Port Hope is a nice place to visit, especially when you get to spend time with great people like Carl and Irene. Five of us made the trip down for the weekend: Dodie, Myles, Jo, Iain and me, ostensibly to watch the “Float Your Fanny” fun, but really to just talk and eat, which is what we do best.
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| His name is Dibbley, and he is C&I's neighbour. Isn't he adorable? |
The day was clear and a bit chilly, and we were happy to be on the sidelines watching, and not be participants in the race!
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| Really did need the hood. |
The race ran very slowly this year, probably as a result of the lower-than-usual water levels. We didn’t see anywhere near all of the entries. After watching for a while we headed home, stopping along the way to check out the fish ladder at the dam, where no salmon were jumping. Oh well.
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| These guys are getting their craft out of the river to portage around the dam. |
Port Hope is full of lovely old buildings and structures.
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| This mill is near the dam. |
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| The railway trestle is marked as being built in 1913! I wonder does anyone remember that this is their centennial? |
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| Just snapped it while we were driving by. |
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| Downtown Port Hope. Home of Ken Bell's store - awesome costume jewelry. |
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| Lots of very impressive churches in Port Hope. |
The view from the edge of Lake Ontario always humbles me: it could be an ocean, it looks so vast.
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| The water looks inviting. |
3 comments:
Seriously impressive ears on Dibbley - weekend sounds delightful!
I think my only times in Port Hope were as stops on the late night Toronto/Ottawa bus route.
I am sure it is much nicer in daylight at someplace other than the diner!
Jenny, we did enjoy it!
Brent, I didn't get to the diner, so I can't be sure, but I think so!
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