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Last Day in the County Part One, Picton and Bloomfield.

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 Last day in the county had some rather extreme lighitng conditions, we had a lot of rain the night before and in the morning there was a lot of cloud cover, but it was starting to break up. We did one last wander through Picton, exploring the harbour a bit and retraced our steps to Bloomfield for one last time.  If you do wind up in "The County",  take notes here, Citizen Frances in Bloomfield morning coffee, they use the Blackbird Blend from Cherry Bomb Coffee, a roastery I heard of, they have a Toronto outpost on Roncesvalles. So, yeah, Citizen Frances to start your morning, their croissants seal the deal. Dinner wise in Bloomfield, we did Flame and Smith, not cheap, but it was an early birthday dinner, worth every penny.  In Picton, the restaurant in the Royal Hotel is a must visit, they make a really nice pizza. I'm not even scratching the food surface in Prince Edward County, there will be more places to visit next year. In terms of wineries and breweries, Norm...

Prince Edward County Part Two

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Summer was very dry and sunny except for the one day on our three day stay in the County, thankfully I packed some rolls of Rollei RPX 400 in my bag for this adventure. We had mostly sunshine for August save for that one day. While at dinner at Flame and Smith, the heavens just opened up with rain, which was desperately needed, the county was on high alert for potential wildfires. The Following morning, felt like a taste of early fall but that wasn't to last.  Camera: Olympus OM-4Ti, MC Zuiko lenses.  Film: Rollei RPX 400, Rollei Supergrain 1+15.