This weekend's breakfasts was courtesy of the hotel and the basket of goods that were in the room every morning included bread, juice, fruit, etc. At around 10am, we left the room to explore the town and to allow housekeeping do its job. The conditions outside were very windy and somewhat chilly. We walked in the direction of Lake Erie and even made it to the beach which was mere minutes from the inn. Despite the uncooperative weather there were a couple of brave souls in the water, albeit in wetsuits, waiting for a wave to surf on.
Jackson's Fish Market.
From the beach we walked from shop to shop including art galleries, bakeries, souvenir stores etc. Pretty much anywhere we went this weekend was within shouting distance of where we were staying. Just before noon we ended up at the train station where we inquired about train rides.
Port Stanley train station.
We ended up buying tickets for the 1:30 ride. The two car train took us on a few kilometer ride through the back country of Elgin County. We rode in the closed car (open was an option too but the weather wasn't ideal) to a station called Whytes Park which consisted of nothing more than a snowplow engine and an old circus car sitting on the sidelines.
Circus car.
I should also mention that the tour guide was a retired engineer that worked for CN for many years including a stint in Sudbury. From the train station we explored more of the town by visiting a local pizza joint Godfather's and an ice cream shop. In the evening, we again went out for supper to nearby Mickey's boathouse where in addition to a fine dinner we were entertained by a pair of local musicians, Mike & Michelle, playing their acoustic versions of well known classics like "Turn the Page", "Brown Eyed Girl", etc.
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