Yearly Archives: 2008

We had the best weather ever on Monday and after morning coffee, sensibly ascended the heights of Signal Hill by taxi and had a wander round. Here’s how the city looked from up there: We walked down to look at … Continue reading →

Sunday carried on being warm and sunny… Even the birds get pretty houses on Signal Hill Road and some more mailboxes. The party bus was waiting and we all piled aboard and had a photo op at Portugal Cove before … Continue reading →

The sun finally shone on St John’s today. We were unprepared for the sudden brightness and warmth! Here, at last, “the million dollar harbour view” (taken from the Dildo room – named as they all are after places in Newfoundland … Continue reading →

Toronto traffic wardens waved us in and out of Pearson Airport on Thursday where I paused at Wolfgang Puck Express and had a pretty good (though overly sweetened) bowl of butternut squash soup in a styrofoam container, with a freshly-dressed … Continue reading →

We left Orillia after a brief tour of downtown, where the wildlife is safely behind windows… Passed some nice Ontario farmland and kept our eyes peeled in search of characteristic Ontario farmhouses with their steep gables – this one came … Continue reading →