June 29

June 29, 2004

DAY 12

 

 

Another sunny, warm day ! Left Rondeau Provincial Park this morning and drove east on

Hwy. 3 following the north shore of Lake Erie. Last September when we attended the Escapees Ontario Chapter Fall Rally we drove through Port Stanley, and wanted to see it again. Port Stanley is a quaint, little fishing village. Drove through town, and parked in the beach parking lot. Walked back up the main street about a block, stopping in 2 fish stores whose back doors open onto the fishing boat wharf. Bought fresh pickerel for supper tomorrow, some frozen pickerel for another time, some smoked whitefish for lunch tomorrow, and a special treat to share with my sister's family when we get to Winnipeg.

We need to clean out the fridge before we cross into the United States on Thursday, and apparently fish in the freezer will be allowed, while beef and chicken will not.

Decided to splurge and have a restaurant lunch at a little fish and chip shop beside the fish stores. WOW ! Fresh ! Had battered, deep fried pickerel with cole slaw and fries. Joanne had yellow perch with cole slaw and fries. She decided it's the best fish and chips she's ever had.

Bought some groceries after lunch and hit the road again. Stopped in Tillsonburg at a PET VALU to buy dry cat food, and Wal Mart for everything else we needed. Onward !

Arrived at Rock Point Provincial Park by 7:00 P.M.. Set up, fed the cats, walked down to take a look at the beach. Strong wind, high waves ... rather cold on the beach. Back to the trailer to prepare supper. Turned my back for a fraction of a second, and in the blink of an eye, Toby is under one side of the dining room table scarfing down my piece of pickerel left over from lunch, while Teddy is under the other side of the table scarfing down my smoked whitefish. As I type this, I look over to see Teddy sleeping upside down on his Drop & Flop bed, looking like ... well ... a very contented kitty who has just had smoked whitefish for dessert.

DSK