Of Course, we headed for Bone Island for a picnic and swim.

Dave, your old VMU never looked so good! Steve has done a wonderful job on her..

First the refreshing swim!

Then lunch. How can you beat this?

The Rouges Gallery: Gerhard, Lee, Brit, Steve, Fred, and JD, Dennis Standing.

And Dinner back at the Midland “Boat House” Where we are joined by James and Gloria West.

Dinner at Cellarman’s Ale House finished a second day with good friends. Great to see Diane Coulman joining us for tomorrows flight!

James and Gloria drove their motorhome to Oshkosh from Texas and for the second year in a row joined us in Midland.

And a proud Dad was glad to have Brittany along for a couple of Days..

Kevin and Beth in the Shark (or is it "Jaws", attack the Killarney ramp!

And here comes Larry with friend in his immaculate A-24 Viking GUHL.

Lee and Diane in JIB lead Dennis and Terry up the ramp.

Terry Klawitter in YLI negotiates the ramp easily (then the fun began as she refused to turn.)

Dennis and daughter Alicia in BSE get reacquainted with this great seaplane ramp. Thank you Dennis for letting Brittany enjoy your steed for the first two Gaggle days..

And finally, Chuck and Heather in the second 914 LSX N1080 are welcomed to Killarney.

Parking on the grass in front of Killarney Mountain Lodge is a spectacle for Lodge guests and sightseers. This day marked the fourth sunny day with light winds.

The view from the Lodge shows the marina with George Island in the background. The lodge also manages the Killarney Airport.

The windsock on the marina marks this as a seaplane base but only 87 octane is available unless one makes the short run to the airport.

Greeting the locals with a toothy smile

Flying the west side of Georgian Bay across to Cape Croker and then via Lions Head to Flower Pot Island and then over Manitoulin Island to Killarney took us more than two hours. Lunch in the Lodge was very much anticipated! Beth and Kevin agree!

Darn..(thinks Chuck) Heather has as glass of wine!

While Terry (middle) contemplates his tail wheel, Lee dreams about a new Warp Drive Prop..

Larry and John pretend they are not hungry

Two copilots, Alicia and Larry’s friend ? complete the group except for missing Gerhard who took the photos (Did we ever eat lunch?)

The east side back to Midland was a tail chase led by Kevin and Chuck with poor Dennis whipping his 80 ponies to keep up. The second section of 4, dawdled along behind John and Gerhard.

Dinner that evening was a Wasaga Beach Barbeque where Brittany and Ellen Dunlop joined the Wednesday aviators. Does it seem we are always eating?

Brittany and Diane with John and Lee at the BBQ.

View to the north showing the Nottawasaga River. Larry and his friend flank Gloria and James West

Dennis, Alicia and Ellen eat while Lee and John discuss Warp Drive Props at the barbeque.

Beth and Kevin (always smiling!)

We decided to see if we could pack seven aircraft into “Hockey Stick” on Bone Island and guess what, we did!

Here are the last two, around the corner..

Yes, there was the compulsory “warm” swim..

Followed by the sandwich on a log. (4 folks still in the water.)

This couple used their dinghy to take the group photos from the water.

That final evening we took on some antifreeze at the Hotel bar.

Heather and Beth too (they would need it!)

Then proceeded to freeze our butts at Henry’s Fish Restaurant!

Feeling no pain for sure!