Mixing It Up…

The Canal, Railway and Chocolate Festival is only a week away and a BIG question has now entered my mind! "Do chocolate and water mix?" Frankly, I’m not sure of the correct answer. However, I think I am going to find this coming Friday when Judi and I go to the fun filled opening day of the Smiths Falls' Canal, Railway and Chocolate Festival. It all starts with a trip on the Rideau Canal in one of those gigantic Voyageur Canoes. I’ve been told by organizer Jim MacPherson that we were going to see things on the canal that most people don’t get a chance to see! I’m just hoping that it’s not me in the water looking at the underside of the canoe! After our trip on the Rideau, it’s back to Centennial Park for the opening ceremonies. Jim Brownell MPP, Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, will be on hand to help officially open the festival. After the opening ceremonies I’ve been asked to do the unthinkable… to taste and judge the decedent chocolate contest! I mentioned this to my family doctor, he gave me “THE LOOK” and then a prescription for an extra ration of diabetes medicine! Fortunately, Judi (the chocolate monster) will be by my side and can take the overflow! I think then I will truly know the answer to my question, “Do chocolate and water mix?”. Stay tuned and I will let you know! And so my festival NOMAD friends, you can see that next Friday in Smiths Falls will be an adventure in both water and chocolate! I hope you will join Judi and me at the Canal, Railway and Chocolate Festival! Perhaps you too could help me with the chocolate “overflow”! To find out more about these great fun filled festival, check out their website at http://www.canalrailwayfest.com/index.php.