Bats, Fashion, Food, and Bugs

 

To bring July 2016 to a fitting end here are a few odds and ends in our RV life in Ontario.

 

First, the bat part. We now have a new creature to add to the guests on our patio here in Barrie. This brown bat zinged by and came to rest on our patio umbrella as I ran quickly to get the camera. All I could get was this barely in focus shot and it was looking away ... so not great photography but still a neat sight in the broad daylight.

 

OK, then the fashion part. As I explained earlier this year we had to settle for our new roof a/c units to be white as the black ones were not in stock and would have been about $200 more anyway.

So with a couple of cans of flat black paint ... not nearly $200 worth, the new now fashionably chic plastic covers were transformed ... making a neat headgear ... sure more blockhead jokes, eh.

These things are only about 8 pounds each so up they went to the roof of the Flying Scotsman.

They're attached with just 4 screws each (the old Carrier ones had at least 20) and were back in place in just minutes and now again matched our black and tan theme.

The food part came on Saturday when we again went the hour drive over to Mrs. Mitchell's restaurant in Violet Hill. We went once last summer so decided to show off the fantastic food and atmosphere to Morgan and Jeanette before they leave for the east for a bit.

We were not disappointed as the fare was perfect again and both couples shared the awesome Ruben sandwich and all had bowls of their specialty mushroom soup. Rounded out with some good wine and great weather the old schoolhouse was again a real treat and worth the drive over ... and the fellow below couldn't agree more.

Then, last but not least, for all of you who call the northland home for some part of the year ...

 

... this bite may be harmful to your health!