Inspired Creativity: Philip Edward Island Inspiration

Wednesday 31 October 2018

Philip Edward Island Inspiration

In July, I had the privilege of kayaking with a wonderful group of women along Philip Edward Island which is crown land in Georgian Bay near Killarney, Ontario. The Georgian Bay landscape is breathtaking and very different than Algonquin Park where we've canoed in past years.

This is our second year of kayaking and we were more comfortable with it this year and have learned how to efficiently pack our gear into our kayaks. We were a little concerned with the rougher water in Georgian Bay but found the kayaks handled well and we also stayed close to the shoreline as we traveled. Using kayaks makes portaging almost impossible so we stayed at one site and explored the surrounding area in day trips.

The weather was perfect with beautiful sunshine, warm nights and refreshing water for swimming. The bugs were only bad right at dusk however, we did have a fish fly plague one day of our exploration.

Below are the 4 X 6 inch watercolour cards of the scenery we experienced. Each participant received one of the original paintings.