Comfort Inn 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.

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...

... had no idea what I was getting into. Ontario can really be broken down into three areas. Southern Ontario is where the big cities are and where one third of Canada's population lives. Northern Ontario is the home of industry that uses our vast natural resources to allow the country to be well off. Northern Ontario is mostly wild, with a few small cities that are spread out across incredible distances connected by a couple of isolated ...

This is all about a cruise to Norwegian fjords. Jettie always wanted to do that. We take it easy these days. So Jettie and I go to Toronto a day before and stay in a hotel. That way we don't have to worry about a breakdown on the highway and the cost is pretty much the same as leaving the car with Park&Fly. BTW flying straight from NB is not on. That 45 minute small plane hop ...

Malheureusement mon avion est reparti sans moi. Il s'est envolé vers des contrées plus chaudes et ensoleillées. Je dois rester derrière et me familiariser avec le monde des charters du ski. C'est en fait très simple: On va chercher des gens qui veulent faire du ski et on les emmène à un endroit ou ils peuvent faire du ski. Même moi j'y arrive... Il y a juste un problème: Ça ...

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 ...

Cela fait 9 ans que je traine mes basques au raz des paquettes tel le faucheur de marguerite d'antant. Il est temps pour moi de voir plus grand. L'opportunité m'est offerte. La décision se fait sans que je m'en rende vraiment compte. Je savais que je commencais à m'encrouter. Il est donc temps de changer de bureau... Et voici qu ...

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 ...