Sep 09, 2013

The morning dawned clear and sunny and we headed out for breakfast. This is the main street of Wellington which used to be a tiny country town until tourism came to town but it hasn’t lost any of its charm. The café was to the left of our accommodation



Looking from inside the Red Poppy into the street. We loved the pressed tin walls and ceiling



A quick look at Lake Ontario behind our accommodation before we headed off



We crossed from Prince Edward County back to the mainland over this bridge. It was really steep on the other side and then a more gradual descent this side, I guess to accommodate yachts and other boats in the channel



Following a lot of productive farmland right down to the lake edge (not the sea which I’m finding it hard to get my head around) we found an impressive Church in Kingston



A view of a property on the road from Kingston to Brockville



Looking up to the Courthouse and Courthouse Square in Brockville



Tonight we headed to the ’Fairmont Chateau Laurier’ to celebrate Sharen’s birthday with drinks and dinner. They have a half day on their tour tomorrow and we have a lay day so we will catch up in the afternoon as well. This is in the restaurant as we had our dinner which was delicious! L - R Nola, Norm, Ken, Sharen.

Bits and Bobs:



Quirky décor at the Newsroom Suites.

Last night’s Accommodation:



Newsroom Suites
Prince Edward County
269 Main Street
Wellington, ON, Canada

Well the Newsroom Suites were an unexpected treat. Comfortable bed and space. Small dining bench and sink, fridge and microwave and other appliances so possible to be self-contained if you wanted to. Generous size bathroom and beautiful linens and towels. There are 3 apartments we were # 3 on the veranda. The other 2 are upstairs and the office and what looks like a big office so perhaps a local paper…who knows on the ground floor as well. Love the garden out front which is a delight and also gives good privacy. A quirky decorating feature are an antique camera and typewriter (similar to what I learnt on) ouch, pains me to say that. (above in the bits and bobs). Nice and cosy and comfortable. No meals on site but dinner across the street and breakfast only a couple of shopfronts away.

Last night's dinner:
Also enjoyed our dinner at ‘Pomodour’ (the sister restaurant of the one directly across the road which was booked out and only spot was at the bar at the front door…no thanks). As it was at Pomodour we sat at the bar (a broad single slice of a tree) but could get served straight away. Loved the industrial décor and sweet smell of wood as well as a DELICIOUS DINNER. Have enjoyed the Canadian cuisine more than the American so far.

Breakfast was had at the ‘Tall Poppy’….clearly not in Australia or no one would be game to dine there for fear of being ridiculed / criticised etc. but the meal was superb.