It's a lovely tranquil morning in Short Hills, forests and streams and small falls. A gigantic incongruous power line on tall towers breaks the natural reverie:
The trail leaves the park and winds around the shore of Lake Moodle, which serves as a reservoir for the small city of St. Catherines below.
We're a hot sweaty mess and we descend into St. Catherines around the back of Brock University. (Named for General Isaac Brock, the "Hero of Upper Canada", i.e., brave and stalwart agent of British imperialist aggression against the USA in the War of 1812. More on that later.) Anyway, messy and hot, but the university offers us no comfort. Where do they hide the water fountains and iced tea? We could investigate further, but we press on into town.
In St. Catherines we attempt to cool off at beloved Canadian coffeeshop chain Tim Horton's. Our advise: stick with iced black coffee. ("No drink base").
We're lucky enough to have a hotel here just a half mile offtrail, the Stone Mill Inn. It's a swell place, not quite a Carmen's (no pool or computer) but not bad. They do have guest laundry, which is super helpful in this heat. (Of course Carmen's did as well. Really, Carmen's is the best hotel, in Canada at least.)
We're lucky enough to have a hotel here just a half mile offtrail, the Stone Mill Inn. It's a swell place, not quite a Carmen's (no pool or computer) but not bad. They do have guest laundry, which is super helpful in this heat. (Of course Carmen's did as well. Really, Carmen's is the best hotel, in Canada at least.)
Good grocery shopping nearby too, and an excellent dinner at The Beach, a culinary gem mascarading as a sports bar. We stock up for our next push to the end of the Bruce Trail, through Niagara Falls, and on to Buffalo.
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