Last Day

 

Gananoque (gan-a-knock-quay), Ontario, is where we stayed the night and spent the day. It’s located on the St. Lawrence and is a lovely town geared up for summer residents and tourists and a few geese (Canada geese of course.) On our morning stroll through one of the parks we snapped this photo of the mothers teaching the young ones how to poop where people walk. So thoughtful!

Double checking our shoes, we headed to the historical museum. GREAT exhibits and a must see if you’re up this way.

John asked I send this photo to all you bicyclists. It’s a bicycle “station”, the first we’d ever taken note of, complete with an assortment of tools attached to long cords (so you don’t forget and take one with you) and “air” for filling tires. It is available 24/7, free of charge, outside the information center.

The bicycle station is also just a block away from the Pump Station, an ice cream shop with homemade ice cream & gelato. We called it lunch. Yum!

The real reason we were in Gananoque was to go to the Thosand Island Playhouse to see “Baskerville”, a Sherlock Holmes play. So much fun! If you’re in this area in June…

So what does the play have to do with the boat in the photo? One of the great things about the Playhouse (the building used to belong to the local canoe club) are the docks off their “back deck”. If you call ahead you can make a reservation to come to the theater by boat and park it there while you see the play. Believe me, that’s sometimes easier than finding a parking space for a car. I thought this boat called Sweet Dreams was really cute.

And what Canada trip would be complete without a stop at the duty free. An easy way to liberate any Canadian money you’ve ended up with.

Tonight we’re back in the USA. Lucky for us Terry has a beautiful camp not too far from the border. Even luckier still, he and Missy know how to cook. A perfect way to end our little trip. 

Until next time… Patty & John