Tuesday, July 19, 2011

There's always something new on every cruise - PART THREE

Seaplane brochure
Getting ready to leave
As promised, Sheri and I had a first today and that was to go on a seaplane ride (see the exciting video) from our current port of call to an island in Georgian Bay for dinner. Sounds pretty exotic, huh? Not to put a damper on the excitement that must be building but we’ve been to the island (Frying Pan) before by boat and have eaten at the restaurant (Henry’s) before back in 2009 and the menu is basically fish and chips but they are really good fish and chips. The ride out was about 10 minutes and the ride back was 15 minutes and we had about an hour for dinner (included) and it only cost (classified). As an aside, it was surprising how small planes have gotten as I’ve grown older. On the way out I rode up front with the pilot and on the way back I was shoehorned into a triple seat with Sheri and real cute young lady and felt very confined but I guess all of us in the back were in the same predicament. This was basically a four seat aircraft that was modified to hold five people but not five Al sized passengers.
Our plane
With our pilot
In any case, it was fun seeing this beautiful place from the air and I hope that you enjoyed the video.

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