"I'm so excited!"
We thought we'd stay and check out Kingston for a while. This was a much more developed place in comparison to ones we saw along the way. We were going to see Wolfe Island, put the car on the ferry, and then head over. But we couldn't find the ferry port and ended up at Fort Henry and the Royal Military College of Canada instead.
Unfortunately, we missed the boat. Actually, the boat left four minutes early. We found our way back from Fort Henry, drove up to the ferry schedule, saw the time, and feeling lucky for being just in time, we drove into the parking lot as we heard the ferry toot his horn and putter away.
So we waited for the next ferry and wandered along downtown to pass the time. There, we found an antique bazaar selling all sorts of really nice stuff. (and some not so nice stuff) and I made some additions to my luggage. hehe. By then, we decided to give up on Wolfe island altogether and had lunch at a nearby restaurant. Plus, we asked around, and they said Wolfe island was pretty, but kind of boring unless you enjoyed birdwatching.
1. treasures! 2. lunch!
From here on, we decided to take the 401 towards Toronto (instead of the scenic route) and stop at anything interesting being advertised along the way. We left Kingston and entered Odessa because we saw a sign saying Cheese Factory, and Pottery. Hoping to see a real cheese factory, it was nothing but a little store selling cheese. And the pottery? Was also just a small pottery store selling handmade pottery items. (we were hoping for a wheel). After that, we never stopped again at a Cheese Factory sign, because it probably doesn't have a giant circle of cheese rolling in it.
door to Wilton's Pottery
door to Wilton's Pottery
We drove through Napanee as well. There was nothing there. Just a small town like any other. We were hoping to find something Avril Levigne in it, but nope.
Along the Algonquin Reserve, is a sign that says Tyendinaga Cavern and Caves. When we found the place for it, we drove in and kept driving until the road became steep and things were not looking right. So we parked the car and walked.. and walked.. and didn't find anything either. Finally a construction truck came by and asked us what we were doing there, (and asked if we were from Toronto, haha) and we innocently explained to him that we wanted to find the caves.
1. cave entrance
Our next stop was Trent, but we were distracted by the castle spires in the distance off the highway. I had heard from someone before that it was $1 soft serve ice cream. So we went to see for ourselves. In fact, it was a giant dairy in the form of a castle! Inside there was a selection of ice cream flavors, and soft serve and parfaits and sundaes and milkshakes. We bought a single double cone of soft serve and it was huge and extremely milky..not like creamy, but more like very milky. Finishing it was a mission and the ice cream was not $1.
We stopped along Trenton as well, but did not know what to expect. As we approached the end of the road, we saw a bunch of fighter jets and my friend got super excited and so we made a stop. We tried to avoid museums because they weren't as adventurous as outdoor photo opportunities, so this was the only museum we visited. Too bad we didn't go to the CFB, (I don't even know if its possible?) I'm still not sure where the CFB was, or what it looked like.
Well apparently, the caves were closed, and we were going in the wrong direction. If we kept on going, we would have just hit a dead end (or be eaten by a bear, or axed by an aboriginal). The man returned with a pamphlet about the caves and let us see the entrance. His wife was not happy to see us.
1. cave entrance
We stopped along Trenton as well, but did not know what to expect. As we approached the end of the road, we saw a bunch of fighter jets and my friend got super excited and so we made a stop. We tried to avoid museums because they weren't as adventurous as outdoor photo opportunities, so this was the only museum we visited. Too bad we didn't go to the CFB, (I don't even know if its possible?) I'm still not sure where the CFB was, or what it looked like.
"PLANES!" he exclaimed. "Did I ever tell you I always wanted to be a fighter pilot when I was a kid?"
Before our last stop (second last if you count Toronto as the last) we visited the Big Apple in Colborne. It's always been exciting to pass by it en route to Ottawa, so I was kind of thrilled to be there.
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1. heading in, feeling like James and the Giant Peach 2. at the top!
Did you know, you can enter the apple and climb to the very top? The apple is actually made of concrete, and inside is the history of the Canadian apple -McIntosh. And for the record, the apple pies there are not tasty. You get to choose your own pie from a little shelf and then you have to MICROWAVE it yourself before you eat it. Maybe a lot of customers enjoy their apple pie cold. Oh, and another crazy thing we noticed was that all the cash registers used iMacs. I suppose it was intending to be punny, (and costly)
Finally, we reached Cobourg. We also drove through the rest of Colbourne because we weren't sure which was the one with the lighthouse. (It's Cobourg) This was our last stop before driving straight into Toronto. We skipped through Oshawa, Ajax, Pickering and Whitby.
Too bad the weather was cold and windy and not as sunny as the day before. But I suppose this is typical seaside-- I mean lakeside, weather.
"Heading home"
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