One of the many things about our East Coast trip that has completely blown me away is our camping experience with Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome. This is our sixth stay on the road and all have been wonderful. The last two have been absolutely spectacular. Today and tomorrow we are staying at Twinholm Lane in Rockport Ontario, Canada. Our hosts, Ross and Sylvia, could not be more welcoming and helpful. Ross has 25 acres and has hosted 87 guests between this location and his former location near Toronto. He is also an active Boondockers Welcome/Harvest Hosts guest and has traveled the country with his dog Barney.
When we drove down his 1/4 mile tree-lined driveway we knew it would be a special place but when it opened up and we met Ross and Sylvia we couldn't believe how fortunate we were to be their guests. The property is beautiful and the house, decks, and pond made it feel like we were stepping into a Better Homes and Garden magazine.
After we got the motorhome set up and took the Boys for a couple of walks on the property Janice, the Boys, and I hopped into the Gray Toad and headed into the very cute town of Elora. We had a beer and a pretzel and then strolled around town. Ross and Sylvia invited us for cocktails on their deck after dinner so we wanted to wash Lincoln because he got into some black mud and was a little smelly and didn't want our hosts to be offended. We found a do-it-yourself dog wash at a pet store in Fergus so we headed there.
When we got back we took the Boys for another great walk and then joined Ross and Sylvia on the back porch. Ross told us a little about the history of Twinholm Lane and how he came here from Toronto after selling his farm near Toronto that had been in his family for four generations. He showed us the pond and we watched as he fed the brown trout in the pond. We enjoyed wine, cheese, and crackers and talked for almost 3 hours about camping, boondocking, and past and future trips. It started to rain so we headed back to our motorhome and the sound of the rain was the perfect ending to a wonderful day.
We're glad we have a couple days here as we need to catch up on a few things for Umpqua Watersheds and it will be good to not travel a couple of days. It will be a special treat to spend more time with Ross and Sylvia. It is both humbling and a little overwhelming how gracious they are as were Ron and Kim at the Lowe Lodge. They made us feel perfectly at home and we wish some day we can return their gifts of hospitality. Hopefully, they will visit us in Oregon!
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