Gore Bay, Ontario

As usual, Jonny woke up early on Saturday, August 25 and when Lynn got up first at 6 a.m., her eyes were worse - more swollen and very itchy.  She went back to bed with a cold pack on her eyes and fell asleep until 7:30. Waking up looking like a prize fighter (minus the black and blue), she decided to find a doctor. But since it was Saturday,  no medical clinics were open.  But she called the answering service for the closest clinic in Gore Bay.  Their on- call doctor called back promptly and agreed to see her as soon as we could get to Gore Bay. So we pulled the anchor by 9 a.m. and were relieved that Gore Bay was still heading us in the right direction.

It was a dreary day and drizzled a little as we made the two hour journey across the bay.  Fortunately, the crossing was fairly smooth so Georgio wasn’t traumatized.

Gore Bay is an attractive village (population 900).  We tied up at the dock, checked into the marina and called the doctor who could meet us right away. 

The medical center was only two blocks from the marina (how convenient can you get)? The doctor, who was both professional and personable, confirmed the original diagnosis (allergic reaction) and proscribed stronger antihistamines.  The pharmacy was another block away right around the corner from the “ healthy” restaurant recommended by the doctor as a good place for lunch.  We picked up the prescription and another umbrella  (it was still raining) and headed over another couple of blocks to the  restaurant which was closed.  So we strolled through the small village, bought a few staples at the local grocery store and finally found a restaurant near the marina for a quick lunch.  Jonny relaxed with a couple of Guinness’s. On the way back to the marina we stopped to buy some locally caught  smoked fish.

Back at Zendo, we actually napped after trying to read our books.  Jonny did some extensive trip planning since we would be leaving Canada in a couple of days, sad as that is for us!  Lynn updated the blog and we decided that we weren’t hungry for dinner so we spent the rest of the evening reading and relaxing,  Actually, Lynn couldn’t believe that Jonny didn’t check out the local brew pub that was just down the street from was our marina.  Maybe now he’s coming down with something?!