Lunch Today … Lunch Tomorrow
Once again I couldn’t pass on an offer to meet fellow rider
and friend Ron in “The County” for lunch. The weekend weather was a bit sketchy
to begin with but today was motorcycle perfect: cool and clear. Today I thought
I’d check out an alternate route and passed on the usual, direct 95.7 km route
for a more roundabout (175.3 km) way to get there. I headed west to Bellrock,
through Enterprise then north to Tamworth and west again to Tweed. I was
looking for county road 14 but Dan suggested 13 so I took it. 13, after bits of
gravel and pavement turned into Moneymore road which could have used a little
more money on maintenance but in the end was a great ride. 
Realizing I was
going to be late for lunch I switched from meandering to a more direct route that
took me to the Shannonville Road where I had to stop (late for lunch or not) to
photograph this picturesque old mill next to Chisholm’s Tim-BR Mart near Roblin. A gem in the middle of nowhere Ville.
From there
I headed directly toward Bloomfield via 37 through Belleville. I was a bit late …
but not a bit disappointed by lunch ... enough for today
...and the waitress packed my lunch for tomorrow. 
Plus we had live entertainment on the patio.
Ah, Summer!
(The Saylor House Café, I said I'd be back!)
It has been a glorious summer here, looks like it has been out your way as well. I am sad to see the long days give way and fall is definitely starting to settle in. Beautiful old mill, I can see why you stopped.
ReplyDeleteI has been a nice summer though a little unpredictable. I'm sad to see the shorter days as well.
DeleteIt looks like a wonderful ride. I will have to visit some of these places - they look like photo ops waiting to happen. Your panini looked yummy!
ReplyDeleteLunch is always good - if you don't have to cook it!
DeleteI really like that first photo, the pano of the river and mill. Is the mill still in operation?
ReplyDeleteRichard, it was Sunday so I don't know if the mill was still in operation or not ... the Timbr Mart (lumber yard) next door is still alive though.
DeleteStill looks warm in your neck of the woods. I have just read that Calgary already got their first, albeit short-lived snow.
ReplyDeleteIt was warm Sonja ... but the forecast ahead looks like a bit of the western chill is headed this way (thankfully not the snow!)
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