Well Dressed Cruise

Today we took a drive out to Kingstown about two hours from Ottawa along the St. Lawrence river at the mouth of Lake Ontario. Sarah had been to Kingston a couple of times previously with her parents and wanted to show me the nice little town. We had a wander around the high street, the market and the cathedral and then had lunch at the micro-brewery, where they brew beers with names like Dragon’s Breath Ale and Pooh’s Beer.

After lunch we took the three hour boat cruise of the 1000 islands, home of the salad dressing. The cruise was interesting as the commentator pointed out some the islands history as a strategic location during the 1812 war and as a great place to run bootleg liquor to the States during prohibition. It was beautiful when we got into the waterways between the smaller islands. Some of the islands were only a few feet square, just big enough for one luxury house. It might have been all the fresh air or maybe it was just all too much for her, because Sarah had a little sleep on the boat!

Sarah’s Aunt and Uncle have recently moved to a house just outside Kingston and after the cruise we dropped by for a nice dinner and to see their new place. It is lovely and is huge and very green at the moment! We had just finished dinner when the lights went out and we heard a crack of thunder. We decided it was time to head home and we managed to stay ahead of the storm (even though we stopped for hot chocolate on the way!).