On Sunday, the first of August, I went on a trip to Pelee Island. The island is famous for its vineyard and winery. We went on a mini cruise on a boat.
Mini cruise!
Pelee Island is right in the middle of Lake Erie. Lake Erie is this huge lake that is bordered by Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan. It's so big you can't see the shore on the other side when you stand on the beach.
We got on the ship at Leamington and the ship takes one hour to get to Pelee Island. Pelee Island is the southernmost land that belongs to Canada.
The one hour boat ride gave us ample time to do some gambling play cards.
Caught red handed
We were supposed to go to the winery for a tour when we landed on the island. However, we didn't make it in time. Bummer. So we wasted time on the beach, waiting for the next tour.
Fun in the sun
The geological structure that makes up Pelee Island is limestone. The area is rich in deposits of dead fossilized invertebrates. I took some home as souvenirs. Maybe collecting rocks is a new thing for me.
Fossilized sea shell embedded in a rock
More shell fossilsAfter hanging out at the beach, we went back to the winery to get some food. We ate and waited for the next tour to come around.
Nom nom nom
They made us watch a video at the end of the winery tour. It wasn't as interesting as I hoped. But I did learn a lot about wine and drinking etiquette.
Yawn
And finally the moment we have all been waiting for. What is a winery tour without some wine tasting? We must have sampled about five wines. So yummy. :D
Gan Bei!
After drinking, we headed back to the beach and went swimming. The weather was perfect for a dip. Being tipsy kinda made it fun too.
Me and Cynthia (We share the same birthday!)
Then it was time to head back to the ship and go home.
Me and Kurt on the ship
Sailing home in the sun set
*All pictures taken from Facebook off of Cynthia and Kurt's albums.
