Ontario's 2015 January to December thread
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07-27-2015, 08:01 AM
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I hear they botj are nice. We have decided to go back that way when we leave North Bay. I called the campground and made our reservation for tonight. We will probably arrive around 20:00 - depending on how much sightseeing we do on the way. Mabel likes to travel leisurely, stop and look at things, etc. And since we are not on a schedule, why not? 
Anyway, we will be there some time this evening. Looking forward to getting there and meeting you and Penny. (did I get that right?)
Have a good day, my friend. My internet is about to be cut off.
Anyway, we will be there some time this evening. Looking forward to getting there and meeting you and Penny. (did I get that right?)Have a good day, my friend. My internet is about to be cut off.
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07-31-2015, 09:48 PM
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Last Sunday, Mabel and I rode into Toronto. I don't like cities nor the traffic; but she had lived there when she was a teenager and, you know, if momma ain't happy... So off we went. 
We wanted to go to the water front; but it was all closed off due to the Pan American Games closing ceremony. We went looking for the house she had lived in and she thinks we found it.
We first visited the Casa Loma. Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911–1914. It is in the neighborhood where Mabel lived.
Casa Loma
View of downtown Toronto from the Casa Loma grounds.
The neighborhood around Casa Loma
Trolly in Toronto. The trolly lines run all over the place.
We wanted to go to the water front; but it was all closed off due to the Pan American Games closing ceremony. We went looking for the house she had lived in and she thinks we found it.
We first visited the Casa Loma. Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911–1914. It is in the neighborhood where Mabel lived.
Casa Loma
View of downtown Toronto from the Casa Loma grounds.
The neighborhood around Casa Loma
Trolly in Toronto. The trolly lines run all over the place.
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07-31-2015, 09:50 PM
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We are safely in North Bay, Ontario. North Bay is in the northern Ontario region and is considered the gateway to Northern Ontario. The terrain and vegetation are different from what we saw in Southern Ontario. The land is rocky, rolling and mini mountainous with lots a beautiful lakes. The wildlife warning signs on the roads have changed from deer to moose. I haven't seen a moose yet; but I have seen beaver, muskrat, coyote, and deer.
Our trip north was, more or less, uneventful. What should have been a five hour trip turned into an eight hour trip. It took us 2:43 to inch our way through Toronto! We got off of the freeways and traveled the back roads when ever we could.
This is the route we took to avoid more congestion.
Hooked up and read to leave Milton.
Our new location in North Bay
Our campsite is on a creek - complete with Canadian geese
I had the privilege of meeting in person, Gerry. It is great to meet face to face with someone you regularly see on a forum.
The road north
Stalled in Traffic near the Toronto Pearson International Airport
Abandoned farm
Our trip north was, more or less, uneventful. What should have been a five hour trip turned into an eight hour trip. It took us 2:43 to inch our way through Toronto! We got off of the freeways and traveled the back roads when ever we could.
This is the route we took to avoid more congestion.
Hooked up and read to leave Milton.
Our new location in North Bay
Our campsite is on a creek - complete with Canadian geese
I had the privilege of meeting in person, Gerry. It is great to meet face to face with someone you regularly see on a forum.
The road north
Stalled in Traffic near the Toronto Pearson International Airport
Abandoned farm
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07-31-2015, 09:58 PM
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#2129
08-02-2015, 08:52 AM
The heck with the racing. How about this:
Topless 'Bare with us' protest rally in Canada - BBC News
Topless 'Bare with us' protest rally in Canada - BBC News
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08-02-2015, 09:05 AM
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