RV Journal: Marsh Trail

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Marsh Trail

This afternoon I hopped on my bike and headed out to the Marsh Trail along the West side of Rondeau Park. I usually stop at the 4 km mark where there's a gate across the roadway. Beyond that point the road becomes a "two track" and once the grasses get tall there's the possibility of picking up ticks along the way. However, this early in the season the grasses are quite short so I continued about one kilometre beyond the gate.

I stopped at the "observation tower" for a few photographs. As I arrived at the aforementioned "gate" and the nearby boardwalk to the shoreline I scanned the trees to the east, for in prior years there has been a bald eagle nest visible in the distance and bald eagles soaring in the area. However, today I saw neither the nest nor eagles.

Upon my return I took photos of a couple of cottages along the trail. Our understanding is that the Park will ultimately be phasing out all cottages situated in the park. So long as they continue to be leased by the present individuals or their spouses, each lease will be extended but upon death of the last surviving spouse, the lease will be terminated. Hence, the cottages may not be transferred to another family member or third party.

While having supper this evening we thought a Rose Breasted Grosbeak was looking at us through the lower portion of our RV windshield. However, we soon determined that in fact the bird was sitting on the dashboard after flying in through an open door. It couldn't seem to find its way back to the open door so we managed to catch the bird and toss it out the door. Within seconds it had covered a distance of 100 metres and was still going full speed.

Tomorrow we head for home. Although it would be nice to remain here for the long weekend, the park is fully booked and we have lots of work to do at home.