Over to Gore Bay for various errands. Nice long chat with Paul Purvis. Nice short chat with Norm (a man of few words), and nice (very long) chat Lee Hayden. Lee, the Gore Bay harbor master is an interesting guy—elected chair of Gordon-Barrie Township, Gore Bay harbor master every summer, maple sugar man in the early spring (having a large sugar bush and his own brand), part time meat-cutter for Max Burt, and former member of the Manitoulin Area Stewardship Council (like me). Actually, Lee was trained as a meat-cutter and was the guy who taught Max.

Did I forget to mention that on the way to Gore Bay we stopped at the Burt Farm and stocked up on a variety of locally grown sausages, chops, bacon, steak, pigs ears, and dog bones?

The day's accomplishments include Sue scrubbing and pressure washing the Windrider, and me planting cucumbers, onions, radishes, peas, and chard. Now for some rain.