After our morning hike to Albion Falls we decided to grab a bite to eat. We checked the web and found a restaurant in nearby Stoney Creek called The Powerhouse. So that's where we headed.
Along the way we passed a Wild Wings restaurant. Sharon and Kenneth were in the lead car and we were following them. In our minds we thought, that would be a good place to go. It turns out Sharon and Kenneth had the same idea. Five minutes later they pulled over in Wendy's/Tim Hortons parking lot and we decided to turn back and go there.
The Wild Wings was in a newly developed strip mall across from a recently built subdivision. We pulled into the parking lot and drove up to the restaurant. That's when we noticed the windows were covered by paper. Sharon got our of their car and went up and read the notice on the door. They had been locked out for not paying their rent. Back to our original plan.
We turned around and drove back across Mud Street to Upper Centennial Parkway and headed north to King Street (right by Dr. Langer's office where we deliver hot towels).
The Powerhouse is located off King Street East in Stoney Creek by the Town Square Parkette. When we arrived in the parking lot we noticed some people in suits and nice dresses walking into the restaurant. When we walked in we discovered why. They were holding a wedding reception there. Time for plan "C".
Since I deliver in the area I knew there were some restaurants along Centennial Parkway north of Queenston Road. So we drove up that way. We found a Jack Astor's by the LCBO in Eastgate Mall. It was open and there were no wedding banquets being held there so we went in.
Peter had wings, Gabe and I had burgers and the kids split an order of poutine. We shared a pitcher of beer between us. Refreshing.
After lunch we drove to see the Devil's Punchbowl. It's relatively close to Jack Astor's. You just head back south along Centennial Parkway and turn onto Ridge Road. The parking lot is located on the north side of the road. It's paid parking. $2/hour or $14/day I believe.
The trailhead is right off the parking lot. It starts off going downhill then flattens out. You still have to go through a few ups and downs before coming to the lower "punchbowl" at the end.
It's pretty impressive looking at 37 metres tall. The bowl is rather large all the way around. Though the actual falls are only supposed to be 3 metres across. I say "supposed to be 3 metres across" because, again, we didn't see any water falling from the falls. Like the Oak Knoll Waterfall it was dry.
This walk was 2 kilometres in length with an elevation change of 50 feet/15 metres. Afterwards we parted ways with Sharon and Kenneth. Peter drove Gabe and I back to Gabe's place where I had parked and we said our good-byes.
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