Day 5. Weather Forecast: 100% chance of rain.
We'd been saving some indoor activities for the Proverbial Rainy Day. Proverbial Rainy Days really do happen. Yesterday was ours! First on the list was a short trip east to the Lost Villages Museum in Long Sault.
Canadians that we are, we instinctively stand in lines to view signs. No blocking anyone's view here. Wonder what would happen if there were 20 people?
The Lost Villages Museum is a collection of homes saved from the damming and flooding of the St. Lawrence River in the 1950's. Complete villages had to be moved to higher ground. The schoolhouse brought back memories for all of us. Like the word "scribbler". Totally had forgotten that in school we were issued lined newsprint booklets to practise our printing and writing skills. Diane found a desk that was just right for her. Looks like she is happy that that search is over.
As the storm clouds gathered, we took refuge in the church.
There they are, the gathering storm clouds.
Someone got the bright idea of eating our picnic lunches at the handy picnic tables there. Eight people = great ideas.
Our second Rainy Day destination was Ontario Power Generation's Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre. By the time we got there, the winds were picking up.
And, the clouds were rolling in.
They've done a great job of documenting the history of the damming of the St. Lawrence. It truly is an engineering marvel. The visitor centre is well worth seeing.
It was nice to see sensitivity to the role our native folks played in this part of the province. Not all stories are happy or positive ones, but it looks like steps are being taken to include the native perspective.
To me, it looks like it was windy back in the day when this belt was created too.
On the way home everyone kept a lookout for a restaurant with indoor dining. This part of the province is sparsely populated, so restaurants are slim pickings.
By the looks of the sky back at the campground, we would need indoor dining.
Ominous clouds gathered in the north and headed towards us......
..... and dumped!
We'd spotted a Mexican/German restaurant in Ingleside called Sol de Acapulco. Who can say "no" to a Mexican/German combination????? A table for 8 had been booked and at dinner, Ruth the booker became the star of the show. After our delicious dinners, the owner (now Ruth's new best friend) visited our table offering "Holy Water". The icing on the cake of the day - holy water for everyone who was not driving.
It didn't impress Ruth at all.
Like many places and people in Eastern Ontario, it took a bit of effort to uncover all of this restaurant's features. On their website, menus are kept under the "Gallery" tab. Who knew?
Sponsor? Rain.
Without our sponsor we never would have had this day.
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