On to Niagara-on-the-Lake - Day 45 (Thur 03 Oct)

 Today started with a good but healthy breakfast (following our over-indulgence on Lake Erie fish last night) and ended with our own private sauna at "A Li'l Bit of Eden", Niagara-on-the-Lake.

We took the long way to Niagara, along the shores of Lake Erie, seeing ...

some interesting tastes in building and home presentation, old and new,

 

 

some great shots of the lake and lake-side,

 

 

 

A grounded submarine, "The Ojibwa", at Port Burwell",
Could be a good idea for our navy. We saw two groups being shown over it.

 

a motor cycle training group from the Ontario Provincial Police
and a potential target for their policing,

some interesting signs (a whole array of the former - "Jesus is coming ... are you ready?" etc.),

 

 

 a bridge over the Welland Canal and the Niagara Hydro-Electric Power Station
(Canada-USA Bridge in the background).

 

A full day, not helped in its latter stages by limited road signage, or was it just that we were too tired or too old to see them in time?
... a very good one though, capped by a couple of Americans at the Niagara Power Station telling us that we didn't look our age. Oh well (glow...).

Port Stanley - Day 44 (Wed 02 Oct)

After a delightful breakfast with one American and two Canadian couples at our Stratford Bed and Breakfast, we headed out for Port Stanley on Lake Erie, where we stayed at the Copper Kettle Inn.

Fall shots along the way.
 

The Kettle Creek Inn, where we stayed overnight and had a quite magnificent meal of Lake Erie Fish.

 

Port Stanley views.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stratford - Day 43 (Tues 01 Oct)

Stratford is a prime example of how a dream for a town or city can be achieved.
It is a gracious town of theatres, gardens, the river, lovely streetscapes ...
We love the feel of the place and keep returning.

The story.



An innovative approach to an old educational problem.
(Memories for John of the old "rural schools" program at Wattle Park teachers College.)

 

Gardens, the theatres, the river, fall colours ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... and, of course, attending performances (this time "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Othello").

 

On to Stratford - Day 42 (Mon 30 Sep)

Final clean-up and load-up then on our way at about mid-day to travel along the Huron Coast from Sable Beach to Kincardine before turning inland to Stratford.

Fall colours are increasing daily.

 

Sable Beach is mostly just a wide, sandy beach plus mostly holiday housing.

The island lighthouse at Southampton viewed by the wonders of zoom lens. Southampton is a beachside town with many gracious houses.

 

 

 

 

Windfarms are everywhere along the road, along with the usual run of protest signs.

An educative approach to an environmental problem.

Seen at Kincardine.