So on the Tuesday morning after the Labour Day Weekend, off we drove to a property near the small town of Hastings, about 45 minutes north-east of Cobourg, arriving in the mid-afternoon.
We soon realized that the house much more than we expected with two floors and multiple bedrooms, a lovely main room, a great kitchen (and BBQ outside) as well as the urban amenities of big screen TV etc.
The view from the deck looked down over two ponds as well as numerous trees and the sunsets we experienced were amazing. On our first night, a heron perched in a nearby pine for several minutes before heading on its way!
We soon realized that the house much more than we expected with two floors and multiple bedrooms, a lovely main room, a great kitchen (and BBQ outside) as well as the urban amenities of big screen TV etc.
We did a quick drive into the local town of Warksworth, which is quite interesting as it has an artist community associated with it, and then cooked up a dinner of BBQ chicken.
After dinner, we lounged outside in the thirty degree heat (Ontario had been undergoing a heat wave; we later found out the Tuesday was the hottest day of the summer in Toronto!) watching a little "Mr. Robot" on an Ipad and then just relaxing until just before midnight.
The next day, we drove back to Warksworth to shop at the local bakery, "Cara Mia", which had been closed the previous day. The wait was well worth it as the bread and buttertarts they produced were excellent! We also stopped at a local farm and bought some eggs which were wonderful with yolks of fiery orange as opposed to pale yellow.
We brought our cat, Isis, with us and as she had never been out of the city before, the trip was a bit of a "Bucket List" objective for us with her.
Although we were originally nervous bringing her (a two hour car ride for a cat that doesn't travel, a new house where dogs had been etc) she adapted quickly and on the first day she was eager to get outside and explore.
We ended up going on several walks with her around the property, during which she usually stayed close by us, and we also took her on walks with us down to sit by one of the ponds in her basket.
We played a little disc golf on the property one afternoon, making our own "pins" out of a shrub and a pole to shoot at, and we went on an hour long trek into the woods (without Isis) where we ended up having to double back on our path as the ATV trail we had been following disappeared.
All told we spent three great nights and two full days at the house and hope to be able to visit again.
After dinner, we lounged outside in the thirty degree heat (Ontario had been undergoing a heat wave; we later found out the Tuesday was the hottest day of the summer in Toronto!) watching a little "Mr. Robot" on an Ipad and then just relaxing until just before midnight.
The next day, we drove back to Warksworth to shop at the local bakery, "Cara Mia", which had been closed the previous day. The wait was well worth it as the bread and buttertarts they produced were excellent! We also stopped at a local farm and bought some eggs which were wonderful with yolks of fiery orange as opposed to pale yellow.
We brought our cat, Isis, with us and as she had never been out of the city before, the trip was a bit of a "Bucket List" objective for us with her.
Although we were originally nervous bringing her (a two hour car ride for a cat that doesn't travel, a new house where dogs had been etc) she adapted quickly and on the first day she was eager to get outside and explore.We ended up going on several walks with her around the property, during which she usually stayed close by us, and we also took her on walks with us down to sit by one of the ponds in her basket.
We played a little disc golf on the property one afternoon, making our own "pins" out of a shrub and a pole to shoot at, and we went on an hour long trek into the woods (without Isis) where we ended up having to double back on our path as the ATV trail we had been following disappeared.All told we spent three great nights and two full days at the house and hope to be able to visit again.
