Had to take a break from all the home-work, but which event to go to this weekend?? In the city there was the Ukranian Festival, a Garlic Festival, and more Film Fest, etc. Nah, we were missing the countryside and the road-rainbow was a good omen. First stop was the Canadian version of Daytona Bike Week --- Port Dover Friday 13th! Thousands of bikers descend on this pretty Lake Erie town to show 'n shine. Only a one-day event so all the action and attention-getting are intense. Our impression was that "PD-13" was a lot gentler than Daytona, but then we didn't stay for the nighttime frolic!
Instead, up to The View for the first time in 2 weeks. Good to see the gardens in ripe mode; Pat picked baskets of tomatoes, green peppers, etc. But early next chilly morning she had the annual Master Gardener Plant Sale. It's the biggest fundraiser of the year so the mall parking lot was taken over by 8 a.m.
Passed by too early in the morning to take in the RibFest where 40,000 people show up
to smear BBQ sauce on their grins. Big regrets, but also took a pass on
the first ever automotive Concours d'Elegance in Canada. Just down the road at the
Cobble Beach dozens of high-end automobiles displayed on
the 18th fairway. $4,000,000 Bugatti, 1978 Villeneuve F1 racer, and cars
never before seen in Canada. $50 just to get in the gate! Many of the
cars, though, were seen on the roads parading proudly. Big sighs as I
watched, blurring the lines between old and new!!
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