About 2.5 hours north-east of us is the Muskoka region, a beautiful area of rivers, lakes and waterfalls favoured by wealthy Torontonians and many US bankers, entertainers etc for their holiday "cottages".
After finding a motel in Bracebridge we boarded the Lady Muskoka for a cruise down the Muskoka River and onto Lake Muskoka. The whole area is just beautiful with conifer clad granite islands, narrow channels and wide expanses of water for a variety of watersports. Cottages dot the shorelines and hilltops all with their own docks and boathouses which are usually similar in style to the main homes. Most boathouses are beautifully decorated with flower boxes and several "Muskoka chairs" and would easily be bigger than our house at home.
We were just amazed at the size of many of the homes ( and their boathouse) and at the difficulties in building and servicing them in such a remote area. This became a little clearer when we discovered that most of the contruction work is done in winter when the lakes freeze up and heavy machinery can be driven to the cottages.
After finding a motel in Bracebridge we boarded the Lady Muskoka for a cruise down the Muskoka River and onto Lake Muskoka. The whole area is just beautiful with conifer clad granite islands, narrow channels and wide expanses of water for a variety of watersports. Cottages dot the shorelines and hilltops all with their own docks and boathouses which are usually similar in style to the main homes. Most boathouses are beautifully decorated with flower boxes and several "Muskoka chairs" and would easily be bigger than our house at home.
We were just amazed at the size of many of the homes ( and their boathouse) and at the difficulties in building and servicing them in such a remote area. This became a little clearer when we discovered that most of the contruction work is done in winter when the lakes freeze up and heavy machinery can be driven to the cottages.
After a game of golf at Settlers Ghost GC, kayaking on the Muskoka River, some shopping, a movie ( The Dark Night) we headed home via Port Carling and Honey Harbour.
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