Day 18, July 14, 2007

Day 18, Saturday, July 14, 2007.
We got up about 6:30 am with the idea of getting an early start. Willa wanted to shower before we left Cathy’s place and I wanted to fix the shower in the motorhome. A couple of days ago I went to have a shower and I heard a crack and looked down and I had cracked the bottom of the shower which put an end to showering in the motorhome. Luckily I had just started to shower and it was a matter of drying off and not rinsing shampoo out. The crack was right at the bottom of the shower on the floor so any water would run out under the shower and I didn’t need that cleanup. I had bought an epoxy patch kit to try and do the job. I got the patching done from underneath the shower, there is a large access panel in the hallway so access was easy. The job went well and will try it in the next day or so. Before we left Cathy’s, she gave us a tour of her house (over 100 years old) she bought about 2 1/2 years ago. What a neat house, like a doll house. We said our goodbyes to Cathy and we are off, right after we find a Tim Horton’s for Willa’s coffee. Now we are off, have a pretty easy drive to Bob’s house, about 64 miles, all good roads even though they are all backroads. But before Bob and Mary Ann’s house we stopped at the Hamilton Farmers Market. We missed our turn off the freeway and ended up driving through an industrial area, reminded me of Christmas Eve “not a creature was stirring not even a mouse”. Breakdown here and you could wait a long time for someone to come by. Took a bit of maneuvering but we found it and got parked. Most of the time it’s not finding what you are looking for, it’s trying to find a parking space. I need 34 feet with the bikes on behind. Little hard to find that space and especially downtown. The Hamilton Market - over 186 vendors in a huge two floor building. Just about any kind of vegetable you can imagine, plus spices, fruits and more. Hamilton seems to have a very diverse population and it showed up in the selection of vegetables you could buy. We pulled into Bob and Mary Ann’s about 3:00 pm. Bob insisted on taking us on a tour of Campbellville and Milton. Milton is distinguished as the fastest growing community in Canada. You should see the track housing they are building. Now they are going to pre-build the houses on site, like a mobile home factory then haul them to the lot. Bob cooked a nice roast beef dinner. Bob’s grandson Douglas and Bob’s mother-in-law Billy joined us for dinner. Both real nice people. Well, off to bed and hope for an early start tomorrow. Want to be in Kingston and start the Rideau Canal tomorrow,
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