Days Inn Kingston Ot

... Lake Ontario, no ship traffic entered Upper Canada without passing under its guns.<br><br><br><br>Things we Observed:<br><br>· With all of the muskegs surrounding Kingston, we thought it cynical that Ducks Unlimited would designate a large insignificant low-lying area as a Wildlife Sanctuary in the middle of an industrial park &#8211; there&#8217;s no water in it!!!!! Seems like eco-geeks run ...

... angehalten und gefragt. Der nette Mann hat uns den Kajakverleih in Gananoque empfohlen, wo wir dann auch hingefahren sind.<br><br>Als wir dort ankamen war es leider schon halbdrei und die Leute vom Verleih meinten, dass man eigentlichmehr mind. 3 Stunden braucht, damit es sich lohnt. Da sie aber um 5 Uhr schliessen wollten, haben wir nicht so viel Zeit gehabt, aber trotzdem zwei Kajaks gemietet und wenigstens ein bisschen herumpaddeln zu koennen und das tolle Wetter ...

... told us how to get to a little island just down the road where we could eat, rest and hang out during the heat of the day. What a gift, as we never would have discovered it on our own. Anyway apparently while we were inside shopping several customers had come in the store concerned about the girl stretched out on the lawn. Some thought she might even be passed out! The manager told us, "Don't ...

Saturday, August 15, 2009 - Kingston<br><br>We arrived in Kingston after traveling about 9 hours. It was a long day, but we still had time to enjoy the waterfront and walk around the town a bit. The stores closed at 5:30pm, but the restaurants (and ice cream parlors!) were open all evening. We ate at a nice little bistro that had an outside patio. (Of course, we soon learned ...

... me at all). We had looked up to what we thought was Arthur's Seat last night and were impressed with how high it was. Turns out we were only looking at the top of the Salisbury Crags (I'm not sure about how to spell most of these things). The top of the crags was just the start of the tough climb. Anyway, the view was amazing. Out to see one way and over Edinburgh the other. At the very top the rocks were polished so many people have walked on them. They ...

... groceries and then off to Kings Cross to catch our train to York. No luck finding platform 9 3/4 - that's a drag. Train ride fine, but nothing spectacular. There's free wifi on the train so that was very nice. Got to York and checked into the convent. The room we have is a huge twin (we thought it would be more prudent to book a twin rather than a double since it's a convent). The shower and toilet are ...

Senica and I went for along and scenic drive through rural roads to Westport. We saw lots of lakes and stopped for dinner in the small tourist town of Westport where the Big Rideau Lake meets Wolf Lake. We climbed Foley's mountain after dinner and had a nice lookout over the town. Then we meandered through the quiet streets before driving home.

... to Europe. It's just too easy to drop one more thing in, 'just in case'. Plus the fact that we have a van full of stuff: camping, cooler, food... When we're in Europe we manage to eat from grocery stores without a van full of food, but somehow we think venturing into the wilds of the U.S. we need enough food and drink for a week. If we are stranded at the side of a busy interstate somewhere, and no one comes to our aid for a week, rest assured we shall be fine ...

Senica and I took a long drive today. It was lovely to explore the area. We were definitly travelling on the scenic route. I have never seen Wolfe Lake before, nor driven all the way around Devil Lake. We had a lovely dinner for two at a Greek Restaurant in Wesport.

... After Pennsylvania we're going to New York City! Woooooooooo!!! I haven't been there in 19 years. I was seven when I was first there. The city left such a huge impression on me that I've been dying to get back. I'm so thrilled that I get to go :) I can't wait for a New York pretzel :P There's so much I'm going to want to do ...