Our trip to Pointe Pelée began here at the visiter centre, where we watched a movie on the history of the peninsular, through the initial settlements, to setting up the National Park, to the last 30 years or so, where they have removed all the holiday cottages and all the tourist infrastructure, to try and get it back to its original state. A problem experienced by The Sequoia National Park in California - mainly a victim of is own success.
A smart sign telling us we are in the southern most part of Canada
We hopped on the shuttle bus to take us 2.5 km down to the tip.
After getting off the shuttle we walked the last half kilometre or so down to the tip. The tree line was as far as I got, as soon as we stepped on the beach we were surrounded by some of Canada's most infamous inhabitants - black flies - not a few or a hundred or evan a thousand, trillions of the little blighters, they covered you. Ruth braved it as far as the waterline, me I was long gone and hot footing it back to the shuttle chased all the way by the pesky things.
Lots of swallows in a willow tree, having a rest from feasting on flies. We also saw lots of butterflies but couldn't stop long enough to take any photos.
Black flies included no doubt.
The park has lots of different areas, our next stop was the wetland boardwalk, we expected the mozzies to take over here from the black flies and eat what was left of us, but no not a single bite.
Did manage to catch one of the famous Monarch Butterflies.
A turtle enjoying the sun.
Eastern Kingbird
Red Admiral.
The butterflies here are wonderful, we saw lots of different types, but other than the two above they were all down at the tip with the flies.
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