As I mentioned in my last blog post, we spent our first night at the Super 8 in Grimsby. It poured rain all night so it was quite dreary and wet outside when we woke. Plan B . . . find an interesting museum. And that is exactly what we did.
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton ON is simple and amazing. They have an excellent introductory display in the front, including an exhibit about the real Monument Men. The hangar is full of so many aircraft in all different stages of repair and the work is ongoing. Right in front of your eyes you are witness to the resurrection of so many historic aircraft. My camera and I had a great time.
Our plan was to spend the afternoon at the Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site in Stoney Creek ON but we needed to find lunch first. We spotted a restaurant with lots of cars in the parking lot (which is generally a good sign) across from the park and decided to go in. It is called Scout's Cafe. Hal wanted to leave as soon as we saw all the smokers standing in front of the door but I talked him into giving it a try. I was starving. The menu was definitely eastern European and so was the coffee. Very dark and rich. I enjoyed it . . . Hal not so much. Especially when he realized the milk was heated. How was he supposed to cool down his coffee? I ordered a sandwich with layers of prosciutto, cheese, egg, roasted peppers, lettuce and mayo and it was delicious. Hal ordered eggs, toast and homemade sausage. I liked the sausage . . . Hal not so much. But it was all good and inexpensive and sometimes that is enough.
It was a steamy, occasionally drizzly, afternoon at the Battlefield Park but we had a huge amount of letterboxing success finding Canadian Stereotypes: You always do-right (2nd box was missing), We all cheer for Canada, Canadian Political Heroes: William Lyon Mackenzie, Canadian Political Heroes: Alexander Mackenzie, Canadian Political Hereos: John A Macdonald, and Children's Favourites: Mr. Dressup (2nd box was missing). Only two boxes came up missing in our search.
There were more boxes to find in the area but we were tired, sweaty and had very wet feet so we headed to Niagara Falls and checked into the Star Inn on Lundy's Lane. The motel had a pretty decent review online but I guess I should have read between the lines. What I think of as cosy vs how others may define cosy . . . well they just aren't the same thing. Cosy meant if you sat in the chair you couldn't get anything out of the closet. Yes, the one chair. I reread the reviews and understood . . . people were reviewing based on low price and excellent staff . . . and they were right on those points. We picked up some take out chicken and had supper in our little room, in dry clothes, watching tv and planning our next day.
Stay tuned for Day 3 of our mini-letterboxing-vacation-adventure.
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