Shopping and sightseeing

June 7 – When I got up and turned on my phone I had an email from Jane and she and

Entry to one building of shops

Pete were not feeling well and would not be up to today’s excursion.  We certainly understand that!  So instead of arriving at their house at 9:30, we left the RV at 10 and headed to St. Jacob.  It’s just over an hour from the RV park and they have a huge Thursday and Saturday Market.  There are 3 large buildings of crafts, merchandise, and food vendors in addition to 40-50 10 x 10 outdoor vendors.  Lots of people had come and gone by the time we

Poutine

arrived.  Upon arrival Bill said he wasn’t feeling well so for me go for a half hour or so and he’d sleep.  I checked out one building and saw so many food items I wanted, then at the next 2 story building I actually bought some pea bacon, schnitzel and summer sausage.  There were lots of veggie stalls and tons of rhubarb if only I had a place for it.  Bill had been talking to Jane about cream honey and I found some and got it for Bill.  It’s kinda a whipped honey that you can spread better than regular honey.

I took my haul back to the truck and Bill and I did it all over again, including the 3^rd building.  He found 2 books, I found a hedgehog, we bought 2 thin ready to bake or freeze pizzas, and Bill got maple candy.  I had a small order of poutine for lunch and Bill did the regular :  burger, fries and soda

We drove across the road to the outlet stores and I found 2 silicone toppers for bowls to keep the contents warm til eating and then it was my turn to drive!

Me and my new buddies

We went to Stratford, where they have built a

William is "the man"

theater to replicate The Globe in London.  We wanted to see the inside but they were having a performance today so we couldn’t.  The gardens are beautiful with a nice tribute statue of William Shakespeare.  The theatre overlooks the river and they have a lot of swans there.  They didn’t seem the least bit afraid of people.

I was at the wheel for the drive back to London.  The decision was to go to Pete and Jane’s and say good bye since we leave tomorrow.  She got out the wine and we enjoyed a final glass of Riesling and talked about our day before we got our hugs and headed home.  I really enjoy our time with them and hope they can soon make a trip to Florida!

Molly was pacing a usual, so she was fed and I started the oven for the pizza.  I cut each one in half and cooked both kinds and will do the same with the other halves.  I got the Canadian which has ham, pineapple and some ground beef on it.  Bill got pepperoni with mushrooms.  The crust was super thin which made it all the better to me.

I checked the Robin’s nest.  It so neat to watch dad as he stands guard on the ground and lets her know it is safe to bring food back to the babies, then she takes off again and hunts another bug or worm.

So that’s our story for today and tomorrow could be a whole new adventure!