As we drove I finally got through to the Pension Board to discover that somehow my paper work for my pension was missing. They had it at one point but now can not be found. So I had them send me everything so I could redo it. The office staff was really helpful, but it is a pain. I also have to find a CIBC office to get verification of my account for deposits.
So we used the GPS to locate an office in Guelph. Following the instructions, we had so much fun with construction. Apparently Guelph is busy tearing up streets and not showing detours. So the GPS was having a fit as we kept going in the wrong directions trying to find our own way. We had to manage to get around 3 major construction zones just to get to the CIBC branch office.
After that bit of fun, we carried on to Cayuga with the GPS happily giving us orders. It seemed strange that the route took us along a lot of back roads and side streets, even one gravel road. However, the drive was very scenic but not fast. What was funny is that at one point Wes commented that his cousin’s house was in an area just like this one we are driving through. It turns out that later when we went out to visit his cousin’s son who lives in Ken and Mary’s former house, we returned to the exact area. Wes has a good memory.
We are staying with Ken and Mary at their new place, but they took us on a journey around the area to show Wes things he remembered from his last trip here when he was 10. Wes seems to have a good memory and recalled lots of people he met and things he did. This was a great place for him to visit.
The land in this area is very flat and has all types of farming taking place. There is the usual dairy, but also tobacco, corn, soya beans, hay etc. Generally I would say that the land is basically flat, fertile and well used for agriculture. From the look of the crops, this is a good year but perhaps the hay farmers might disagree with the wet making putting up hay difficult.
What was really interesting was to visit the house that Wes’ grandfather was born in. A distant relative has taken over the place and restored the house. What a great is that they have worked really hard to maintain the original look and feel of the house. They have done most of the carpentry work themselves and Ian has created beams himself for the look and feel needed. The house is still being worked on but it already has a modern feel with the old country charm in tact.
Another feature of that really surprised me was to learn that they have their own natural gas well on the property that they own. This is apparently common in this area. They have the well feeding gas to the house and since they own it, at no cost. This is so cool to learn that an individual can own his own gas well.
We also visited Robert and Ruby’s old house after a delicious Chinese dinner at Hagarsville. We returned to Ken and Mary’s via a scenic drive pass several old family farms with several stories shared. The sense of family in this area for Wes makes it very special place to visit although there does not seem to be many relatives living in the area.
As for flowers we were surprised to see a white flower which reminded us a bit of yarrow, but is called Queen Anne’s Lace.
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