Visiting Ontario, June 26-July 7, 2015

27.06.2015 - 09.07.2015

I wanted to visit my son Doug, daughter-in-law Linda and their family.......and to see their new cottage in Muskoka. One of the first things we did was go to a ball game...that is Doug, grandson Chris and I went despite the pouring rain. Luckily Rogers Stadium closed the roof. Another day Doug and I visited St Catharines and Welland to visit my sisters-in-law Bev and Fran.

And we drove to Mukoka for five days. The pictures show how beautiful it is. Having passed my boaters' test, I was able to get behind the wheel and get the sense of having control of a very powerful boat. Doug and I swam from the boat too, which was a treat. And Doug, Linda and I cycled to Windermere Lodge a couple of times (24 kilometres round trip). Lunch on the patio was special. Oh, we also shopped for, what else, Muskoka Chairs. My American friends know them as Cape Cod chairs and they are heavier than lead so no wind can bother them. Grandson Geoff and granddaughter Carolyn who work at a nearby summer camp visited the cottage and granddaughter Tanya, her husband Powin and son Ethan arrived on our last day along with their very good friends the Costantinis. I am including a photo of Ethan with Kayla.

On returning to Toronto I had a chance to walk down memory lane visiting the church I attended during my Christian Era. And then I headed back to British Columbia where granddaughter Shannon and her kids were visiting. We cycled, along with Shannon's friend Ryan and had a very nice lunch so I included some pictures with this Blog.

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