Honeymoon ideas

Lee and I have started to try and give some thought to our honeymoon. We've both been able to get 3 weeks off of work without any real hassle (thank goodness for the UK's obscene amount of holiday time - well at least by North American standards). We'll arrive one week before the wedding via Canadian Affair, which flies directly from Birmingham and saves us the hassle of getting down to London or up to Manchester. After the wedding we'll have two full weeks to relax, spend some time as a newlywed couple, and visit with family and friends who we see maybe only once a year.

We've decided to honeymoon in Ontario as it makes the most sense financially and time-wise. Central Ontario is beautiful in the fall and as cheesy as it sounds, I just love driving through the countryside when the leaves are vibrant hues of red and orange. There is hardly any real colour changes in Britain and I always feel a bit homesick in October. There is even a website dedicated to tracking the best fall colours.


We plan to spend a few days right after the wedding just relaxing at my parents' cottage near Collingwood - cycling, going on drives, antiquing, eating, drinking, etc.

I am also keen to splurge a bit for a few nights, as it is our honeymoon. The Little Inn in Bayfield is gorgeous, has great food, and offers wine-tasting evenings, so is a definite possibility.

Further north in Muskoka there are lots of hotels and smaller inns...

We've also talked about going to the other extreme by staying in a yurt for a few nights. There are quite a few provincial parks that offer this kind of accomodation, which seems quite posh and would save us from trying to locate tents and camping equipment.


We still need to do a lot of research, but I think there are a lot of possibilities...