Oh Canada...

July 23, 2015

Being in Canada for the last 4 days, a few things I've noticed, and, of course, these could just be coincidence: Canadian drivers, (at least in Ontario) are not horrible drivers, but not great. They either drive really slow or really fast, and the slow ones don't pull over when in passing lanes.
Of all the places we've stayed the wi-fi has been noticeably better in Canada.
 The TV choices seem a lot better with more educational choices.
The food in the midwest was pretty boring and lacked vegetables, Ontario hasn't been a whole lot better, the main cuisine seems to be fish and chips.

We have breakfast at The Dockside, where we ate last night. Brooke was our waitress last night and is here this morning. Last night the restaurant was packed and Brooke and one other girl handled the entire place keeping everyone served and happy, a hard task, since there are 16 tables and a bar! This morning Brooke takes care of breakfast by herself. I have Peameal and eggs, Peameal is what we call Canadian Bacon in the States, only much better. While waiting, we watch several boats go through the locks, looks like having a houseboat could be fun.

We have a really nice day riding, perfect weather and great roads that meander around the Kawatha Lakes and then small back roads through rural farmland. Speed limit still 50, but in talking with a few locals, they tell us the police don't really enforce it unless you're pushing it. And they say motorcycles never get stopped...  So later in the day I'm doing 68 or so in a 50 and pass a cop parked on my side. He pulls out behind me, no lights, he follows me for a while a ways back, I'm keeping it at 65 (testing my new found information) still no lights, and he's gone, phew...
We end up at a nice little B&B, The King Orchard Inn, on the Saint Lawrence River in the town of Brockville. Brendan, the owner, offers us a glass of wine on the porch as he gives us a little history of the town and recommends a few pubs and restaurants. The Inn is perfect, clean and close to town.
We walk down to a nice park by the water and into town, actually a small city. This is the largest city we've stayed in. It is an old seaport with lots of old, well kept buildings, and lots of history. Large cargo ships pass close by. I think I'd like to spend more time all along the St. Lawrence... next time.