Day 16 Tues- Following the Lake!

It’s raining and miserable so how blessed were we to have seen the falls yesterday and the day before for me in full sunlight a true delight and a true blessed moment in time…….
Up for our last Brekky at the BnB….today was Frittata with, a zucchini bread, hime made strawberry comport, creamy butter….hot coffee ☕️ yogurt, cereal and fruit 🍌 choices, my goodness…..it was very tasty what ever part we ate….although personally fir me I loved yesterday Brekky better….

Packed up, car loaded, we are heading off home to Tim and Jess’s separately from them, John through we might explore our way along the lake as much as was possible to get back to Kitchener…

Our first stop was at the place where Fort George was situated here around 1796 in Niagara on the Lake it was facing across the Lake to Fort Niagara across the Lake in the US …..A battle between the 2 forces in 1813 saw Fort George destroyed. a little history below…..

(History of Fort George
After turning over Fort Niagara to the Americans in 1796 in accordance with Jay's Treaty of 1794, the British began construction of a fortification on the west side of the Niagara River to secure their interests in Upper Canada. By 1802, the construction of Fort George was complete. The fort's outer defenses included six large bastions and a palisade wall encircled by a dry ditch. Log blockhouses, kitchens, a hospital, workshops, barracks, officers' quarters and a stone powder magazine were constructed inside the walls.
Standing guard over Navy Hall and transportation along the Niagara River, Fort George served as the headquarters for the Centre Division of the British Army during the War of 1812. Major General Sir Isaac Brock served at Fort George until his death at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812. Brock and his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell, were interred in the northeast bastion at the fort following the battle. Their remains were later relocated to the first Brock Monument in 1824.
On the morning of May 25, 1813, batteries at Fort Niagara and along the American side of the Niagara River unleashed a devastating artillery bombardment on Fort George. Almost every building within the fort was destroyed. Two days later, a large American invading force landed west of the mouth of the Niagara River. The town of Niagara was turned into a battlefield as the Americans pushed towards Fort George. British and militia forces put up stiff resistance, but were heavily outnumbered. Around noon, the order was given to retreat, and the British retired to Burlington Heights (located in present-day Hamilton, Ontario).)

While we were looking at the Huge Carn at where it’s site was near Lake Ontario a man in his car noticed us and decided he wanted a chat friend,y bloke…..we got back into the car after he asked where I was from and wished us a good holiday…then came over knocked on the car window and proceeded to tell us about the true position of where Fort George was really situated…not here…but further up the Lake…not far up mind you he said and they have found graves of US soldiers buried there…but it’s not advertised….he was as pleased as punch time share his story with us….
We said our goodbyes then set off down the road….going past beautiful homes and neat as pin gardens….everyone takes so much pride in their garden which they most only have for 4-5 months max a year…compared to our all year gardens….
Next we found ourselves at the canals just past all the vineyards …as we drove over a huge bridge over the canal…we had stopped to look at a massive ship mored in the habit close the Hwy….next thing the whole bridge was being lifted…we thought maybe a ship would come though the lock, but sadly that didn’t happen must have just been a drill…still amazing to see it happen…Port Weller was this spot…
After all the excitement of watching the budge we headed to the next place was along the lake we ended up in a car park next to a massive marina….Port Dalhousie was this pretty spot….then we duck and weaved in and out of beautiful homes and gorgeous gardens….my goodness so many homes backed into the Lake what sights they must behold….

Our next adventure in and out of streets which ended up being like a maze was Grimsby ……not sure how we ended up in amongst cutest little homes I have seen…..like lolly homes pretty soft pastel colours pinks, with yellow trims, lilac with white and purple trim, light blue with Lila and darker blue trim….. I don’t know what the area was called but it looked like fairy book story cover with these pretty and brightly coloured homes….

We followed the Lake all the way to along the Hwy we were on the local roads that ran next to the main Hwy, so we could duck in off the main service road to see the different areas if they sprung up along the lake…
We headed into Hamilton and started the GPS to find us Hutch’s Diner on the beach…. eventually it did….this area is being developed with huge high rise accommodation along the Lake areas and heaps of new housing estates….it had me beat what everyone dies with so many new developments…..the poor GPS was totally lost with roads shit down or blocked off….we eventually found our Diner and yep just like the movies….it really was like stepping back in time and so was the food…very taste and flavourless like it was made years ago and just served….anyway the atmosphere was sort the stop….Then we headed west to Brentford away from the Lake…..seeing lots of new homes nothing much to see here so drive straight through….onto Cambridge which had a River running through it….we drive through the CBD which they call Downtown ha ha again itching exciting then headed to see the river which had a lovely little steel bridge going across it…we went for a walk half way across it and took a few pics…hopped back into the car to make our way home to Tim and Jess’s at Kitchener….Tim must have wondered what happened to us so he texted just to check we were still making our way back…
It as great to look around just taking our time exploring….probably missed the main sights in each place but we were more than happy to just get a feel of each p,ave as we drive through…

Tim and Jess had made dough for Pizzas before they left so hime made Pizza’s it was fir dinner very yummy light crust and so tasty… Phoenix who had been in Dogo Care for the 3 days away must have been exhausted….Tim had to bath him as he stuck…and poor little fella just slept all that partying has caught up….Read more