Day 49 Sun-Brekky Joy, Bridge delights!

I had an opportunity to have a sleep in today but my old mind as soon as 5am hit I was tossing and turning trying to pretend I wasn’t awake when I really was….John’s chopping forrest down sound finished any plan of a good sleep anyway so up I got…

I was well and truly caught up on all everything and was just killing time until Judy picked me up to go for breakfast,..At apparently the best breakfast in Town restaurant… and my glory was there such a choice it was unreal….

Judy and I chatted none stop the time for us went so quickly,,,it was a shock when John walked in on us…he was worried I didn’t get his texts and had worked out I probably could have been waiting for him when he realised he was sending all his texts to me to the wrong phone number he worked out ….🤔😂😂😂😂! Anyway as it turned out….yes he did have the wrong phone number 😂😂😂 ! Judy and I sadly said our goodbyes, I can only pray one day we get to meet face to face again…. We still have online contact of seeing each other so that’s a bonus.,,

I met John and we headed to the covered bridge at Woolwich is just out of Kitchener Waterloo….. The West Montrose Covered Bridge is Ontario’s last remaining covered bridge. Located in Woolwich Township, the bridge has a 198-foot span across the Grand River.
Built in 1881, visitors come from all over the world to experience this picturesque and unique bridge. The roof over the bridge protects the large timbers and trusses from the elements; this is also the reason the bridge is still standing after more than 100 years. It is also the reason it is often referred to as “The Kissing Bridge”, as early horse and buggy drivers would sneak a kiss while driving through the sheltered bridge.
The structure is still used by pedestrians, buggy traffic and vehicles weighing less than three tonnes for crossing the river. Since 1998, it has been owned and maintained by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The West Montrose Covered Bridge was designated as a Provincial Historic Site in August 1960. In 2007, the Township of Woolwich designated it as being of cultural heritage value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The bridge is also listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. In 2018, the structure was one of the eight recognized under the region’s Heritage Bridge Recognition Program.

The whole village had such a tranquil atmosphere was just so lovely to visit…sadly all the residents must be over lookers because every yard has a sign to keep our private trespasses not welcome… people are rude when coming to places like this, but also the residents happen to live in an area of a well known and well looked at sight….the whole area was just unreal…seeing camping spots further up the creek well and truly covered in campers, also looked so peaceful…a bit jealous of the great camping spot by the edge of this lovely river running through the village area…

From here we headed back to Elmira a quaint little town that as it turned out once we parked we had been here with Tim and Jess when we went to Prince Edward County ……
Anyway found a good coffee spot had morning tea, then headed back to our limited hotel room…we had an exciting lunch of a left over chicken burger from Burger King… it was ok…because we had bought 3 large tubs of cherries at the markets yesterday we are still, gorging on these and I am sure for a few days to come…

On our way back to the hotel on some of the back roads were Mennonite families in their horse and buggies heading back l from church…heading out there we had spotted a couple heading to church, one lady in her outfit was walking up the main road…so strange to see these people dressed in bygone era clothing and living as they do a simple life so they say….it dies have me intrigued indeed

Also we have noted on Speakers corner under the Glockenspiel Clock area where is Kitchener, Ontario has a small area designated as Speakers' Corner on the northwest corner of King and Benton Street. It has existed since the mid-1980s…. We have seen about 3 men spruiking there… it’s look like men of Christian Background I could hear the giving Bible references…none seem to have anyone listening…apparently A Speakers' Corner is an area where open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed. Apparently even Australia has a couple…been funny seeing how animated a couple have been really getting into it….

A restful arvo then we did our heads in looking for accommodation for the next part of our trip…accommodation in Canada is just so expensive….and doing this next part must be even more popular because the prices are through the roof…I am sure the boys will be paying for our Canadian accomodation long after we die 😢😢😢 it’s really over priced but people are paying for it or they wouldn’t keep going…after 3 hrs we had about 4 lots locked in trying to find accommodation that fits our budget is hard… as it is it’s over what we would normally pay….
Depressed about the cost factor…we headed to dinner to the Japanese restaurant near our hotel…it was simple tasty and healthy…..worth the visit…
Another day done… rest with adventure what more could you ask for…Read more