Monday, July 31 - Grocery Shopping in Canada

Monday, July 31 - Grocery Shopping in Canada 

People told us to turn right at the end of the Main Street, go to the Shell Station then turn left to get to the grocery store.  They didn’t mention the steep hill to get there! 

We were pulling our red wagon with bottles to return for the deposit.   We stopped first at the LCBO store, they don’t buy back, only The Beer Store does that, which was down another hill, which meant uphill coming back.  At least without the weight of the bottles.  We stopped in a fish market that had only frozen fish.  Danny asked about shrimp - they were $20.00 per pound!

In case I haven’t mentioned it previously, groceries are expensive in Canada!  Thank goodness the exchange rate is in our favor.  Danny checks at every grocery store for cantaloupe - they have been over $5.00 for a long time.  A box of tea bags was $7.99.  Needless to say we left both those things at the store.  Anything over a half gallon milk comes in bags not cartons. And cheese packages look like this.  Can you tell how thin it is?I don’t get the logic.  (CHEESE)

Now loaded with groceries and bottled water, we head to the LCBO store to buy beer and wine. And with a HEAVY wagon, we head back down the hill. 

The view from our boat was amazing.  And I especially loved watching the dog on the kayak.

We missed Docktails - it started early (5:00) and Danny was resting.  Our dock neighbors Mike and Karen on Tranquillity 111 (from Nashville) came on board afterwards with Deb and Gil and we talked about Loop stuff.

Sunset from the back of the boat.