After the training was completed at Spartan we began the return trip to Green Acre Park in Waterloo. It was quiet on the interstate and we made good time in good weather to a planned fuel stop just before we crossed back over to Ontario. The difference in fuel cost is significant and by taking on full tanks now I would not need to take any more fuel until we were well on our way south a few weeks later.
On the return back across the bridge there was hardly any traffic and I elected to not try the Nexus lane and took the normal lane instead. While I was waiting my turn to clear through I noticed a truck and travel trailer combination go through the Nexus lane. Strangely enough, at an ONroute stop a few hours later I saw the same vehicle and approached the driver to ask about his use of the Nexus lane. He confirmed he uses his card at all crossings, so I was at least encouraged about using it in the future at the Sarnia crossing. We arrived at Green Acre Park mid afternoon where we would spend the next few weeks until we were scheduled to resume our trip south. Green Acre Park is the closest I could find that was open and would give us relatively easy access to see my parents, and brother and sister.
My Mum and Dad live in Vineland and brother and sister live in St. Catharines. There is an RV park close to where they live but like most parks in Ontario it closes in the middle of October and does not reopen until May 15th. While we were in Vineland on this trip we spoke with the park manager and I think we will be able to stay there in the spring when we return even though the park will not be officially open. That will be great as the drive from Green Acre Park to my parents house is about ninety minutes if the traffic is not bad, and only ten from the park in Vineland.
Kitchener-Waterloo is a beautiful area and I mentioned in an earlier post the St. Jacobs Market is close to the RV park. If you have not been you should try to find the time to go and see. There are a number of buildings housing local meats, cheeses, food courts, eclectic knick-knacks all packaged into a real festival type atmosphere. Outside in the parking lot are all kinds of vendors selling fresh local fruits and vegetables and more knick-knacks. This is such a vibrant area for tourism I believe there are five brand name hotels on the property. The Mennonite/Amish community have done an excellent job in detailing some of their history and culture.
While we were at the park we travelled back and forth to see my parents as often as we could; and both my sister and her husband, and my brother made trips up to see us. The weather could not have been better for the duration of our stay and we had a great time.
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| My sister Carol and her husband Rod enjoying the Market |
Soon enough it was ready to pack up and get ready for the start of our Arizona Bound trip referenced at the start of this blog.
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