Overnight Camping on Flowerpot Island in Tobermory: An Exhilarating Back Country Journey
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In this adventure, I travel up to Bruce Peninsula in Ontario Canada, my ultimate destination is 2 nights camping on Flowerpot Island, but first I make a stop at Bruce Peninsula National Park and a quick visit to the Grotto.
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If you are lucky enough to book one of the just 6 campsites available, you are able to enjoy the peace and quiet of having the whole island to yourself once the last tour boat leaves.
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Before you can head to the island you have to visit the Parks Canada visitors center to obtain your permits, from there you head to your ferry office to get your tickets and show them your camping permit. All of this must be booked and taken care of online prior to the day you arrive.
The ferry ride takes roughly 30-45 minutes and along the way, the glass-bottomed boat will take you over several of the shipwrecks found in the water.
Once you arrive on the boat and disembark, the campsites are to the left past the public washrooms.
I arrived mid-afternoon on a Friday and the island was very busy, I spent much of my first day on the island unpacking and setting up. Knowing I would be staying up late shooting timelapse, I took a good nap, alone on my campsite and away from the hoards of tourists.
Once I woke up and had my dinner, it was about time for the final ferries to take the tourists away and it just be me and a lucky few fellow campers on the island for the night.
I set up my camera at the larger flowerpot and left it while I explored the island alone!
After a late night of shooting timelapse videos and taking photos, I retired to my campsite for the night and a quiet peaceful undisturbed sleep
The first tour boat arrives at around 930am and drops off or picks up tourists all day long. On Saturday my goal will be to find a part of the island where there are no people around!
I navigated my way through the masses of tourists, like cockroaches all over the island, except these cockroaches don’t move when a person comes through, I found myself plowing through masses of tourists on my way to escape them.
Finally, sunburnt and tired from hiking, rock climbing and navigating faint foot trails coated with cobwebs and hoping to avoid the ticks and poison ivy, I found myself far away from the baby carriages, hoards of tourists eating out of Costco sized bags of chips while standing on a trail, unruly children and people talking on their cellphones - holding the phone to their face rather than using it like a normal phone. Who are these people and why do they act this way?
I enjoyed a few hours alone on a rock, listening to the waves as the lapped the rocks below, the bright blue sky and the sun on my skin!
On Saturday night the last ferry left at around 730, which I was not prepared for as I thought I would be alone by 6pm, so I end up shooting a daytime timelapse sequence at the large flowerpot while the island is still full of people.
I had enough, after 30 minutes of the same two men taking photos of each other right beside me, literally right beside me - one of them had to apologize as he kicked my leg getting himself in position for his 500th selfie in the same place, I made my way to the lighthouse area and finally at 730pm I was alone to enjoy the summer breeze of the lake and watch the sunset.
By the time I got to the lighthouse area, the people were gone within 30 minutes and for the rest of the night, I only saw 2 other people - a young couple who camping a few sites beside me.
I enjoyed the silence, time lapsing the setting sun over the hazy orange sky, burnt from the many first fires all over the country. I then moved on to sit by the flowerpots and watched as the Milky Way appeared brightly over Georgian Bay.
After enjoying a quiet Saturday night with only 4 other people on the island, I decided to get up early, pack my things and take one of the first ferries off the island. My trip was not scheduled until 1:34, but since no one is leaving the island in the morning there was plenty of room to accommodate me.
The trip back is direct with no stops, you are able to just enjoy the ride.
I personally will not do this trip again as I found the island to be far too busy during the day and it was not the experience I was hoping for, while the nights were calm and peaceful, there are no other trails or accessible parts of the island to escape to during the day.
That said, I did enjoy the experience, the sights, the scenery and the landscape of flowerpot island!
Thank you to Parks Canada and Bruce Anchor Tours for the Hospitality!
#travel #hiking #tobermory
Spectacular camera work! Thank you for attention to detail! We have 31 years diving, exploring, visiting, and raising 3 generations of family enjoying the entire Tobermory paradise! Keep up the fine work!
