Relative Values

Posted on Thu 12 July 2007 in general

We stayed two nights with my Aunt and Uncle in Tilsonburg spending the day in-between on the shores of Lake Erie chilling out. I got a chance to catch up with my cousins when we went out for a family meal. Fliss made friends with Stephanie's daughter Elizebeth although their …


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Niagra Falls

Posted on Wed 11 July 2007 in general • Tagged with travel

There is not much I can say about the Falls. They are as impressive as you would think but the area around is basically tourist trap hell. The parking was $18 (?9) and a good walk away from the Maid of the Mist <https://www.maidofthemist.com/>. However we did …


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Toronto

Posted on Tue 10 July 2007 in general

Yesterday we "did" Toronto. Given the size of the place it's pretty impossible to get a proper idea of what it's like so we stuck to tourist traps and Jazz.

After a few rounds on the hotels water slide to unwind from the drive down we headed out to the …


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Canada is made of Lakes

Posted on Mon 09 July 2007 in general

We set out from the wedding venue after yet another large breakfast for our cross country trek over the top of Ontario and through the Algonquin Provincial Park. Our departure from Quebec was slightly delayed by a us trying to find a garage that sold any maps of the province …


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Driving Miss Daisy

Posted on Mon 09 July 2007 in general

I've managed about 5 hours behind the wheel now without incident. I'm currently typing this up as Fliss gives the wilds of Route 60 a shot. I'm not a big fan of the hire car (a Dodge Avenger) as it feels very wide. The large engine (somewhere between 2.5 …


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