Day 4 & 5

Yesterday was quite the day; we woke up early and set out early in order to avoid traffic going through Toronto. It still took us the larger part of 6 hours to get from Kincardine to Kingston but we managed to avoid a lot of traffic so that was nice. The first part of the drive was nice, as we passed through Mennonite country and were able to see some amazing farms and countryside. We arrived in Kingston around 4:30 yesterday, unloaded everything at our lovely waterside hotel. L and Rik decided to rest up while Garry and I decided to take a walk. We ventured most of the way up Princess street (where most of the bars cafes and shops are) and back down, we didn’t make it far before the HAD to pull over for a drink. We had a lovely pint at the Duke of Iron Pub on Wellington Street, which had a lovely atmosphere, a friendly bartender and good drinks. L and Rik met up with us after and we headed to the Windmill restaurant for some casual fine dining and local wine. We started the meal with some foccacia and a warm goat cheese and cranberry onion dip (my new obsession thanks to T) and a Sand Banks red wine (super fruity but surprisingly nice, especially considering it’s the cheapest wine on their menu). Then L and I had the Lobster ravioli (to die for) while Rik and G-Unit enjoyed the caramelized salmon and basmati rice (I was luck enough to sample some and it was amazing!), good food, mediocre service (most deadpan waiter ever!) a definite must see.

Today was another 9am morning (I better be careful or I am gonna get u to these!) G-Unit was up early and took a riverside walk and we all met up downstairs for our complimentary breakfast. We then headed out to check out the local market, which was a huge treat. Not much diversity in what the booths were selling but what it lacks in that it makes up for in freshness and choice within the booths themselves. A lot of your standard market fare, but some of them where extremely well set up and had an amazing array of fresh fruits and veggies. I was able to pick up some mango chutney, veggie samosas for tonight as well as some apples and tomatoes. After that we headed back upstairs to pack up. I was already done so I headed out the check out the Pan Chancho bakery (which is affiliated with the Little Piggy resto that I wanted to try but everyone else thought too expensive) where they sell baked goods, premade meal, and have a lovely café bistro set up inside and on the terasse. Unfortunately no time to stop and eat beacuase I had to meet everyone back at the hotel. I also fell in love with The Kitschen. A beautiful kitchen that sells frozen and take away meals, all in a retro themed kitchen decorated with antique appliances from the 50’s. I would have loved more time to explore all of the restos, cafes, bakeries and specialty shops but alas, G-Unit wanted to drive around. I think I might come back and do Kingston, Port Hope and Cobourg one weekend, they are very quaint little places that wouldn’t take much more then a weekend to really enjoy.

We are now on our way to Gananoque were we will be spending the night at L’s cousins place. They own 2 of the thousand islands, 2 beachfront properties as well as a resto in the marina. We will be spending the night on the south island and therefore need to stop eventually and pick up some supplies. L already robbed the hotel breakfast buffet blind of all of it’s jams and PB ( we had to drag her out before she started stealing the light bulbs), so all we need is something to grill for supper and some bread and we should be set! On second thought, maybe an address would also help, we don’t seems to know where we’re going and no one but me seems to mind. Mark my words we’re gonna get lost.