| January 29, 2006
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| | locally grown meats, such as pork,
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| Exploring Ontario in the Winter - Bed and
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| | chicken, beef, lamb, turkey, rabbit,
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| Breakfasting at Nicholyn Farms - A
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| | goat, cornish hens and even more exotic
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| Wonderful Weekend Treat
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| | locally produced varieties such as elk,
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| Driving up to the Nicholyn Farms Bed and
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| | emu and buffalo. During the growing
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| Breakfast you get welcomed by the hearty
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| | season they feature fresh certified
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| and healthy aroma of 2,200 organically
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| | organic produce from local vegetable and
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| raised pigs. This bed and breakfast was
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| | fruit growers, and their popular organic
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| our destination for our quick winter
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| | pork products are shipped to people as
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| getaway and as soon as we drove up the
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| | far away as Ottawa.
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| driveway we realized we had picked a
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| | At just an hour's drive from Toronto,
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| great place.
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| | Nicholyn Farms was the perfect getaway
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| Bed and breakfasts are one of my
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| | for us. It is located in a beautifully
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| favourite ways of travelling since every
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| | restored farmhouse whose original portion
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| B&B is unique and usually offers a very
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| | dates back to 1872. The Van Casteren
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| personal experience that includes a nice
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| | family completely renovated the farmstead
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| interaction with the B&B host and the
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| | in 1996 and won the top prize for "Most
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| other guests, much different from the
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| | Improved Farmstead in Simcoe County".
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| rather anonymous character of the average
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| | Lynda mentioned that her B&B has hosted
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| motel or hotel chain. Wherever I travel,
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| | guests from all over the world from as
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| I find that every B&B owner has a unique
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| | far away as the Netherlands, England, the
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| story to tell, and Nicholyn Farms B&B was
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| | United States, Japan, Australia, Chile
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| another example.
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| | and Peru. Many of their European guests
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| My husband and I must have travelled to
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| | stay for 5 days or more since their
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| more than 20 B&Bs over the last few years
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| | location is halfway between two major
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| as a home base for an enjoyable weekend
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| | Ontario attractions: Algonquin Park and
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| getaway. We have stayed in many
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| | Niagara Falls, with Toronto easily
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| family-run bed and breakfasts all
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| | accessible for day trips.
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| throughout Ontario and almost always had
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| | Our room was the cozy "Forest Room" which
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| a really positive experience.
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| | was located on the second storey and
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| Bed and breakfasting in Canada in
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| | featured 4 beds, perfect for us 3
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| somewhat different from the United States
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| | overnight vacationers. The space under
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| since Canadian B&Bs are usually smaller,
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| | the roof overlooking the farmland was
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| have fewer guest rooms and there is more
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| | such a welcome quiet sanctuary from the
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| direct interaction with the owner/ host.
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| | hustle and bustle of the big city.
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| Many Canadian bed and breakfasts have
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| | Nicholyn Farms features two other guest
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| between one and three guest bedrooms with
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| | bedrooms and all the bedrooms have their
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| most of the owners living in the same
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| | own private bathrooms.
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| house. As a result, bed and breakfasting
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| | This morning we sat down to a wonderful
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| in Canada is a more intimate experience,
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| | homemade breakfast, that started off with
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| it is truly like staying in someone's
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| | a beautiful assortment of fresh fruit,
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| house. The United States, on the other
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| | including strawberries, blueberries,
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| hand, features more "bed and breakfast
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| | blackberries, green and blue grapes,
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| inns", many of which are quite upscale
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| | pineapple, and melons. The Van Casteren's
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| and located in renovated mansions with a
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| | buy their fruit at a special fruit market
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| much larger number of guest rooms, almost
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| | and the flavour of the fruit is indeed
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| along the lines of country boutique
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| | much stronger and sweeter than the fruit
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| hotels.
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| | found commonly in supermarkets. Lynda and
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| There are a couple of really helpful
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| | her trusted assistant Joyce called all of
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| websites out there for bed and breakfast
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| | us guests to come out and have a look at
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| travel in Ontario and Canada:
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| | a flock of about 20 wild turkeys that
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| - which provides bed and breakfast
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| | were pecking away on the field behind the
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| listings throughout all of Canada, and
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| | bed and breakfast.
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| - the Ontario Farm and Country
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| | After our wildlife encounter, we
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| Accommodations Association which lists
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| | continued with a tasty breakfast of
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| active farm operations that provide
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| | scrambled eggs, organic pork sausages,
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| accommodation to travellers.
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| | toast, homemade pancakes, country
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| After I had completed my research on
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| | preserves and muffins. Portions are not
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| these websites and contacted a number of
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| | measured and as a result we had several
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| B&B hosts about availability, we selected
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| | helpings of each dish. We had a nice
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| the Nicholyn Farms Bed and Breakfast,
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| | relaxing and very filling breakfast
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| just about an hour and a bit north of
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| | before we set off on our next adventure
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| Toronto, for our late January getaway.
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| | for today: snowtubing at Horseshoe
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| We checked in at the Nicholyn Farms
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| | Valley.
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| Country Market, where Nicholyn Farms
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| | Staying at a bed and breakfast usually
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| sells products made from their own pigs
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| | makes for a beautiful getaway since you
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| which are raised organically in a
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| | get to relax in the tranquility of a
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| bio-secure environment, without growth
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| | country home and most B&Bs offer a
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| hormones or antibiotics. At this market,
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| | delicous, filling home-cooked meal that
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| they also sell produce and meat products
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| | will keep you nourished for many hours,
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| from other local farmers north of
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| | allowing you to take full advantage of
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| Toronto.
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| | the activities for the day. It's a
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| Lynda, the owner, explained that their
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| | fabulous way to travel.
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| country market sells a whole range of
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