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Category Archives: Travels
Sidetracked
Off we go on a diversion. In order to make a decision on whether or not we dive Little Cayman in April, with our NY friends, depends on a number of factors. To resolve some of these we must again … Continue reading
Posted in Cozumel, Planning and Packing
Tagged Cozumel, scuba, scuba diving, travel, travel planning, trip planning
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Today is the Day. I Hope.
When we drop out of house renovation mode and back into day to day mode we realize we have not touched our African travel plans in 2 months and the time is neigh to pay the balance on the safaris. … Continue reading
Saturday in Toronto
After packing up, checking out and stowing our bags with the Conceriege, we head out for our last day in Toronto. We go in search of breakfast and locate a small breakfast shop specializing in eggs. We consume large breakfasts … Continue reading
Toronto Retrospective
I heard that the “east” has been having a hard time of it since the economic downturn of 2008. I don’t see any sign of hard times in Toronto. The city looks like it is booming. There are dozens of … Continue reading
Friday in Toronto
The plan for today is to walk south towards the water and east towards the St Lawrence Market and then circle around and about. As we walk towards the Distillery and the St Lawrence Market, we notice a definite lack … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Canada
Tagged Distillery District, Lake Ontario, Ontario, St Lawrence Market, Toronto
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Dead Can Dance
Who? That is the response to my statement, ‘We are going to Toronto to see Dead Can Dance’. You Tube them to get a better idea as to what they do. When we heard that the band Dead Can Dance … Continue reading
Day 2 Toronto
Another day of walking the streets of a big city. North west is the direction of the day. Breakfast for me is the cold pizza that we had left over from last night. Debbie opts for a power bar and … Continue reading
Posted in Western Canada
Tagged Art Gallery of Ontario, dead can dance, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
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Next Stop, Toronto
On Sunday we were in Lethbridge. Today is Wednesday, so it must be Toronto! We are up early this morning to catch our 8 am flight to Toronto. Everything goes off without a hitch. We even time the express bus … Continue reading
Homeward Bound
The longest drive day of our 5 day tour of the “flatlands” is the homeward leg. Five hours by the fast roads. The route most people will take from Lethbridge to Edmonton. Highway 3 west to Fort McLeod and then … Continue reading
Lethbridge, Alberta
Yesterday, M&G toured us around Lethbridge’s important sights. We started out at the Farmer’s Market where we bought goat cheese and raspberries. Geoff was saying that it was crowded, but the crowd was a drop in a bucket compared to … Continue reading