The Mill is a lovely restored building that sits on top of a gorgeous waterfall (the Elora gorge) and provides good food and excellent service.
After checking in, we grabbed the fully packed picnic backpack they provided, adding a bottle of white wine on our own initiative, and set off for the footpath around the Gorge.
A few minutes into our hike, the rain started and we settled in to the shade of a mighty tree as most of the other hikers scampered away. Only a couple of university students remained, ensconced across the river from us in a small cave.
With the rain coming down, we decided to open the wine and realized that while we had an opener, we had no glasses!So the university students were treated to the view of us passing a bottle of Pinot Grigio back and forth to pass the time while the rains kept us in place.
Finally the rain broke (and our bottle of wine was empty) so we headed back to the Mill for a bit of relaxation before it was off for 4PM beer tasting.
The beer was decent but nothing special but the shirts were nice so we bought them (including one for Aare in Newfoundland).
With a few brews in us we did a little shopping, Lisa bought a lovely dress and Christos bought some gift cards made of seed paper.
Next it was time for dinner, which was good but not outstanding, while watching the sun set over the gorge.
After dinner we shared some wine on our room's terrace overlooking the gorge and watched a little TV before heading off for a good night's sleep!
The next day it was lovely out and we grabbed coffee but not breakfast at the Mill before heading out for another stroll which resulted in more shopping (lavender goodies from NEOB) before we made it back to the spa for our afternoon pedicures!
With our feet refreshed it was time to head back to Toronto on a Friday afternoon for the weekend!
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