Poor Port Hope

We were all set to have another good look at Port Hope as a future home seeing as we like it so much. We had even gone so far as to see a realtor and look at affordable and adorable houses. So far so good. That evening I was reading a freebie newspaper which had a big article on the Port Hope Initiative. Which means they are taking the next ten years to clean up all the radioactive Eldorado crap that has been dumped all over town. Up to ten thousand homes will have their gardens dug up and the stuff buried in a concrete tumulus near the 401. It sounds like something Homer Simpson may have hatched. While this is happening the dust will be blowing all over(radioactive dust!!). Well!! What can we say? Much as Port Hope is beloved we can't ask family to come visit and wear head to toe protective gear. Or bring their own Geiger counters in case they missed a bit. Silkwood comes to mind and look what happened to her!
Plan B has now swung into action which is to go out to the West Coast and have a lengthy look around in late winter. Sydney By The Sea looks charming and the air seems clean and the ground does not glow at night. We will see. More than likely nothing will happen other than a great holiday but you have to do something when you retire. Life isn't all lardie cakes!

Swimming

We joined a swim/sport gym in July and have been diligently at it ever since. The swimming that is, not the gym part of it. We are not insane, not yet anyway.The water is heated to near blood(91F) and is salt!!! It is sheer heaven if you have achy bits and even if you don't. We go at differing times. The only time it's a bit dodgy is when it's full of school kids on an outing. Even then I have had fun dodging the kamikazi leapers.
"Watch the lady (me) she has glasses!" squeaks someone followed by a terrific splash.
Often we are the only ones and that is peaceful but rather dull. There are exercise groups, kids classes, babies barely hatched in the tiniest swimsuits imaginable, injured people and old trouts like us. Sometimes all together which makes life much more interesting.
Today we are going later in the afternoon as the grass needed a final cut and a pineapple salsa was waiting for cilantro which could only be got at Mr. Joe's. Such is retired life so far. We are hoping to pep things up in the future.
Perhaps a jaunt to the AGO!
Maybe start a winery!
Meanwhile I have a chair to finish and a session at the pool to attend.