Our lot has rural homes on either side, with wide open spaces of farmland and woodlots on rolling terrain. Three lakes (several minutes drive), border our immediate area in this, the Kawartha Lakes District; Peterborough, pop. 70,000, is a fifteen minute drive. Visit http://www.thekawarthas.net ,(check calendar of events), http://www.city.peterborough.on.ca We are 1.5 hours drive to Canada's largest city, Toronto and its world-class museums, theaters, galleries, international fine dining, hockey, baseball, football etc. Visit; http://www.discovertoronto.ca and http://www.torontotourism.com It is several hours drive to our nation's capital, Ottawa or to Niagara Falls. A multi-cultural adventure awaits you via a road trip to Montreal, Quebec and the northeast U.S.A. The edge of the Canadian Shield lies five minutes up the road. Here you will find the beginning of Canada's rugged northland with its rocky outcrops, crystal waterways, forests and wildlife; nature in all its glory. Opportunities abound for those interested in camping, hiking, fishing, canoeing, observation and photography of wildlife or simply a beautiful drive. Log on to http://www.parksontario.com , http://www.buckhorncanada.org , http://www.bancroftdistrict.com. Our central location is ideal for experiencing the best that Canada has to offer.

We are a retired couple in our mid- sixties. Dale is a former civil servant and I, Mike, am a retired secondary school teacher. We are casual, non-smokers, respectful of others' property and travel without children or pets. We expect the same of visitors to our home. We are experienced exchangers. Dale is very allergic to cats and therefore we cannot consider an exchange where a cat has been a pet.