Best Western North Bay

... the house they w**e born in, and the poor guy that showed me and Kristina around, which took about 3 minutes was visibly uncomfortable about asking for the $7 fee. We saw a cot, 5 dresses, the stove their mum cooked on and a bed. Please google this, it is a weird palce.<br><br>We managed to hold back the s******s as this poor guy tried to get enthusiastic about showing us 5 baby bibs. The story is really sad, but not as sad as this tribute to them.

Next we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's place --on Bear Mountatin -- just off the north-west corner of Algonquin Provincial Park (and close to North Bay, Ontario) for a few days before Gustavo's first official oncology appointment in Hamilton on July 25. This place was our home for six years when the kids were small and we both went to Nipissing University, so it was really nice to be able to hang out there again. Here are some pictures...

... done in their own backyard and then turn around and bash their own country for being boring. Canada is huge, and there is so much to check out here, so in an effort to get as much out of it as I do when I visit far away places, I've decided to explore my local surroundings whenever I can. The first of these trips was my weekend in North Bay. This was before I discovered guidebooks and most of the online travel resources, so I ...

... almost as much as the 7 hour flight to Europe. We go down on Sunday and - horrors - the traffic is stop-and-go already from Bracebridge. It takes us a while to realize that there has been no accidents or road construction. It's the %$#%$# cottage owners from the Big Antheap going home Sunday night. In the end we only lose about an hour of time but we lose a lot of patience.

... six ans que je passe l'hivers au chaud. Le choc est violent! Quand il fait -45 dehors en plein vol, il ne fait pas bien chaud dans le poste de pilotage non plus. Et ce n'est pas plus agréable au sol par -20 d'essayer de fermer cette soute à baggages... Heureusement je fais contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur: j'ai toujours adoré voler la nuit, je suis servi. La moitié des ...

Well, quite the trip so far. To get on the road was the chore! I started off later than I would have liked, no suprise following a week of no sleep and deadlines. Thelma had her own crisis at home and wasn't even a happy camper this morning. An end to our trip before it even began? No, we prevailed... Over to Steve's at lunch time ...

... nouvelle aventure commence... It's been 9 year that I drag my self just above the ground. It's time for me to see the horizon from higher. I am given the chance to see it through a bigger window. I can't miss it. And I was getting a little too comfortable in my old office. It's time to get a new one... Here comes a new adventure

So we did the Beaver Fever Trip to Algonquin National Park (which is bigger than Wales, and one of the oldest Provincial Parks in Canada!) from the 12-14th with Moose Travel. There were 6 of us travelling up to Northern Ontario, past miles and miles of autumnal forests, golds and reds galore!!! Lovely! We spent two days hiking, canoeing and swimming in fresh water lakes. It was hot at 30+degrees (still freakish weather and the hottest September for 50 years! - Good timing ...

WOWZERS! It is the long weekend and I am already wishin it over! Is that sane? This Friday my Homes and I are goin to PERU! WHOOHOOO!! Today I am just goin over some final details of our trip such as flights, layovers, and what type of plane we will be on! such a airplane nerd! But I am more excited of our Homes reunion in YYZ this Thursday night! WHOOHOO! It is gonna be a jovial riot! 3 more days till PERU! WHOOHOOO!!

After numerous telephone calls and plan changes, we have opted to drive along the coast in Canada, and meet up with Kathie over the weekend. We're late leaving Toronto thanks to all of the delays, of course inevitably, we find ourselves in Chinatown trying to find something to eat! Chinatown is by far the best place to get any good deals u want, but not always food! After lunch ...