Orillia
Travel Blogs from Orillia, Canada
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In with the Orillians
Our next destination on the map was Orillia, bigger than Clare but a relatively small town, which is the base for Dave's family and where his mum grew up. By chance, Carl had been spending a lot of time organizing the relocation of his mother's ashes to ...
Oh Canada!!!!
... finally made it and are enjoying cottage country in Ontario: swimming in cool lakes, loons, horseflys, cherries, and family. We arrived in Orillia on Thursday June 23 at 10pm after 7400 km and 8 days of driving. I'm not the biggest fan of driving, but ...
Lazy day in the woods
... of course, there was disagreement on where we would all go. Trinette: Burger Pit, Aleasha: Anywhere but. We ended up driving around Orillia and stopping at Theo's Eatery. It had alright Italian food, but we had to wait at LEAST an hour for a table. Two ...
Motorcycling and Imaginary Horror Films
... ? One bag I recognize as my mom's and immediately I notice a note for me: "Hi hun, (Louise) We went to get groceries in Orillia, see you when we get back." I don't know why everybody had to go, but I guess they had important business to contend with. ...
Fries at Captain Jacks
Having skipped lunch to leave early, and still killing time for my wife to catch up, I ate fries at Captain Jack's in Brechin. By now, you're wondering why in the blazes am I blogging such a mundane and uneventful trip! Well, to be honest, I ...
My Day wth Bachman Cummings
... I always enjoy the staff at that office. Allan got back from his walkabout and the Barrie Photo's are his. We took off to Orillia and went for food at the Mariposa Market, a fun store with some great food, and neat kitchen do dads. And really ...
A bit of a summary...
... end this, as I know that a good ending is important for any story. What’s funny is that I keep returning to a man from Orillia. Stephen Leacock once said “I’m a great believe in luck, and the harder I work, the more I have of ...
O (air) canada
... what's worse: air canada, or the fact that compared to other north american airlines, it doesn't get much better than air canada. *sigh* minor annoyance pre-flight - "technical" difficulties with their mobile and web check-in service, lands me at a ...
Adele and Derek's wedding!
... ?) and the dinner at a golf club in Orillia. Nice area, my first time. The accomodation was her friend Lee's Inn and Spa (oooohhhh la la!). It was awesome and can recommend the Cavana in Orillia. My fascinator was a hit. ...
sunshine city
last run. last 250 km of the 3200. interesting sign: after filling up my tank with gas and about 50 yards from the 401 on-ramp, my iPod started to play jean leloup's "ballade a toronto", coincidentally as i was headed to toronto. worst mistake: feeling ...
Oh Really, A
not sure if i used that title already, and if so, meh. took the jaunt up to the new home to actually check in to my new home, get the new apartment key and peruse the digs. the gaff is good! did some minor last minute things before setting up for the new ...
not yet packed and ready to go
tee-minus one week. this time next week i'll be somewhere over thunder bay, or manitoba watching one of the movies on the plane, rationing, hoping not to watch all the good ones on the way to vancouver, leaving the rubbish for the 13 hour flight to hong ...
Any Kensington Experience?
I'm looking at a quote from Kensington - roughly $500 US per person per day for a 20 day Nairobi/Masai Mara/Serengeti/Zanzabar/Cairo/Nile/Cairo circuit, October 2008. Any feedback re quality of Kensington's planning and execution will be welcomed. ...
Oh Canada!
... hotel, casino, and entertainment center was all in the same building, so I never had to go outside into the freezing tundra of the Canada weather. Our rooms were really nice, too. They even had a fireplace in them! I did play a few slot ...
A ride in a Police Car
... OPP Headquarters in Orillia. We were flying to Jacksonville the next day from Buffalo NY. Part of the arrangement was get a ride to Orillia, and then i would drive back south with him in an unmarked Police car. For the 3+ hour trip down to the Niagara ...
2011 Gamble family party
Here's some memories of a great family party - thanks again to Nancy for organizing the event. It was great to see ...
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