{"id":11606,"date":"2024-07-16T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11606"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:51:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:51:57","slug":"retro-fair-havens-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2024\/retro-fair-havens-fun.html","title":{"rendered":"Retro: Fair Havens Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>Choosing a photo from ten years ago was hard &#8211; July 2014 was a very photogenic month. I guess that&#8217;s because we travelled all across Canada and the USA, visiting family and friends. Lots of great memories!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a breakdown in the USA (which led to more time with some friends there!), and an equally disastrous &#8220;repair&#8221;, we drove madly on to Ontario where we were finally able to enjoy a break at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairhavens.org\/\">Fair Havens<\/a>. 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