Recently, my husband and I took a few days off  for a  get-away. We marked our place on the map, made some calls and a reservation for a Bed and Breakfast. I might mention that we’d had two family weddings in a relatively short space of time. I felt the need to get away for a bit and my husband was for it. We’d  head for Lindsay, Ontario.

 

While we had planned to go to a certain B & B near Lindsay,  I learned that the couple would be away, and so we looked for another place to stay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We booked two nights at Melton’s LightHouse B & B, right in Lindsay.

Off the 401 on some scenic winding roads

…and plenty of trees with coloured leaves like this one, across from our friend’s home.

Unfortunately, I don’t have photos of the Shaw’s lovely property, but we were treated to a delicious dinner at their beautiful home. We caught up on their news as Janice did on ours, including looking at photos from the latest wedding in our family.

The next morning,  after a delicious breakfast at our B & B, we did some shopping in Lindsay. My cousin, Tom, called to invite us not only on our planned visit, but for a drive north of Lindsay and dinner at their home as well.

Lift lock on the Severn River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom and Carolyn, our hosts for the afternoon and evening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My husband and I dressed for the weather

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A stop at the park in Bobcaygeon where we watched the ducks swimming around and took a few pictures
When we returned to their home, we had a delicious dinner with pulled pork on a bun and some salad, then apple crisp for dessert. Carolyn is a good cook! We visited awhile, remembered stories when we were children, when our families visited together. And we  looked at wedding photos and chatted more until it was time for our good-byes. We had a good visit and know that it will be awhile until we see them again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathryn and Frank, owners of Melton’s Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast in Lindsay.

Thursday morning, our hostess, Kathryn, made some delicious pancakes for our breakfast. We sat and visited afterwards, covering everything from being grandparents to industry that’s been (and gone) from their community. When it was time to check out, we asked if we could take their picture.
We had a whole day ahead of us and did a little looking around uptown Lindsay before setting off for home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Store fronts on the main street in Lindsay

Angle parking is something  we haven’t seen in awhile, the kind of parking that’s easier than parallel, but only works on wide streets such as theirs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historic buildings

 

…and a little shopping, supporting local artists.

 

 

Then over to Memorial Park, where we checked out some old trains.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and on out of town. Bye, Lindsay. It’s been good visiting.

 

We had several stops along the way home, but I’ll save those for another post.