Thriftlodge Motel Kingston W

... lift locks and a marine railway. The 202 km long Rideau Canal was built 175 years ago, with 24 lock-stations, 47 locks and is rated #2 on National Geographic&#8217;s "Must See" list because of its uniqueness, authenticity and stewardship. Some day, we&#8217;ll experience both &#8211; maybe when Tim &amp; Sue retire (she was born here).<br><br>· Due to our short stay, we didn&#8217;t have ...

... br>Und das hat sich trozt der kurzen Zeit definitiv gelohnt. Es war einfach traumhaft bei strahlendem Sonnenschein zwischen den unaehligen Inseln herumzupaddeln. Vieleder Inseln sind Privatbesitz und es stehen Wohnhaeuser auf ihnen - das waer auch was fuer mich so fuers Wochenende oder oder die Ferien!<br><br>Es sollte auf manchen Inseln auch Straende geben, die wir allerdings nicht entdeckt haben und die auch nicht auf unserer Karte eingezeichnet waren. Also haben wir ...

... in the town. Oh! I can highly recommend the pizza and lite beer! I'm strictly Canadian for the next few days...and I actually had a Canadian lite beer. Speelman's. It was quite tasty! <br><br>I am going to try to add photos to this travel blog...but I forgot the cord to transfer photos to my computer! I'm now taking some photos with my phone and that seems to do the trick!

So I went over to Kingston as I made plans to go to Montreal on Wednesday/Thursday meaning I would miss Paul's grad.<br><br>I took the train over and that was an uneventful trip. I got two seats to myself which was a plus. After arriving I look out thinking I'd walk the whole way down to the end of Princess Street from the VIA station to meet him at the K Rock Centre. But no. Not ...

May 6 We slept late today - didn't get out of bed until almost 9:00! After a quick breakfast we set out from the hostel on a 2+ hour hike. It was very beautiful, walking along the coast, up and down hills for just over 2 hours. We'd just reach the top of a hill to look down and see we had to go down and then back up, over and over again. The path cuts through fields where sheep are grazing. Being spring there are all sorts of lambs ...

My fathers family were travelers or travellers since they were British. Were they Pikeys? Well, my father was born in a caravan in a farmers field. When the second world war ended and folks were allowed to travel more or less freely, he was on a boat to Canada. In Canada he married and my Mother and little Keith got to travel as well. By ...

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.

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.

... I'm also really looking forward to what I hope will be some intense culture shock. It's been a long time since I've travelled somewhere that I don't speak the language (although I'm sure enough English is spoken...)...... Anyway, the flight details are also pretty funny. I leave for Toronto at 7 or 8 am, and Ross and I are driving. We'll meet up with Gilly and her partner for brunch, then see Ross's sister ...

... much cheaper to fly out of - certainly to destinations in the US, anyway. Before that happens, Ross will be moving in, and I'll have to do a lot of work to get the place ready for that - plus teach, and write! Yikes. Busy summer - can't believe it's almost at an end!