A few months ago my wonderful husband came to me and said Don't book anything on October 21st weekend we are going to St. Andrews on for out 5th wedding anniversary. I was super excited because I always wanted to go there. It was such a great weekend away in this small town.
First it seemed like forever to get there and after you leave Harvey you don't have much cell service or gas stations so make sure you use the bathroom before you leave Harvey lol.
On out little getaway I teamed up with St. Andrews Inn. When we arrived the front desk person was so sweet and kind. She made sure we had everything we needed for our weekend. Every time we in and out who ever was at the front desk always made you feel welcome and right at home. I really loved this Inn because all the rooms had an waterfront view. We were on the bottom level and stayed in their newly renovated suite. I was so excited when I walked into our room. There was a full stocked kitchenette with everything we would need, a kingsize bed, a seating area, and we had french doors when you opened them went out to a little balcony and the view was spectacular.
That evening we walked up and down the streets of St. Andrews and seen so many little shops and restaurants, we couldn't wait until the next day so go exploring some more. Our first stop was of course food! We went to this place called Olde Tyme Pizza. This food was so good! We got a pizza to take back to the hotel for later. It was so good. It tasted like homemade pizza. They used real ingredients and you could tell it was made by hand!
The next day we headed out to on the town to find get some breakfast. We found this little cafe called Lumberjack Cafe They serve breakfast and lunch. Their servers were great and it seemed like the place to go for breakfast because there was a line up by the time we were ready to leave. All their food is homemade. They had a great display of treats and sweets. We loved their 7 grain bread so much that we had to buy a loaf to take home with us.
We spent the day exploring this small town. It was off season so many of the shops were closed. But a few were still open. We went to see the famous Algonquin Hotel and drove around this amazing piece of property. It was very gorgeous!
We headed out to Ministers Island. Anyone I have ever talked to said this was the place to go. When we first went there the tide was in so we just sat on teh shore and checked it out. But then we came back about an hour or so later the tide was out and you could drive right over to the Island. It was pretty cool. On Ministers Island was the "Summer" home of William Van Horne. He was responsible for creating the Canadian Pacific Railway. Whether you are a history buff or not this is a really cool place to go see. The piece of property is just amazing. We spent our whole day there exploring.
Our last day in St. Andrews there was a community event and the whole downtown was blocked off. The local fire dept was having a Truck pull. Where fire fighters had to try and pull a firetruck so many feet. It was so nice to see the people coming out in the community for this event.
Our weekend was amazing and very relaxing. Just what this girl needed. We had such a great time with friends and exploring this little place. I hope to go back in the summer to check it out as there was just so many places to see.
