Blogs from North America - page 21

Let's just say we are glad we don't live anywhere near Toronto because of the traffic. We arrived here in Niagara Falls by 4. Had dinner with Ted & Jane Guthrie and Keith & Pauline Mueller in prep for tomorrow's Marriage Encounter. The weather was lovely - like 70 - so we walked down to the Falls after dinner. Hence these photos. This is probably the end of this blog. We will be WAY too busy with the M.E. event, having blessings heaped on us and, we pray, 11 couples, 2 anniversary couples, and the other 3 presenting couples. Back home on Sunday night.... read more

I just finished reading an interesting novel, and the story involves 3 or 4 different people over several years. The author’s approach, which works for the book, is to tell part of the story from one player’s perspective, then tell another player’s story from a different time, sometimes historical and sometimes current. It works in this story, largely because each segment begins with a heading telling the time. Nevertheless, it sometimes confuses me. Then it occurred that our blog is going similarly, but without the timeline clues of a heading, so I think it best to start each segment off with a paragraph telling where in our trip the segment is meant to describe. So far, we’ve described our journey from Lynden down to Yuma, where we spent last winter, then continued on to most of ... read more

Rumor has it that today’s steps numbered 16500 (David did more, going up and down to the car just now). Boy, my tootsies need a rest. So we left Brigitte’s lovely little ski place around 9 am (oh yes, he did climbing up and down those steps more than I did too – but then he’s a golfer and is used to it!). We headed to Lac Simon, half way to Ottawa, as that was touted as a birding site. It was drizzling when we arrived, but the walk was sheltered in large pines and oaks. Just saw some hooded mergansers (everything looks quite different out of breeding colors, but it was an amazing place – obviously a very popular camping place. The end of the lake, as with so many in Quebec, is sandy, with ... read more

October 24, Tuesday Today was a lots of walking and exploring day – chilly, like 50, but sunny for much of the day. NO RAIN, that’s really all that matters. We enjoyed a lie in – the bed is very comfortable! Till about 7:30 ish, and were off on a 4.5 mile walk. Both coats, hat and gloves were needed to start with, much less to end! It was probably a mile too long, but at least there was only about 450’ change in elevation. It mostly followed the river, which was nice. LOTS of mountain bike trails off to the sides, but we sedately followed the biking, walking, cross country trail. When it’s snowing, this entire place must be hopping indeed. There’s much more to do than ski, obviously. Only a few chickadees and a ... read more

Savannah, Georgia is sublime. There have been a handful of places that I’ve been reluctant to leave on this trip. I was heartbroken to leave Savannah. What is so marvelous about this small Southern city? Forsyth park, Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room, Bonaventure Cemetery, E. Shavers Bookstores (both of them), Bull Street, Riverfront, Doki Doki, Leopolds, Slyders, SCAD, Tybee Beach, Tequila & Tacos, The Wayne Mansion, Vintage & Thrift Stores... The moss laden trees lining street after street of houses, from very small charming bungalows to mansions that would rival any in California. The city has managed to maintain the famed southern hospitality without seeming too sweetly hospitable. The modernity of Savannah doesn't overshadow the old fashioned appeal. We have been to a couple of dozen towns and cities on this trip and without a moment's hesitation, ... read more