kingston to bishop mills

Canada Day was a cool one but bright and sunny so we had a walk before breakfast up to the Alpaca farm. We got to feed and be right up close to them—what lovely soft wool they have. Nancy and Paul have at least 70 including some babies who were very young—one was less than a week old. Garry and Carolyn fed us a hearty breakfast and we were on the road again. This time we were headed to Bishops Mills and my brother Rob and his wife Carolyn’s home. We again ran into the challenge of county roads and their names. We found ourselves in Merrickville and fortunately asked the right person for directions as she was able to send us cross country to Bishops Mills. We were really excited to get there as it meant we could off load the van. However, now that all Rob and Carolyn’s stuff is out we find we have a lot of our own stuff. We might never get those seats set up to use.

We just missed the parade in Merrickville when we first arrived but found the town alive with tourists and locals. WE did go back in for the afternoon and visited with our good friends Mae and Janice Wilson. Mae always has delicious treats in her freezer and did not disappoint Ron.

We settled in for a quiet sleep in the country—Carolyn and Garry are also in the country so we are getting spoiled by these nice quiet sleeps.

We spent the holiday Monday with Rob and Carolyn at the homestead. Ron got to play with some more toys—this time it was the ride on lawn mower. I got to watch chef Carolyn in action as she made us her infamous orange pancakes and a delicious cherry dessert. We also got out to walk the dogs so got some exercise.