Everyone’s gone to the washroom? You’re all wearing your
seatbelts? Ok, let’s go.
You sure we didn’t forget anything? Ok.
I love this road because there’s never any traffic. I’ll bet
a lot of people don’t even know of this road. Yes, I know you got a ticket on
this road once, but in all the times I’ve been on this road, I’ve never seen any
speed traps. It doesn’t mean I’m going to speed, I’m just saying I’ve never
seen...never mind.
That’s an amazing house on that corner, but I’d never want
to live this far from town. Yes, I suppose it’s not really that far from town.
Yes, that smell is coming from outside the van...it’s that
farm over there. Yes, I know, they’re chicken coops, but how you think you know
the difference between chicken coops and other farms and smells....
Isn’t that nice? Look at the fresh hay bales in that field! I
love that. Doesn’t that look amazing the way they sit in that field, on the
hills? They look so much better when they’re round rather than those squares
that you still see sometimes. I suppose it would be cubes not squares.
Ugh! Why is it that someone is always driving this speed on
this road when there’s no chance to pass? I know, we’re at our corner in a
minute anyway. I know.
Did you know that it may not be called Marden Road on this
stretch? Yeah, I noticed the last time through that it’s something else on this
side of highway six. Yeah, we’re never actually on Marden Road. Not sure what
this is called. I’m sure we’ll keep calling it Marden Road...passes through
Marden, so that’s what it is to me.
Kids, do we need to go to the washroom? Because we’re in
Fergus and this is the last washroom we’re going to see. No, we still have a
long way to go...we just left Cambridge about half an hour ago.
This is my turn here isn’t it? Don’t know why I always think
it’s the next turn. I think I still feel like we’re going to the next corner
like we used to even though we haven’t gone that way in years. It was nice
driving through Fergus, past the ball diamond where I played when I was a kid,
but this is faster, that’s for sure. It’s not a ball diamond now, but seems to
be where they have the Highland Games. I’ve told you about the time I got
pulled over going around this corner in a snowstorm when the officer said I
wasn’t in the turning lane? I don’t know how anyone could have seen a turning
lane on a day like that...yeah, I thought I’d told you.
This is Bellwood Lake, kids. Wow, this lake always looks so
nice. We really should look at what it would cost to have a place here. Nope,
no one jumping off the bridge today. Wonder why there are either 20 people or
no one jumping off the bridge? Maybe depends on the time of day.
Haha! That guy still has that sign on his lawn that says, “It’s
50 you idiot.” Man, he must be so mad at people driving too fast. It’s a weird
speed limit though, coming down that hill, it’s impossible to be going 50
unless you turn at the corner like we do and have to slow down...
No, I had to change it because we were losing the station.
No, I’m not going back to that song. You’ve got your iPod, why don’t you just
listen to that? Well, maybe we’ll get that song for you. No, not now, later.
When we’re home. Just listen to your—
I know, I always take that curve too fast. One of these days
I’ll be going the right speed. I know, in the van I can’t be going as fast as
my car. I know.
This is a funny four way stop. Why do they even have those
two roads? Have you ever, even once, seen a car on either of those roads? Ah
well, makes no difference I suppose.
Look kids, see that hawk? Up there! Over there! Look at
where I’m pointing...no, you’re not looking where I’m—
You can’t see it now. Well, I can’t do anything about it. I
know you wanted to see it, I can’t—
I don’t know why I point these out. I still think it’s interesting
to see a hawk, but I realize that I’ve created this thought in my head that
hawks are really rare and I like to point them out, but they’re really not.
When I was a kid, I thought they were rare...
The speed limit in this town is a little crazy. Why do they
make us go 40 through here? If you were actually doing 40, by the time you got
up that hill, you’d be stopped.
Do you remember the time we came through here and they had
the sign saying the road was going to be closed for something, but it wasn’t
for an hour, but it was closed already? That was so weird...how do they just
close the road an hour earlier than what the sign said?
Wow, I just noticed they have a Sears store, but it’s just a
place where you can order things and pick up packages. I remember those from
when I was a kid, but thought they had all gone away. Wow.
That restaurant is advertising hot coffee, that little ma
and pa. Wonder if anyone stops just for that? I remember they have that sign
too that says washrooms are for paying customers only. Do you remember the time
we had to buy a coffee because the kids needed to use the washroom? Yeah, we
probably didn’t need to buy anything...
I swear, some of these vehicles have been for sale for about
eight years. When do you give up? Must be a pain to always have a truck like
that parked at the end of your driveway for eight years.
Yep, it’s been eight years that we’ve been taking this way
to the cottage. I know...hard to believe. Lauren was only two and Alex wasn’t
even born yet. We had our other van too, we didn’t have this one yet.
Yes, this is where you lost your “Stitch” doll. No, probably
not still there. That was a few years ago wasn’t it? I know you got another
one. No, I’m sure someone picked it up or it disintegrated along the side of
the road. I know you have a new one, so no need to worry.
Hey kids, we’re coming up on the windmills! Yep, half way
there. An hour to go. One hour. That’s two TV shows. No, that’s more than an
hour. It’s going to take us an hour to get there. The whole trip is two hours.
We’ve been on the road for an hour.
Wow, there are a lot of signs around here for these
windmills. The quarry too. We need to protect the fish! No idea where the
quarry is going. Must be somewhere around here.
Wow, people here sure seem to have problems with these
windmills. Look at that one – Wind Turbines Destroy Communities. Wind Turbines
We All Lose. I have no idea what the problem is, must be something. I wonder
how they got so many, but now everyone hates them? Yeah, that’s strange.
Look at those hay bales! Isn’t that nice? Seriously, the way
the sun hits them in that field, with the blue sky, I can’t get enough of that.
Kids, do you need to use the washroom? We’re coming up to
the gas station. Do we need more gas? We’ll wait until we get to Collingwood?
Ok. So we are getting gas? Ok, how much? Ok.
I will never understand how this next gas station with only
two pumps can always be so much more expensive than the bigger one that we just
passed, the one with the washroom! I mean, really, does anyone ever buy their
gas from that guy? You’d have to not know about the other station and
mistakenly buy gas from him, the price is always more. It’s crazy.
Looks like the hockey team is collecting again. I think they
must be out here every weekend collecting money! Do you have some change? Yeah,
that’s good. Perfect.
They’re collecting for their hockey team. Must need money
for something. I know you play hockey. Yep, maybe you’ll be collecting like
they are.
Yes, we are on the hill. Oh, I don’t know...another half an
hour, maybe less? One TV show...
There are a lot of little places off of this road. I wonder
if we’ll ever get to any of them. Probably not.
It said “Mad River.” It’s the name of the river we just
crossed. Not sure why it’s called Mad River...no, it doesn’t seem very mad to
me either. Maybe it’s mad somewhere else, just not at the road.
Yep, almost there. We’ll be there in about 10 minutes. Not
sure what we’re going to do when we get to the cottage, we’re not there yet. We’ll
figure it out then, ok?
Ok.
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