Boathouse, Peninsula Lake, Ontario
We saw photos of this boathouse online and fell in love with it immediately. It actually sits on the water with a fantastic balcony out onto the Lake. This was the perfect peaceful location we were looking for with very little going on. The converted boathouse had a kitchen area, lounge area with fireplace, a large whirlpool tube, and separate bathroom.
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Lounge towards kitchen
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Fireplace in the lounge
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The view towards outside
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The view outside
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The boathouse as seen from the lake (taken by us while on a boat!)
A short walk from the boathouse was the main lodge where we went to eat - the food was simple but very tasty, and yet again the staff were outstanding. There were all sorts of activities available from water skiing and speedboats, to an indoor pool and table-tennis - we didn't really take advantage, but did venture out on to the water in a rowing boat. Our evenings were spent in the boathouse, playing a little backgammon, watching a movie or two on my netbook, and drinking some of the canadian wine.
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Decent homecooked steak and mushrooms - I'm obviously excited and doing a little jig
We were very close to the
Algonquin Provincial Park which has literally hundreds of miles of walks through beautiful untouched Canadian wilderness. We spent two days taking walks, with plenty of mosquito bites to show for it, and soaking clothes after getting caught in a storm which left large parts of this area without power. The rest of our time was very relaxed, doing little more than wondering through near-by towns and enjoying the good weather.
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Taken inside the park
Sadly our time in Canada had to come to and end, so we packed up and headed back to YYZ for our return flight. The Avis drop off point is located under Terminal1, so you are immediately into the airport after leaving the car.