The Shaw General Store is the only game in town for groceries.  We are down to our last 3 apples, and our only other fruit is dried prunes.  We need fresh produce.  So, we launched the dinghy and headed ashore.  

The Shaw General Store has changed since our last visit many years ago, and not for the better.  However, I did manage to pick up 1 yellow onion, 2 tired bananas, 8 Gala apples (one of my least favorite apples), 4 mangos, and a pineapple. 

The wind blew over 20 knots every day, making it impossible to take photos from my kayak.  And then, the rain came. 

Even though the wind was still blowing 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots, I finally decided to go kayaking anyway.  The tide was pretty low, which is usually good for finding wildlife.

I spotted this pair of blue herons fishing along the shore.  

I would bet that this beautiful house is probably one of the original houses here.

It seems like you just can’t get away from politics these days.

In the distance I saw some little birds and decided to check them out.  They kept paddling just a little faster than I was paddling.  I think they were having fun with me.  I finally gave up and figured this was as close as I was going to get.

This is berry season, and there are lots of blackberries growing along the road.  These boaters are probably thinking about making a fresh blackberry pie.