Yesterday, after breakfast, we headed out on our trip to Sebright, Ontario. We had chosen this as our “trip to wherever” destination by simply each pointing to a spot on the map and then marking the place halfway between. It just happened to be Senright.
We arrived there about an hour later and, as we figured, it was just a tiny hamlet with a General Store and half a dozen houses. We stopped and went inside the store to check it out.
It was one of this traditional establishments, with everything you could possibly think of for sale and also the local post office.
We bought a few things there then continued on our way heading toward Kirkfield where we stopped to look at the Kirkfield lift lock, part of the Trent Severn Waterway. This was built in 1900 and took seven years to complete. Since then, it has undergone several improvements including the introduction of electric controls.
Between the lift lock and the village of Kiirkfield, we took a couple of small side roads that were very much on the rough side. On the second one, we noticed a herd of beef cattle grazing in the distance, so we stopped to have a look.
As soon as I got out of the car, they began to head toward me.
At first it was a slow walk, but soon they began to speed up and run. Jane, who was still inside the car, got very alarmed. She thought they might jump the flimsy split-rail fence, so she began tugging at my belt loop as I stood trying to shoot a video. Then she started to drive off without me hoping I would jump back in. Watch the video
We then went to the little town of Coboconk where they have the smallest jail in Canada. Only two cells.
We had lunch in Coboconk and then completed the final
leg of our “trip to wherever”, arriving home at about 3:30pm.
Around six, we went over to my Cousin George’s place for a great dinner and to meet his friend from Jordan, Mohammed, who works for Habitat for Humanity over there.
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