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<\/a><\/p>\nBreakfast at the Roosteraunt was great & the place was full by the time we left to go back to the boat.<\/p>\n
Today was also the day that Valerie & David had to return home to London. We had quite a few adventures & saw a lot of interesting places in the short time they were with us. We look forward to them booking another cruise with \u201cMis-Adventure\u201d cruise lines next season!<\/p>\n Since today was Catherine\u2019s birthday I told her that she could do anything she wanted for the first part of the day. There was a quilt show on at the community arena so we decided to head over there & check it out. We expected to find about 10-15 quilts on display made by 4-5 ladies….. not so!<\/p>\n As soon as we saw the first quilt on display we realized that these people were super serious about their work.<\/p>\n There must have been about 200 quilts on display & the people & the exhibition filled the arena.<\/p>\n There were quilts with patterns of all kinds<\/p>\n I liked the one the photo below in particular.<\/p>\n We spent several hours at the quilt show & then headed back to the boat to pack some belongings for our overnight stay at Kenny Hotel at Jones Falls. We were both looking forward to a nice shower or bath & to sleeping in a \u201creal\u201d bed.<\/p>\n It took us about 7 hours to travel by boat from Smiths Falls to Jones Falls. Today we covered the same distance in about 30 minutes in our car.<\/p>\n Hotel Kenny was built in 1877\u2019s & has lots of character.<\/p>\n We especially love the main lounge area & the enclosed front porch.<\/p>\n Both spaces seem to invite you to sit down & relax for a few hours.<\/p>\n We ordered a couple of glasses of chilled white wine & each took a comfy spot to enjoy the space.<\/p>\n Catherine found a recent newspaper & worked on the Sudoko. I read an interesting photo history book about the Rideau Canal.<\/p>\n After an hour we found the pace was a bit too slow (even for us) so we engaged each other in couple of games of Scrabble until it was time for dinner. For some reason I found myself wondering if venison was on the menu tonight.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n