Touring the Tomato Capital of Canada

The waterfront in Leamington is lovely, after they rebuilt following the 2010 tornado.  Lots of birds are attracted by the gardens.  This morning we were awoken by the cheerful sounds of a pretty little song bird perched on our pulpit.  Unfortunately it was just after 5:00 so some of the beauty was lost on me.
One problem with keeping the dinghy on deck is that you can't just pop up in the hatch to tell the birds to bugger off but have to stomp all the was through the boat to yell 'go away'.

This was an layover day so I decided to venture out on my own on the Leamington bus.  For $2 you can do the whole town.  The bus runs on a schedule which includes a stop across from the Marina.  When I got on there were 2 other passengers, both elderly women with canes and the driver was also a retired woman.  Once they found out it was my first time in town (the question 'Is that the Heinz plant?' gave me away) they stepped up the commentary. I also got a history of the town and the various groups living there... mexican farm workers, Mennonites, Mexican Mennonites... (for some more reading on Leamington see http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2479/)
Had a great time, though the bus did get a couple of minutes behind - the driver explained that a couple of people with walkers can throw the whole schedule off!  My goal was to have my nails done - the bus driver and I agreed on which place looked the best. And she gave me instructions as to where I was to be standing at 34 minutes past the hour for the return trip.  It was a lovely getaway from the boat - a mani/pedi and Sex in the City playing on Cosmo TV.

And it turns out the bus driver's daughter is the grounds keeper responsible for the lovely gardens at the marina.  Including the new 1812 Peace Garden in honour of 200 years of peace with our neighbours to the south (or to the north if you happen to be sitting in Windsor).