Strawberry picking

I would like to be able to tell you that our little tribe picked all these delicious looking strawberries but unfortunately that wasn't really what happened.  Due to the extremely hot weather recently the strawberries ripened much quicker than usual which meant by the time we arrived at the farm just before midday today they were all gone!!

Luckily a tractor ride around the farm, some very fat pigs and a very cute bunny helped relieve the disappointment.  We went to a place called Quinn Farm on Ile Perrot which is a little island just 25 minutes drive south west of us.  They specialise in "u pick" for strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees which you can actually chop down yourself!  I'm sure we'll be back again soon to try some of the different fruits.

After a picnic lunch we decided we'd like to have a look at how the strawberries are grown and I'm really glad we did.  We were the only ones and there were still quite a few good strawberries to pick.  Even though some were quite small, they were sweet, juicy and super delicious!

(Yes Fanta Pants's t-shirt is quite rude for an Aussie!  It's from a quintessential Canadian company called "Roots Canada" and it's logo is a beaver... hmm.  Export potential for the Australian market = very low.  Giggle factor for Aussies living in Canada = very high!

xx