One thing I don't like about camping is having to pack up a wet tent. And this is what I did this morning. It poured all night with the occasional lightning and thunder. Fortunately it had stopped when I awoke but I still had to pack up the tent while it was wet. (...)
Finally on Pelee Island. Staying at the East Park Campground. Nice little campground. It was quiet but that could also be that the camp was pretty empty. Ya probably because it was empty. Just watch out later in the season as there are a lot of apple trees in the campground so some of the campsites are covered with fallen apples all over the ground.
Drove around the island and checked out the sights. (...)
Day three is just a nice little travel day. Woke up (on a fully inflated mattress! the new plug works), ate, showered, did dishes and packed up camp. There was a little boy about 9 years old who watched me tear down camp and pack the bike. I asked him if he was going to get an Ural when he gets older and he emphatically said yes then ran off. (...)
Big plans for day two. Ride out to Kingsville, jump on a ferry, land on Pelee Island, take pictures, get back on ferry and back to campground. Ya like that happened. Woke up late, had a shower then breakfast. Cleaned up the dishes and did a little video of the camp site. I forgot to mention I woke up on the ground again as all the air leaked out of the mattress. (...)
This is not the trip that I had planned for this year. I had originaly planned a nice long two to three month tour through eastern Canada. Work was going well but then the bike broke down with its phantom electrical problem. That took almost two months to get sorted (bad fuse block) so I stayed at work, bought another motorcycle and waited for the end of my work. (...)