Jon and Erica were great hosts, and their cozy little cottage was full of pleasant surprises!
1: the cottage sits on a canal, but really, it’s more like a serene marshland full of amazing wildlife, like heron, kingfisher, swallows, orioles and red-winged blackbirds; turtles, frogs and toads.
2: You can spend all day quietly enjoying the sounds of birds on the dock. Although the cottages are close together, the neighbourhood was very quiet. Very few boats travelled up the canal, and all of them were at coasting speed. The covered porch area was a great place for meals, even on the one rainy day!
3: we knew the beach was a short walk away, (and assumed the distance might be exaggerated). But it TRULY is a short walk away. This little pocket of homes and cottages has several small, private beach spaces on Lake Erie, essentially across the road from the cottage (and the road is private, so it’s quiet and has very few cars). The public beach is roughly 3 minutes walk and wasn’t busy our whole trip. There’s also a conservation area and beach just 15 minutes away.
4: there’s a tasty bakery nearby (about 10 minutes away).
5: the wifi was excellent, even at the dock! Two of our members took part in remote meetings with out any issues.
6: the space is better than the photos show!
