Melfort Cottage Bed and Breakfast Oakville
155 Douglas Avenue Oakville, Ontario, L6J 3R7, Canada
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The Wheels On The Bus Go Round... All Day Long!
My objective today was to get to Oakville and explore the area where I'd been in June for a delicious meal in the evening sunshine, unfortunately this was the only information I was armed with. I managed to get the GO Train from Union station and arrived at Oakville, only to face the stumbling block of where the heck the restaurant and row of shops I remembered from all those months ago were. I should have done some Googling, but for some reason I’d not thought beyond ...
The final few hours
Tonight is my last night in Canada for the next 22 days or so!! I took the day off to finish up packing and get myself organized. I called South African Airways hoping to get a window seat, only to find out that I'm apparently too late and the window for choosing seats has closed, so I will have to try when I get to JFK to get a window seat... got window seats for all other flights though!! I also ...
Getting hyped for the big trip
... So with that in mind, I began researching volunteer positions with animal conservations. Truthfully, I began looking into this a few years ago, but only seriously began in November 2010. After much research I came across a company called African Impact that offers volunteer programs for people and animals and found a program geared towards cheetahs... how perfect?! With that in mind, I also knew I wanted to see some of the continent I ...
840miles in 42 hours:falls,buses,beer (no showers)
... to be amazing - but I felt a letter for the tourist board coming on. Actually when it stopped raining and the mist lifted a bit we could see it and what we could see was beautiful. Imagination was the key I think. We walked back to the bus station and got on our two hour bus journey to Toronto, where the tourist office was still closed. Having not much idea of what to do and knowing that our bags where in lockers in the station and ...
Finance Island
... adds to antiquity of this landmark. You can hear the crackles as the lava bears down from the steep, high cliff from this spot. The thick rough surfaced rock towers over the majority of this fascinating island. As the lava runs down the cliff it makes a bright, scorching pool of lava at the bottom of the cliff. This world famous landmark is ...


