Blogs from Ontario, Canada, North America - page 282

We spent the next few days up in cottage country at Scott's brother Mark, his wife Karen and their boys Conall and Logan's house. They had a tornado touch down right next their house a few weeks prior. It was amazing the damage that was done to their property yet they were fine and the house only sustained minor damage. Countless trees with trunks larger around than my arm span were just uprooted and tossed around. We spent a relazing afternoon touring Muskoka Lake on a old steamship. It is beautiful. It reminded me a lot of the San Juans. We played golf at a beautiful resort call Deerhurst. Scott and I shot the usual, he did fine and I did lousy. :-).... read more

We visited both the US and Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It is a huge amount of water going over the falls. Scott and I were drenched by the mist twice, once at the bottom of the US falls and the other time walking on the Canadian side. I was not impressed by the light show at night and the photos from night were not that great.... read more

HELLO ALL! well.. we are back home and safe. We both had a great summer! feels like a dream that we were even in Europe. We both Had an amazing time; it was such a wonderful experience. So happy we did it! Over 2000 pictures taken and so many memories made. Countries: England, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium Cities: London, Bordeaux, San Sebastien, Lisbon, Porto, ALbufeira, Seville, Madrid, Alicante, BArcelona, Nice, Genova, Cinqueterra, Pisa, Rome, Athens, Koufonissi, Mykonos, Florence, Venice, Budapest, VIenna, Salzburg, Koblenz, Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris Thanks again to Antonio Carlos (in Lisbon), Tiago (in Rome), and Ursula (in Koblenz) June 18, 2006 - Aug 24, 2006. Trip of a Lifetime! EURO SUMMER 06... read more

I’ll start by saying I have always wanted to go to Ireland. It’s drawn me as long as I can remember. Finally, this January, I planted the idea of a trip to Ireland in my best friend, Jenn’s, mind. Once she informed me that she was dead set on going to Greece, however, I knew it would take some work. I’m basically the whitest white person ever, and the sun is not my friend. Greece simply wasn’t on my radar screen. “Ireland is very green,” I told her, knowing she works in horticulture. Didn’t quite work, but she seemed to be bending a little, so I went in for the coup de grace “There’s lots of booze in Ireland, you know.” I saw her eyes light up. Home run. We got some guidebooks and started researching ... read more

Hello everyone! I've never done this before, this blogging thing, but here it goes..... I've got less than a week before I'm off on the greatest adventure of my life. I have no idea what lies ahead of me, but I do know that the next few days are going to be some of the most stressful I've ever experienced. I'm rushing around, making sure I've got everything, and I still have quite a ways to go. They should make a pill for chronic procrastination. Anyway, this entry is mostly just a test, as I'm trying to figure out how to work this. If I don't see you before I leave, I'll miss you and I might forget about you, but I'll remember you when I come back. ^^b PEACE... read more