Day 270 - June 11, 2014: Kingston, Ontario

Today is rainy and not so good for cruising, so we decided to spend another day in Kingston. These extra days are not a problem, as you can see below. 

We have traveled for 270 days and 5,750 miles on this trip so far. That is an overall average of a little more than 20 miles per day. A typical day’s travel is 30 to 60 miles, and we have gone as far as 100 miles per day several times. So, for example, if every time we traveled we went 60 miles that day, the next two days we could stay put and still be on pace. 

With umbrellas over our heads, we walked the waterfront street and passed the Hotel de Ville, which means “City Hall” in French. You can’t rent a room for the night there. The impressive dome was visible from our slip in the marina.

The Kingston City Hall

The downtown streets were quite active with people moving quickly to their destinations, and storefronts were filled with interesting shops and galleries. We stopped to browse in several shops and then picked up a few grocery items.

Ontario Street along the waterfront

This corner building had an interesting architecture and housed a coffee shop on the ground floor. I wondered who might have built it and for what original purpose.

Unusual architecture above a coffee shop

Kingston has a reputation for fine international dining, so we ate lunch at Curry Original, the only Indian restaurant recommended by Where to Eat in Canada. It was unique, delicious food, and we had great service.