Heading Home
When we pulled out of Bruce Peninsula National Park, I was ready to head home. After 11 nights in a tent—the last two of which were noisy and restless—I wanted to be back in my own bed. But DW and I weren't quite ready to end our vacation. At the very least, we wanted to get in one more day of paddling. Our daughter wasn't expecting us home until the next day, which was a Saturday, or perhaps even on Sunday. When we were researching good places to kayak along the Bruce Peninsula, Lion's Head, which is about midway down, along Georgian Bay, came up in our searches. The Niagara Escarpment, which officially starts in Tobermory and ends at Niagara Falls, is especially prominent at Lion's Head. There's a beach with parking, at $3 an hour, between the marina and a trailer park. We were able to get a spot across from a carpeted walkway that leads down to the water and allows people in wheelchairs access to the beach. We decided that we'd hug the southern shore of t...
