Blogs from St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, North America

Day 5 of my Hike. This time I would have some company of my hike. Lea is an old friend from high school and I knew she would be good at hiking because she ran competitively in University and would be good shape. We met up at Beamer Conservation Area and left her car there and took my car to Quarry Rd Beamsville which would be the start of our hike. The weather was beautiful and only a bit chilly. We dressed in layers so that we could just lose layers when it got too hot. This section is rated hard to hike but aside from a few hills and muddy sections we made good time. The fact that it was mostly dry made hiking easier. It was lovely views along the way we chatted along ... read more

Day 3 of my hike. Another cold day and the temperature with the wind chill would be -10 degrees. This makes hiking hard because your muscles just don't work as well in the cold. I drove down to Decew House and parked my car and started my hike all bundled up. I walked along a lake and watch the geese playing in Lake Moodie. It is a full double trail so I was making good time walking along the water edge. There were a few waterfalls along this hike and the first one is Morning star Falls. You see when you are exiting the first part of the trail and back onto Decew Rd. I turned right on Decew Rd for about 500 meters before turning back onto the trail. You enter Short Hills Provincial park ... read more

Afternoon, everyone. Thursday, August 11. Mom and Dad brought the motorhome back to Germany, with help from Ome Jan and Tante Ria. We the children slept in late and bummed around Ome Jan C.'s house. Oma and Tante Gerda came late in the morning and we went to the Barneveld market and bought a couple things. In the afternoon we also did very little, and all but Shauna and I went back to the market again. I don't remember doing anything else that day... Friday, August 12. Our last day in Europe! In the morning, we went to visit Wilma and Evert-Jan and their family, and say goodbye. We went also to the Capela (?), a brick tower in the forest near Lunteren, and got a good view of the countryside from the top. In the ... read more

STARTING LINE-UP: Ted, Davis, Lennon (1st half only), 154 million litres of water per minute PITCH CONDITION: Seriously couldn't ask for better - sunny and warm ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. MATCH OVERVIEW: Team Ted certainly finished their current tour on a high. PLAYER INFO: After an impressive first half, Lennon was given another rest while Ted and Davis ensured the team finished strongly. Although sadly, Lennon's jersey is due to be retired after his last day with the team on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS: - Spent Wednesday morning briefly exploring pretty Parry Sound. Dug our toes into the sand on the tiny beach and blinked into the lovely sunshine. - Took long way (as usual) to our pit-stop for the evening, with a lunch break at Owen Sound... read more