Monday 17 October 2022

Friday, October 7, 2022

Gananoque, Ontario

Out to the Countryside

Our superstar Brahmachari (monk), Brhat Mrdunga, and I, along with my musical devotee friends, Mahadeva and Aunapurna, set off in the westerly direction towards Montreal. But first we plan to take a small detour at Marysville, off the 401, to visit a country farm project run by Dhyana Chandra and David, who both had some experience in ashram life. The property of forty-five acres has a house, a barn, garden and an acreage of mostly red cedar. Before our trek through this new kind of forest, which is at the back of the property, we came upon a line of dark and naturally ripened plum trees. And yes, we did indulge in the fruit.

The trek was a great break to the ride. Onward we went to quaint Gananoque, a gateway to the tourist trap, The Thousand Islands. The Gananoque Inn is the largest of its kind along this area of massive Lake Ontario/New York State and can be seen from our vehicle windows. There we ate at the diner with the farm’s harvested cilantro, cherry tomatoes and sweet peppers garnished on our preps.

My brother, Jerry, and his wife, Jo Anne, live in town so, naturally, I invited them for a genuine Indian meal (except for the pizza with the fresh cilantro sprinkled on it). A strong obligation I keep is maintaining contact with birth and kin; always a good policy whether monk or a regular guy.

May the Source be with you!

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