The next morning, there was - as expected - daylight. This came in handy for taking pictures while Gary gave us a tour of their little house on the hill. (Actually it is on TOP of the hill, and by hill, I mean MOUNTAIN!)
We headed to another winery, that is on the same hill as their house. It turns out that our hostess for the tasting at Larch Hills Winery is a Dutch ex-pat, so the Booy cousins may have had extra-special treatment, with their spouses getting to reap the rewards. But it was probably their charisma, not their background...
Hazel was a great host, and her award-winning wines were quite good, we were surprised at how many there were for such a small winery. We will get some to Ontario somehow...
We continued our journey down the hill, and visited a dairy farm. Yes, a dairy farm, for a tour of a modern facility. Gary being a passionate dairy farmer and Sharon being a passionate cook, there was much great conversation about food, the source and the farming and farmers that produce it. So seeing a farm was a great follow-up to those conversations.
This put us in the "moo"-ed for cheese, so we went to a local producer:
Then off to a market/petting-zoo:
Sharon showed off some cooking skills that night, using the ingredients we purchased that day. Much more talking continued late into the night, and we said our good byes the next morning.
This visit was truly a highlight of our trip. While we'll see many cool things, it is more rare to connect with cool people.
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