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Prince Edward County Trip – 13-14th
September
5 cars and
their owners congregated at the Brewed Awakenings
Coffee shop in Merrickville for an 8:45 AM start. We headed south and
west
using country back roads down to the Loyalist Parkway, stopping en
route for a
pit stop and stopping again on the Parkway. We then carried on to the
end of
the Parkway at the Glenora Ferry and crossed on the ferry to Prince
Edward
County. There we headed to our lunch rendezvous with the Duke of
Marysburgh pub
stopping en route at the Lake on a Mountain. After an enjoyable lunch
we headed
eastward a few kilometers to visit a Cider-making facility before
back-tracking
to the Black River Cheese outlet for tasting and acquisition of mature
cheeses
and ice-cream consumption. After visiting this location we took a
scenic drive
through the villages of Milford, and Cheery Valley and the small town
of
Bloomfield, heading up to Huffs and The Grange Wineries. After sampling
some of
their fare in moderation we headed over to Sandbanks winery by request
so Marc
could see if he could find a wine he had tried previously – and he
did!! From
there it was back to Picton and our overnight motel – The Picton Harbor
Inn.
After hors d’euvres provided by the
Robertsons on the harbor front we walked into town and found a pleasant
restaurant for the evening.
On Sunday we
split into two groups –one group heading to a
model railway exhibit while the other continued the tour – and after
missing
out on the Wellington chocolatier (they were closed) we found their
chocolate
at the Rosehall Run Winery, where we were given a tour by the
proprietor. After
this we headed eastwards across the County, stopping at a Brewery, then
on to
the ferry and a return drive to Ottawa, again by back roads, and with a
stop in
Westport.
The weather
cooperated well with two beautiful albeit
somewhat cloudy, days and no rain to speak of until we were within 5 km
of home
at the end – then the skies opened!!!
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