Nicola and I did not hike in August. After my rather difficult hike, in heat and high humidity, we decided to choose more moderate conditions for future hikes. We still have a portion of the Niagara section so I headed down there while Nicola and Dave were having a short "staycation" in the area.
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I parked my car at the Short Hills Provincial Park parking lot and Dave dropped us off on Ninth Street.
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It was a short walk to a substantial bridge.
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Recent rains had fueled the river
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making it a perfect environment for fungi
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and bubbles?
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It was a well marked, well used, trail and perfect hiking weather, still warm but not too muggy. The undergrowth was lush but not over grown and best of all, no bugs! It was pretty flat and mostly though woods, so shaded. Lovely.
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It was about 5 km with a short addition to get to the car park. It took about 2 hours and then we drove into Fonthill and had lunch. Dave picked Nicky up there.
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Meanwhile, back in Port Dover, Theodore Too visited the harbour for a couple of days. (Photo by Nicola on her phone)
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Branches from next doors apple tree hang over my fence and
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provide plenty of produce to make apple sauce. They are un-sprayed so there is a lot of cutting, along with the coring, but well worth the time.
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Sailing season is winding down so Rick takes every available opportunity to get out on Spellbound and I join him sometimes. Along with racing 2 nights a week that is a lot of lovely time out on the lake.
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