Live. Travel. Play.

…about an hour east of Toronto. This evening we’re sleeping in a campground called Cedar Valley Resort, near the town of Orono. I didn’t know there were cedars in Ontario. The ones in this campground are pretty huge. I’d load some pictures but our Internet connection here really stinks. Anyway, we’re quite pleased to be here.

Last night, we stayed at a neglected campground near Gananoque, ON, which shall remain un-named. Although the place provided access to hiking trails and a colourful flower garden, the facilities (in our opinion) were filthy and in an awful state of disrepair – overflowing garbage bins, unkept sites, and decrepit buildings. When we pulled in, we didn’t notice these things at first – we were so tired and cranky from the drive that day that we were just focused on food and sleep.

The bathrooms at this place were exceptionally gross. In addition to unclean toilets, washbasins, and mirrors, the building had crumbling concrete, peeling paint, rusting fixtures, broken locks, and creepy cobwebs. Half of the ladies’ washroom was in the dark because so many light bulbs were burnt out (I can’t stand being in a dark bathroom, even at home). And the men’s showers were lined with sopping wet carpet (Gregor figures it was there to prevent slippage). To top it all off, Gregor heard a guy masturbating in a toilet stall! Not fun.