(VIDEO) Flying over the Elora Gorge

When I visited Canada in 2013 I did a search for microlight airfields/schools in southern Ontario and in particular near Stratford with the hopes of visiting one. The closest I found was near Elora, about 75 km NE of Stratford which also has a natural attraction where the Grand River has carved a gorge through a short portion of its course. We visited the Elora Gorge in 2013 but didn't get to visit the flight school as they requested being contacted before hand to visit as the field is on a private farm.

Grand Trunk Rail Trail in St. Marys

Sunday morning dawned a lot brighter than Saturday with its rain, winds and thunderstorms which caused concern as I had booked a flight in a microlight aircraft in the late afternoon.

To while away the time, we drove out to a small village nearby called St Marys

Welcome Rain on Saturday

Abby Cat went browsing around the tables

It's been a very hot and humid week back in Stratford, and in fact over most of southern Ontario.
Some rain fell during Friday night which comes as a welcome relief after weeks of searing heat in Ontario. The province has suffering it's seventh heatwave this summer, and by heatwave I can say it's hot. The temperature has often gone up to and over 30ºC and that's only what I've observed since I arrived here in mid July.

With heavy black clouds blowing in from the Great Lakes area to the south west, the next door neighbours took a chance and held a yard sale on their driveway. They had quite a good turnout but had to scramble for cover around midday when the heavens opened. 

Bargain Shopping in Wellesley

Today Glynis, Brad and I went bargain hunting at K&K Liquidation and Auctions out in the country, about 25 kilometres north east of Stratford. When we walked in I took one look at the crowd of people rummaging through clothes racks, household appliances, groceries, TVs and other stuff and thought this place is not for me.  But I wandered through the place, just looking at what they had and avoiding as many people as I could.

Monday Morning Mill Pond

There's hardly a breath of wind this morning as ducks, geese and noisy gulls go about their morning food patrols. The ever-present gulls. I have even seen a whole harvested wheat field full of them just standing there doing nothing.
Today is our last day at Lion's Head and we'll be packing up the trailer then heading back to Stratford.

Windy Sunday

During the night a chilly northerly wind came up blowing straight into Lion's Head bay causing the lake water to lap quite loudly against the stony shore and making the ducks and geese bob up and down on the water. Although the sky is clear, the wind is cool.

Our plan today is to revisit the walk along the top of the escarpment to the lion's head and hopefully find it this time.

Sauble Beach Car Expo

Kitty is still at large in the roof in Waterfall.
Today they are going to get someone in to catch her. I wait anxiously for news.

There was a car expo today in Sauble Beach about 30 km south east of Lion's Head so we went to see them.
There was an assortment of vintage cars on display and for sale on the wide, flat beach on the edge of Georgian Bay. Brad, Bruce and I walked through the rows of vehicles while Glynis walked the dog in the street, as dogs weren't allowed on that part of the beach.

We were stopped by a municipal law enforcement officer and told to go back. I was told by someone we were lucky we weren't given a C$200 fine!
There was a huge selection of cars on display and one car in particular caught Bruce's attention.

We stopped at a coffee shop later and saw the same lady office strutting very purposefully up the street and then again down the opposite side, this time marking car's wheels in 2 hour limit parking spaces. Cops earn their wages here!