We woke up at about 9 a.m. The sky was overcast but it was still nice out. Saw this pretty coloured Painted Lichen Moth hitching a ride on the tent.
Another insect that wanted to hitch a ride was a little Assasin Bug nymph. It looks like a little green stick bug or something at this stage of its life.
It didn't take us long to pack up since aside from the screen tent a a few other things that had been in the back of my trunk, most of what we had to pack was light weight back pack stuff. We were all ready to go at about 11 a.m. Since I needed to gas up the car we figured why not go back into the town of Killarney for another meal of Herbert's fish and chips. Yes, they are that good!
Herbert's is located on a little marina where there are plenty of boats docked and a few others coming and going. One of the boats is actually a ferry that takes people over to the other side where there is another long set of hiking/backpacking trails. Maybe we will come back and hike those ones one day.
Boats aren't the only things you will find in the water. There are plenty of Canadian Geese to be found.
And there are seagulls and cormorants as well.
And along the shores there are some interesting old buildings.
We also went next door to Farquhar's store to see if there was anything we wanted to buy. The signs on the outside are strange enough to make you curious about what is inside.
The inside was not what I had expected at all. I had expected it to be a typical convenience store, but this place has all sorts of interesting wares, including a whole wall of Hawberry Jelly.
There were also camping supplies. In a corner of one shelf was something that caught our eye. It was a Mosquito Pyramid Net. It was small and very light weight. This would make an excellent tent for a backpacking trip on those hot summer nights. All you would have to do is bring a light weight fly to go over it in case of rain and you would be all set. After some debate as to whether to buy it or not, Heather and I finally decided to buy it for my mom for her birthday since it was only a few days away. We are going to have to go on a new backpacking trip soon, just so she can test this out!
Our last stop in the town of Killarney was the "gas station". Killarney doesn't actually have a gas station per se. The convenience store down the road does sell gas though. When I went into the store to ask about it the lady at the counter said to just drive around back to pump my own gas. And she said "just don't park on the dock". Park on the dock? Why would I do that? So I drove around back and then I saw why she might say that. The gas pump is located right on the dock and is probably use to fill up boats as well as cars. The hose on the pump was extremely long so that you didn't have to drive onto the dock.
The gas was a good 60 cents a liter more expensive than anywhere else. But I guess if you are the only "gas station" in town then you can get away with higher prices.
Once we filled up the car we were ready to head back. We had a plan to make a stop at Mashkinonje Provincial Park that was along the way just to see what it was like. We made one more stop at a roadside picnic ground before making our way to Mashkinonje. It was a nice day and a great way to wrap up our Killarney trip.
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