Hi everyone, Report on 3 days in Toronto last week. You must all be wondering what these 2 famous people in the headline have in common - well on a visit to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto I was able to see one of Marie Antoinette's gorgeous dresses and also Sitting Bull's war bonnet alongside other items of his clothing. The ROM is bringing items out of the Archives for certain periods of time giving us ordinary folks a chance to have a peek!!! There is always such a strange and wonderful feeling for me reaching back into history when you view something like this or stand by the grave of Wordsworth or the tomb of Napoleon . So thank you ROM. There has been some controversy in Canada over the building called The ... read more

From Brantford Ontario. Well, who would believe it but I have been lying in the sun by Bev and Peter’s pool - 26 deg here - blue blue skies and it was so tempting that I actually had a dip in the pool - Peter did warn me about hypothermia - but I took no notice till I got in. Took my breath away - swam up and down VERY QUICKLY and go out. It did cool me down though. This is Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada - and to top it all it was my host’s Ruby Wedding Anniversary. So we have been celebrating. This has been a really lovely week here - relaxing and chilled out enough after the hectic Rockies part of my trip - but also a lovely time to catch up on ... read more

Hi evryone - and yes Lynne S. I am getting your messages so you are not as daft as you think you are on the computer - say hi to all the Surrey/ London gals. The last day with Billybob and I dropped the girls off in Whistler so that they could do the seaplane adventure flight to Vancouver leaving me to drive Billybob. The weather was wonderful and I tried to persuade Suz to drive BB and I would take her place in the plane but she wasn't having any of that!!! And because the baggage allowance on the plane was minimal they kindly borrowed my rucsac repacked some stuff for the night in the hotel and left their cases behind for me . They are such sweet girls ...I tried making them feel guilty ... read more

Me again - We left behind out timeshare base at Harvie Heights, Canmore and set off on the long journey to Vancouver - we didnt quite know where we were headed but had several plans - all dependiong on how tired we might get with the driving. Great weather again and quite abit warmer - we have been so lucky with the weather. As we left without brekki we stopped at cute little town of Field ( I was interested in this location as it is near to the Burgess Shale - famous for Fossils which changed the way we think about evolution - well God was working overtime if he put all then there!!) Lovely little houses there lots of B&Bs and a great cafe - which had aspecial on that day especially for Suzanne ... read more

Hi everyone Well there is soooo much to catch up on in the last 7-8 days since I had internet access - and it's a lie I am not in the Rockies now but in Vancouver hotel - but I thought I would just give a camping report - as I have left the girls in the hotel BAR (!!!) - they have had a pitcher of beer at a micro brewerey, cocktails in Gastown and I dont know how many pear ciders in the hotel bar , since I left them on the BIGBUS at lunch time. I have been the sensible one and been to the Dr Sun Yat Seng chinese garden and the Art Gallery!!! We are meeting at 8pm - for dinner in posh resto round the corner from hotel so I ... read more