Holiday Inn Exp Stes North Bay

... lameness of the actual exhibits, but tells a v**y strange and sad tale. Basically back in the early 1900's 5 girls w**e born premature in North Bay. They all survived, so the Canadian Gov**ment bought them from their patrents and made them into a living tourist attraction. They w**e put on display like animals in a zoo, and millions of people travelled from all ov** canada and the U.S to see these kids from behind one way screens. The museum is ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... presto chango, he did a bandaid fix on my air conditioning and whammo, we have cold!!! Then, pick up Thelma, load up the car (to the hilt, waaaaaay too much stuff, I am surprised we can see out the back window) and on the way! Of course, that was 2:30 already! So, we made it as far as the "Prior", for groceries and lunch ...

... 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

... to be out in the wilderness, although it was too hot to see any scarey wildlife that wasn't stuffed in the visitor centre!!!! Evenings were spent round the campfire with acoustic guitars - but we wished the Chalmers were here!! Had to put up with a bus load of annoying teenagers, they get everywhere, but I suppose in the maturity of our years we have to allow them a little grace!!!! (How old and grumpy are we!??!?!) The sights and sounds were amazing....photo's to follow shortly!

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 ...