The long and winding road home.

This morning we were packed by breakfast time; our last delicious meal at Abacot.
I had a fried egg and sausage.

Bob had an omelette.

We said good-by to our hosts and the other guests and were on the road before 10AM.  I was trying to find some chenin blanc that I remembered purchasing 2 years ago -  I though I had gotten it at one of two wineries.  We stopped at the first, Jackson Triggs, but they don't grow those grapes.  However, we did get a few pictures of the growing grapevines in front of the winery. -- http://www.jacksontriggswinery.com/

We tried Trius again to see if I had missed the chenin blanc yesterday, but the manager again confirmed that this area is not the right microclimate for chenin blanc grapes.  She called around to other places, but no luck. Must have been dreaming, or perhaps they had one bumper crop with limited bottling a few years ago.  Oh, well.  After crossing the border in RECORD time, we took the fast way home (not through the heart of the Finger Lakes) and stopped in Conklin, NY, to try a German restaurant called Hallo, Berlin.  We were the only customers there for most of our meal, which was delicious!  Bob had a Dortmunder weisbeer; I had a dark beer. -- http://www.halloberlinrestaurant.com/

Enjoying a relaxing lunch near Binghamton, NY.

Bob had bratwurst, and I had curry wurst; we shared an order of spaetzle -- yummy.

 

We finally arrived back home at about 6:30 after a really great time in Canada. Waiting on our porch were places to visit to order granite, flooring, and paint for this year's renovation: redoing our kitchen!