That Time-Lapse of the Starry Night Sky, was Awesome-Thanks!
😎
Glad you enjoyed it
Hello From Australia 🇦🇺 again 👋. Beautiful scenery, the colour of the water and the sky just stunning. Looks like a peaceful place. Thanks for sharing 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful island it’s great to get out and explore
It really is!
i just cant believe you just set up your camera and left it, you are more trusting than i could be, but you are a professional and know what you are doing, you are blessed to be there for sure and i will envy you from tennessee
😊 thanks
Dave you nail this content, It was a great adventure to enjoy .
Glad you enjoyed it thanks so much
i found my flashlight on the side of the road, it is now mine, and it works good i love it, not bad for free!! teehee
Beautiful place ! Thank you for sharing !
Thank you too
wow thats cool, at least you dont have to sleep on the actual ground, that is an awesome area!! i love the grotto with the water coming in, i about fell asleep watching it, lol it was soothing 4 sure
Thanks for watching
Beautiful place thanks I enjoyed watching did a good job filming
Glad you enjoyed it
Just beautiful!!😊😊
Glad you like it!
This is one of my favourite areas to hike and camp, I haven't been out in years though. The amount of adventure is what draws me to it. Every time I went there I used to go down into the grotto and the last time I went there it was so packed with people from the city (literally bus loads of people) it killed the whole experience for me. The last time I went into the Grotto is smelled like urine. It was so sickening. I haven't been up there since. Too many Glampers. I'll stick to back country camping in Algonquin. Great video though! I still like going to see the scenery.
Great video, Dave. Such a beautiful place to visit. I love Georgian Bay ❤
It really is!
Great video and loved the astro time-lapse. Missed going to the Grotto last Fall due to weather. Can't wait to get out there. Have to check out Flowerpot Island too.
You should!
That Is a beautiful place . ❤ thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤ stay safe love ya
It sure is
It's a beautiful island Dave. So much beautiful scenery. That food you ate looked really tasty. Beautiful sunset and the stars were incredible. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it
Great vidéo bravo ❤👍😊😺👋
wow i have a game from Sweden that has a lot of camping and wilderness, its so cool
Great video Dave!
I've been diving all through the marine park,, but never been on the island ,,
(I like getting away from people too)
Must have been a fire ban on while you were there ,, Looks like a nice spot to enjoy a fire and PBR or two!
Glad you enjoyed it
SO awesome!!!
I love that you change things up and go in different directions while others just continue to do homes only
Thanks so much!!
Awesome!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Tk u so much. Loved it ❤
You're welcome 😊
Beautiful Dave. The night shot you took was spectacular.
It was me on campsite 3. I enjoyed your video.
Cool, thanks!
How much is the pricing
I'm so excited to watch this video to the end!! I grew up with a cottage on Dorcas Bay Road, not far away from where you are at The Grotto, except we were on the Lake Huron side while you were on the Georgian Bay side of the Bruce Peninsula. When I was growing up in Toronto, no one I knew had heard of Tobermory, and for me as a kid, it was all 'my' stomping grounds. Even through peak times of the summer, you'd rarely see tourists. I always loved going to Flowerpot Island!!
I haven't seen too many videos on this area. Hope you enjoyed your visit!!
Awesome 👍
Thanks for the visit
Beautiful scenery. Thanks for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it
In this adventure, I travel up to Bruce Peninsula in Ontario Canada, my ultimate destination is 2 nights camping on Flowerpot Island, but first I make a stop at Bruce Peninsula National Park and a quick visit to the Grotto.
Portions of this video were lit using the new Thrunite Archer Pro V2 Flashlight, a high performing but small everyday carry flashlight with a beam as bright as almost 1,000 lumens.
Get yourself this high-performing flashlight that takes up no room at all - for just $24.99
www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0BZ47SYWK
#travel #hiking #tobermory
This was just beautiful! Thanks for taking me along✌️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Holy crap!