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| Footbridge over East Two Creeks |
To start our day we hop on our bikes and check out some bike trails in Wheatley Provincial Park. We cross the footbridge over East Two Creeks, which leads us to Lake Erie.
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| Lake Erie |
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| East Two Creeks |
We follow the trail around and eventually end up across from our RV.
We are in a really nice campsite, right on the water and so many birds. Kind of sad these lovely spots are really places to sleep that we don't spend a lot of time in.
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| Tomato field |
Once again we are off for the day poking about taking in sights along the way to Windsor. This area is such a huge growing belt of Canada. Huge fields of corn, tomatoes and some crops we don't even know what they are.
Our first stop is at Colasantis, a huge greenhouse with all sorts of colorful wears. Pumpkin season is here
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| 92 year old owner in red over my shoulder |
The owner of Colasantis is turning 92 today and he's handing out donuts. I pick my pumpkin as I am going to make soup :)
Next stop is Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery. We are travelling the wine route today so lots to choose from. We pick this one as it has nice views of Lake Erie.
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| Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery |
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| Elegant bottling |
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| We share 4 big bold red wines. |
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| Wine tasting and flatbread snack :) |
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| Grapes still growing on the vine |
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| Fort Malden on the Detroit River - War of 1812 site |
On to Fort Malden National Historic Site in Amherstburg. It was a vital British military post serving as a stronghold on the Detroit River and the site of a key alliance between British General Isaac Brock and Shawnee Chief Tecumseh during the War of 1812. They had a military pact to oppose American expansion and their combined forces achieved a significant victory against a larger American army.
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Tecumseh prepared to die for his lands.
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| Painting of ships up the Detroit River |
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| Will from the visitors center |
Today the fort features surviving historic buildings footings, the 1820 Barracks and the restored Hough House (Federal Historical Building), which has a visitors center.
This young man is playing his viola as we are leaving so we stop and have such a nice conversation with him. He is working on manually deciphering journals from various sources of the War of 1812. Very interesting young man.
He even plays more viola for us :)
Further down the road we finally make it to Windsor.
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| City of Detroit on the other side of the river |
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Hiram Walker headquarters here
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Windsor was the rum-running capital of North America during the US Prohibition era in the 1920's. The proximity of Windsor with tons of legal distilleries, right across the Detroit River to the dry state of Michigan made it a prime location for bootleggers to meet the massive demands. Apparently very dangerous times back then.
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| JP Wisers also headquarters here in Windsor |
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| Beautiful homes along the river front drive |
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| Armando's Pizza - recommended by Todd a work associate of Chris's |
The Windsor Yacht Club is right by our restaurant so we take a stroll along the water. Lots of boats here.
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| Last glimpse of Detroit across the Detroit River |
It's been a great day of exploration but now we have to head for home, which is about 1.5 hours away. Don't much like being on the roads in the dark.
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