Magical Holiday B&B in Central Ontario.....
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In the comfortable stillness of the summer evening, a group of new-made acquaintances and some familiar returning guests are gathered under the patio lanterns, enjoying an after-dinner drink with Betty and Tony. When it happens, it's like magic! The companionable atmosphere of a superb Bed and Breakfast doesn't get much better than this. The plan is, you arrive early in the afternoon on a fine summer day. After a quick trip round the house and using the convniences, Betty and Tony will take you round the back yard, where beautiful lawns and gardens sweep down to the water. There are a couple of areas where you can sit and watch the boats go by. One has a glass patio table and chairs, the other has chairs grouped aroud the fire pit. There is a pedal boat and a canoe to borrow. The sail boat is on a carpe diem basis: unplannably dependent on whim and weather. There is also a gas BBQ for guests use, in case you have a sudden urge to go buy a steak and cook it. |
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Bailey, the chocolate Labrador, nudges someone's arm and gets them to try to throw her ball over the back yard and into the water for her to fetch. Some of the guests have been out riding the bicycles along the (9 km of paved) Millennium Trails, while others have borrowed the canoe and even ventured through the Dale Drive Tunnel. From time to time, guests arrive by boat from the Trent Severn Waterway, since we are on a branch canal. There's free docking but we won't allow transient boaters to make reservations. If they drop in, that's OK, we will give them a room if there's availability, or we'll take them up the road to the Couchiching Inn and just charge them $20 docking.. |
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Reflections mark the water at the foot of the rear lawn, and across the water the youngsters opposite have finished bouncing on their trampoline. The distant hum of traffic to the local casino is quieter than the occasional splash of a fish jumping in the canal. When it gets dark, we will go and sit around the fire pit. A guest has spent the afternoon idly fishing perch and throwing them back. Several have had dinner sent in from a recommended restaurant, so that they didn't have to worry about drinking and driving. Tables are provided in the garden for them. Other guests have been dining at one of Orillia's lovely restaurants. |
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The canal, which reminds Betty and Tony of the River Thames at Royal Henley back home in England, is connected to the fabled Trent Severn Waterway, with its forty two locks and numerous lakes, which join Lake Ontario to Lake Huron at Georgian Bay. This inlet gives us and visiting boaters access to Lake Couchiching close to the Atherley Narrows. There is free docking for two guest boats. We are also close to the historical Atherley Arms, a notorious strip joint. |
No wonder Betty and Tony's is famous. We look forward to seeing you soon!
   
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