Vacationing in Port Dover

Have I mentioned earlier that we like the beach here... or at least like watching the beach here?  It reminds me of my childhood when the family used to go frequently to Seacliffe Beach in Leamington. 

Port Dover though has Callahan's Beach House which I appreciate much more at this stage in my life.  We have used the dinghy to both go to the beach and to explore up the Lynn River and Black Creek.

The first  thing one notices when through the break wall is a commercial fishing harbour and processing plant.  The size nears those of Wheatley and Kingsville.  That explains why the fish is so good at these places.  At our second visit to the Erie Beach Hotel I tried a combo platter of pickerel and perch.  Stick with the perch it is so very good, better than everything else although the pickerel was pretty darn good in its own right.

Port Dover is a busy boating area as well as tourist town.  Above is the Port Dover Yacht Club which we had considered but was booked;... all three of their transient spots.  There was also a serious bone yard further up the river.  Ron if you get bored around the marina I found another fixer upper for you.  This one is already equipped with satellite.  If that is not enough the one behind should surely keep you busy, probably for the rest of your shortened life (thanks to M.).  Just kidding.

On the weekend here, Port Dover had their summer festival, Art in the Park.  Not much different from others but nicely done.  We hiked to the Farmers' Market and then back to the art park.  Linda, of course, managed to find a couple of interesting things (she always does).   We also got tickets to the play "Dating By the Book".  It was hilarious and produced almost continuous laughs and chuckles.  The theatre itself is very impressive.  It has been fixed up and decorated very nicely.

So that is what has been keeping us busy.  It was raining earlier today, so Linda has been doing laundry and I am now caught up again on the blog.  The clouds are slowly moving out so we will be wandering back into town shortly.  Have a great day.



This Sailboat found some rocks out there.