLE AROUND.

WHITE SAND BEACHES! SO DIFFERENT FROM THE PEBBLY BEACH ON OUR COVE, AND THE ROCKY SHORE SURROUNDING

THE BEACH WAS COMPLETELY DESERTED EXCEPT FOR US. EVERYONE ELSE IS MUCH SANER!

AFTER LUMSDEN WE CARRIED ON TO NEW-WES-VALLEY, WHERE EVERYTHING WAS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

BILLY MURNE WAS A SUSPECTED PIRATE WHO SETTLED IN THE AREA. NO PROOF, BUT A FUN STORY

GAS STATION SNACKS, I PASSED ON THE WEINERS BUT BOUGHT THE LEMON CREAMS LOL

ADMIRING OUR RENTAL CAR WHEN WE STOPPED AT THE COTTAGE FOR DRY CLOTHES BEFORE DINNER

THE DOCKS AT DOYLE SANSOME'S, THIS WAS DEFINITELY THE FRESHST SEAFOOD WE HAVE EATEN THIS TRIP!

THE BACK VIEW OF THE DECK AND DINING ROOM AT SANSOME'S. THE INSIDE WAS JUST AS NO-NONSENSE.

2 SEAFOOD CHOWDERS PLEASE. THIS WAS ALL SEAFOOD, NO POTATOES AND CREAMY BROTH, NOT THICK. SO GOOD!

FISH AND CHIPS, AND SCALLOPS. AMAZING! WE LEFT STUFFED. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Day 5 Lumsden Beach

September 21, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

Today didn't go as we hoped due to the rain... We were looking forward to a fishing charter, but Capt. Dave from Prime Berth tours called us this morning to tell us that winds at 70 knots were expected, and his boats were grounded.
Plan B was to find the beaches in Lumsden so Norm could finally dip his toes in the ocean. It was windy and drizzling and only 9°. Spoiler alert: he dipped more than his toes.
After Lumsden we carried on to Newtown and the Barbour Village, but everything was closed, including all restaurants. We really saw that smaller town tourism in September drops and business owners close up shop until May.
We had big plans for dinner, and didn't want to go out of our way to find a late lunch, so we settled for gas station snacks. It was unsettling to be able to buy a slurpee and ammo at the same counter!
I heard about the chowder at Sansome's before we left Ontario, and tonight was the night. It was the one thing that went perfectly today 👌Read more