Day 14 - Sight Seeing
Our friend took us for breakfast and then took us sightseeing south of the area where he lives. We travelled many back county roads and saw prosperous farms. As we continued along, I started to recognize villages that we had recently ridden through on our motorcycle. I recognized areas where we had found some geocaches. Our travels on this day with our friend took us to Oil Springs. We visited the Oil Museum which is on the site of the very first oil North America! As we climbed out of the car, all I could smell was oil. This was a great museum! We thoroughly enjoyed the experience. After going through the museum, we went on a wagon ride through an oil field that is still producing oil using the same techniques of the late 1800's!
After this marvelous experience, our friend took us to a craft beer pub in Sarnia. We had a flight of 8 beers. They were unremarkable but we enjoyed good conversation. The next stop on our friend's tour was Dairy Queen for a cold treat on a very hot day. Off we went again with only our friend knowing what was next on the day's agenda. We ended up taking a direct route to his home. We enjoyed a hearty steak dinner followed by another campfire. I was quite tired and my day ended around 9:30.
DAY 15 Lambton Shores to Port Dover
After going out for breakfast with our friend, we were "on the road again". The Goldwing took us down several secondary roads en route to Port Dover. I did find the country song On The Road Again going through my head on this very hot day. We arrived at our destination around 4 p.m. We checked into our Airbnb lodging which was on the main street. This meant we could walk to wherever we wanted to go. On our way to The Beach House for dinner, we stopped to find a geocache along the way. For dinner I enjoyed Port Dover perch and a local blueberry beer made in Langton. We relaxed with a view of Lake Erie while we ate dinner. The sun was beginning to set and the water was full of beautiful, soft hues of blue, pink and purple. The lake was calm as the last of the pleasure boats came back to the harbour. After dinner, we meandered around the town while looking for more geocaches. Again, I was tired and Hubby and I returned to our lodging where we watched some television. Then I settled in for a good night's sleep.
DAY 16 - Port Dover to Port Rowan to Hanover
After breakfast at a local diner, we packed up The Goldwing and went geocaching around Port Dover before heading out. We took the scenic Water Front Trail to Port Rowan. We had made arrangements to visit with my mom's cousin who has been one of my supporters throughout the years of fighting lymphoma. We had a lovely warm visit filled with refreshments and lots of fun. Before I knew it, Hubby indicated it was time to return to the road. I found myself feeling teary eyed as we said our goodbyes.
We rode along secondary highways and county roads on our way to Hanover. We went through through Woodstock, Tavistock, Palmerston and arrived in Hanover around 6:30. We checked into our motel and then went for dinner across the road at the racetrack. Although there were no races this night, we saw a horse being taken around the track while the driver seemed to be timing the horse. We visited the slots after dinner but we were not big winners. We returned to our motel and made plans for tomorrow.
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