AUGUST 1, 2005 PREPATIONS FOR CANADIAN ADVENTURE
It's been a while since I've updated things here, but now that preps have begun for a trip to Canada, it only seems right to catch things up here.
My British friends arrived here on July 17, 2005. By the time we got home, it was midnight and they had been up for over 24 hours. They we quick to bed and quick to rise when the kids awakened at 5 a.m. Shortly the rest of the house was up and scouraging breakfast tidbits.
Shopping and lunch out were on order for the day. But the only purchase was a pool for the kids and nice buffet lunch at Ryan's Steak House. The next day we tripped to Jekyll Island for the kids to frolic on the beach and a driving tour of the Island and the Millionaires Village.
Four of my friends went down to Florida to visit with mutual friends there. Four days later they returned and once again the house felt comfortable with everyone here!
In the mean time, my best friend Doug and I have begun planning a trip to cooler climates and ultimately decided on Canada. Fortunately, I have a terrific friend from my cruise ship days that lives there and has a cabin on the lake. After inquiring of her (more or less inviting myself), she gladly welcomed a visit from her old comrade. Keep in mind that we worked together for 7 years and have maintained contact since then. It will be great to get into some cooler temps...it's been 100+ here for two weeks...and drier air...the humidity here has been 85+ for the past three weeks. So we named our price on "Price Line Dot Com" and got a round trip ticket at a great price and an affordable rental car for the 8 hour drive from Toronto to Cochrane, Ontario...
Just had a foreboding thought regarding the cabin on the lake!!!! Wasn't there a B movie, horror flick by the same name??? Hopefully this Cabin on the Lake bears no resemblence to that and that it will a nice relaxed respice for us. With canoeing, paddle boats and hiking trails, the polar bear habitat and the Polar Bear Express train ride to the rim, it's got to be just that...doesn't it? It won't be long before we know as we're set to fly away the morning of the 7th at 8 o'clock. The camera is ready and I know for certain that we both are as well!
So my British friends are departing on the 5th to return to England and I'll leave for Florida on the 6th...but I'll keep things posted or get things posted when I have internet capabilities...
So, until next post...stay safe!
My British friends arrived here on July 17, 2005. By the time we got home, it was midnight and they had been up for over 24 hours. They we quick to bed and quick to rise when the kids awakened at 5 a.m. Shortly the rest of the house was up and scouraging breakfast tidbits.
Shopping and lunch out were on order for the day. But the only purchase was a pool for the kids and nice buffet lunch at Ryan's Steak House. The next day we tripped to Jekyll Island for the kids to frolic on the beach and a driving tour of the Island and the Millionaires Village.
Four of my friends went down to Florida to visit with mutual friends there. Four days later they returned and once again the house felt comfortable with everyone here!
In the mean time, my best friend Doug and I have begun planning a trip to cooler climates and ultimately decided on Canada. Fortunately, I have a terrific friend from my cruise ship days that lives there and has a cabin on the lake. After inquiring of her (more or less inviting myself), she gladly welcomed a visit from her old comrade. Keep in mind that we worked together for 7 years and have maintained contact since then. It will be great to get into some cooler temps...it's been 100+ here for two weeks...and drier air...the humidity here has been 85+ for the past three weeks. So we named our price on "Price Line Dot Com" and got a round trip ticket at a great price and an affordable rental car for the 8 hour drive from Toronto to Cochrane, Ontario...
Just had a foreboding thought regarding the cabin on the lake!!!! Wasn't there a B movie, horror flick by the same name??? Hopefully this Cabin on the Lake bears no resemblence to that and that it will a nice relaxed respice for us. With canoeing, paddle boats and hiking trails, the polar bear habitat and the Polar Bear Express train ride to the rim, it's got to be just that...doesn't it? It won't be long before we know as we're set to fly away the morning of the 7th at 8 o'clock. The camera is ready and I know for certain that we both are as well!
So my British friends are departing on the 5th to return to England and I'll leave for Florida on the 6th...but I'll keep things posted or get things posted when I have internet capabilities...
So, until next post...stay safe!
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