A depressing start to the day being followed by a cloud of mosquitoes through drizzle in the damp forest, but eventually the trail climbed higher and we left the nippers behind. Note that Lady is now sporting the ultimate in equine sartorial elegance, her Shires fly mask or mosquito mask in this instance....
It was around here that we encountered a huge moose ahead on the track. Unlike Albert who has a definite dislike of moose, I was pleased to find Lady relatively unconcerned. But like the one that got away, the moose disappeared into the forest before I had time to extract my camera.
An idyllic ride along the shores of St Georges Lake - and yes it is a lake this time and not a pond....
The mosquitoes had started to nip again when we rode through the drizzle into the small two street community of Gallants. I had been grandly told the previous day that there was a hotel here, and was directed up the hill. And indeed there was an imposing building looking out over a playing field...
This was a bed and breakfast run in a converted former school by Mary and Melvin Locklyn. There was a quiet secluded and relatively mosquito free spot in the trees behind where Lady settled down calmly to graze...
.....while I went inside for tea, sandwich and much needed snooze before a hearty turkey supper with a glass of wine. Mary and Melvin run the establishment on a casual basis as they do not like to be tied down to the business. They don't advertise but will take people in who turn up while they are in residence. A much recommended option for anyone using the T'Railway.
Mary and Melvin in the basement - actually the former gym/assembly hall - you can just see the stage at the back.
The wooden structure is a cabin Melvyn is building ready to re-assemble in situ.- the gym makes an ideal workshop!
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