Hagells Crossing Canada

August 27 - Leaving the Smiths
It was sad to pull away from the sunny retreat on East Lake where we found such enjoyment in doing nothing, some of us more than others, Dalton got a bit antsy, however, I truly enjoyed every second of every day. It helped that it was a bit rainy, we were expecting a downpour but it was just a faint drizzle.

We stopped at Casino Rama along the way, what a huge place, we were there for about 1 1/2 hours and we managed to get a free lunch out of it. Food was good and it was fun. Gave us a bit of relaxation before getting in the car again. We were about half way to our destination, Mildmay.

Didn't do too much for the next couple of days, Dalton built a gate on the back of the Hoegler property, hopefully it will prevent people from cutting through their yard. Hard to believe people still do that.

August 30 - Stratford on Avon (yes it's true)
We took a drive to Stratford, the home of Justin Beber (for those who are interested) and for those who are not, the Canadian home of the Shakespeare Theater Productions. There are several theaters there, they do have more than just Shakespeare, however, we wanted to see Henry V, it was at the Festival Theater, I think it is the most beautiful one in Stratford. The walk along the water (it really is the Avon River) was beautiful, people on paddle boats, tour boats, and loads of picnickers feeding the swans and ducks. The gardens are beautiful, the theater is laid out perfectly, no bad seats in the house. Some are just better than others. If you go at noon you can get rush tickets for that days performance at about 40% off, which we did. We were the second in line and we got really good seats. The performance was 3 hours long and we both really enjoyed it.

After the performance we toured the downtown area and found a really nice restaurant for a leisurely dinner, food was great. We left for home and just arrived after dusk, a beautiful day temperature was 27 degrees.