Mennonite Country and St Jacobs

The first day was spent recovering from the journey, sorting out nebuliser issues with the help of friends (more about things to consider when travelling abroad in another post) and a local walk for Summer and Racheal.

Day two we were ready to explore, so after a stop at Kitchener station to book our tickets to Montreal for the next leg of this adventure, we struck out into Mennonite country. Our first stop was the St Jacobs market which is situated a few miles from the village. A busy place with lots of fresh produce and local crafts, most notably quilts. Many of the stall holders were wearing traditional Mennonite dress and carried their wares by horse and wagon. Alongside the market was a small museum, The Mennonite Story, which held a mock up of a chapel and information about their history and culture. There were also lots of Thanksgiving decorations as Canada has Thanksgiving the second Monday of October, earlier than neighbouring USA.

From the market, we moved on to explore the village. It was a quaint little place with many old buildings, but not particularly accessible!