THE ARTIST DENS

Our first breakfast at our shabby chic b&b was a fruit dish with a variety of berries. The second course was a cheese omelet, using the local cheeses, grilled asparagus and tomatoes. Juice and coffee. My dear husband had to be corrected from the chef standing over his shoulder that it is rude to salt and pepper food until you have tasted it first because a good chef would have appropriately seasoned the dish where you wouldn't have to season it yourself. It was perfectly seasoned.
Book:
The night before while sitting around watching t.v. Val handed me a book for my birthday "The Griffin". The author was "Nick Bantock." To find out he was a local author that lived on the island. She thought it would be better to read the book prior to meeting him since our first stop was to his art studio. I absolutely loved his art. Even though it seemed so graphic you could see the imagination that he had. It was great talking to him.

Salts Springs is made up of artists from food to weaving. They provide a road map that shows art studios and what they make. Our full day on the island was running from studio to studio. It was fun. Here are some of the photos from our drive. To say the least we didn't get out of there without spending money.





After drifting in and out of shops all day, we had planned on going through the wineries, picking up some bread, and of course we had pastries in the car from another bakery in town (mind you third bakery on this trip), and head up to the top of the highest mountain overlooking the ocean and enjoy ourselves. First I have a fedious, that is cemeteries, so we had to stop at this very famous church with adjoining cemetery.






Salts Springs Hotel: I had convinced everyone to walk down to the hotel for dinner. It was slightly overcast, but I thought we could get there without a drop on us. It was fun to sander with our friends and enjoy a very good meal.