Today we're spending the day sightseeing. First we take a look at the "road" to Minister's Island. This passage is only available at low tide and leads to an island where a large summer home was built in the early 20th century. Jessie, the Jeep, loves this kind of road.
Kingsbrae Garden is a well worthwhile excursion. Only ten years old, it's 11 hectares or about 27 acres of very creative p
lantings...from the formal, to the edible, to a maze and labyrinth and a therapy garden. 
From there we move on to have our ritual luncheon at every Canadian Fairmont we encounter. This one is quite different than those we visited in Banff and Lake Louise where opulence reigns. The Fairmont Algonquin is well-suited to it's environs...rather rambling and a bit rustic. We enjoy a smoked salmon platter and a lobster roll and go to explore the village of St. Andrews more thoroughly.
The shops are not all that interesting, but we do pick up that trout for dinner tonight and it was only about $7. There are several whale watching excursion boats in town..one sounds particularly appealing...on a tall ship. Think we'll pass this time. Have done it before...maybe in Nova Scotia.
Season the trout with thyme from our garden, lemon and a little bit of white wine. It was terrific.
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