Blogs from Canada, North America - page 11

14:05 hrs: We made the drive from Ottawa to the airport here in Pointe Claire. This is where Shelley was born! We pre-paid for airport parking, so it was as easy as simply driving onto the assigned lot, park the car, grab our luggage, and step to the shuttle stop to board a large bus shuttle which brought us to the air terminal. Once we arrived, we found our check in kiosk and had to wait just a little bit until they opened. We are SUPER early but that means no stress. We’re good with that. While we were waiting for them to open up the queue, we tested out our AirTags that my sister Kristine, and my Mom bought for us for the trip. They work great! We are able to see how far away ... read more

Oooops .... am back in the future... presently it is April 2023 ...the water has risen...the land has flooded.... panic has set in... that's enough of an intro! Not since 2002, the Spring when the big move north was made to once again embrace the volcanic scraped-smooth rock of Sudbury, has the melt water risen higher than three feet or to be more precise, close to the lake side fence of my slumbering garden space. This year the water stands thigh high, the plastic shed has been inundated and as of April 17 the wooden shed ,close to the road and painted orange, is only 21cm/8" safe from having the floor wetted totally. Flood waters have not reached this high since 2002 the year the move was made north to a region that was never to ... read more

Another well deserved sleep-in. The last 10 days have been brilliant but hectic and our cozy Airbnb is perfect for R&R. We check out the Queen Street East shops and Jules finds a more reasonably priced carry-on bag but elects to check what might be available in the city. Another cracking day weather wise – mid 20s and sunny – and it’s t-shirts all the way. We ride the 501 to the familiar stop near Union Station and disembark for some sightseeing and shopping. Dropped a pin in maps last night so we could find the Shoppers Drug Mart that sells the Florence by Mills that Millsy has been hunting. It’s not in The Beaches Shoppers Drug Mart but Jules spotted it as we headed for the Streetcar after last nights game. We don’t find THAT ... read more

While our hotel appears to teeter over Niagara Falls, it's a 15 minute walk down to the edge of the waterfall. Milla has awoken and still looks like death warmed up. Poor thing. She's being such a trooper about it - resting when she can and not complaining. Niagara Falls (Twin Towns) is like a ghost town and we settle for Subway breakfast rolls before walking down to the water's edge. It's sunny but windy and as we get closer the mist from the falls starts to thicken. It feels like it's raining and the cool mist is refreshing in the sun. It would be far less refreshing if we were here even a few days earlier when it was 15 degrees cooler. We watch a boat full of tourists slowly enter the whitewash and mist ... read more

no April Fool here .... beginning to write again after an almost three year hiatus because of covid. Not that nothing was happening in the past three years... it just did not happen by way of a wander to far flung places on the map. The ether is continuously scoured for adventurous tidbits ...zoom is a constant companion ... documentaries on tickle the grey cells ...and Poirot entertains as needles fill with knitting. A request from a friend in California has awakened the blogger in me. She and her partner are planning a trip to Norway. I had to go to my blog to jog the "little grey cells" ...OMG 2009!! That coastal trip is one I would like to do again...if there are no age restrictions ...https://www.hurtigruten.com/the-original-norwegian-coastal-express/?&infinity=ict2~net~gaw~ar~644550290579~kw~hurtigruten%20norway%20coastal%20cruise~mt~e~cmp~CA_COA_Tactical_Destination... read more