Half Way There

 

I think we are about half way to the east coast.  This week we were fortunate to do some more visiting and a great deal of sight seeing.  We started the week by going to Peterborough to visit with my niece.  Some of you may remember that a large, destructive storm went through that area a couple of weeks ago.  A good amount of the damaged trees have been cleaned up but signs of the storm are still evident as this tree, although it has been cut, shows some of what a storm can do. 

And it is very wet.

We then got to tour Sandra’s new home and enjoyed a great visit and a delicious supper.  After supper she toured us around a bit and took us to see the locks and explained how they work.    The next morning we decided to see if we might be fortunate enough to see some boats go through and sure enough, there were five boats, all together, going through the lock.

Then it was on to Picton to visit with friends, Rick and Chris.  They certainly did not leave a stone unturned as they showed us the many sights and points of interest in their area.  Day one we went for a little drive and got started on an incredible visit.  Day two was spent mostly on the water as they toured us along the many beach homes and bays.  The weather must have been ordered as it was absolutely perfect. 

In the evening one of the communities held an outdoor concert so as you can tell, it was a very full, fun day. 

Day three we drove to some of the communities in the area, stopped at a little roadside stand  where we got some of the best tasting strawberries ever,

had lunch at a cider mill where we tried a couple of ciders, an

d let me tell you – blackberry peach cider is the best! 

We went to Sandbank Provincial Park which has a beautiful sandy beach.  

Discussion - should we go any deeper

Crystal Palace and replica birdhouse

A sample of birdhouses that we visited in Birdhouse City

In Trenton there is a Canadian Air Force Base.  There was a huge complex nearby of the barracks and buildings that were used during World War II.  Some have been refurbished and some are in quite a state of disrepair.

Day four we went to Belleville and took some of the many sideroads.  The day was hot and muggy, we walked along the harbour,

Every room has a view in this condo

 and we got out of there just in time as quite a nasty storm went through.  We did dodge the rain until we arrived back but there was quite a downpour although it was pretty short-lived for us.  Then it was time for us to get out of their hair but what a visit!!!

As we continued east, we made a stop in Kingston to visit some old friends, Tom and Joanne Miller.  Although it was a pretty quick visit, we made good use of it.  Since it was getting on in the day, we stopped at the Shorelines Casino for the night.  We went in and paid our camping fees ($5.00) and that was it.  They had a great place to park except it was right next to the freeway – I needn’t tell you more.

The weather was great but it was starting to turn.  This morning started out cloudy which soon turned to liquid sunshine as we had rain pretty well all day.  We drove along Lake Ontario a good part of the way.  

Every little island can have a home

This is to keep the ships and boats from going through here

I know I have inundated you with photos this week but there was just so much to see.  I had a real tough time trying to determine which ones you might enjoy as it was sure a snapping week! I hope you enjoyed your week as much as we did.  Have a great week and I’ll be back next week.