We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
William Ralph Inge (1860-1954)

Monday, July 23, 2007

Ontario - Very Big!


Hi folks,
Saskatchewan was flat, with waving fields of grain and grass blowing in the prairie wind. Manitoba was greener, with lovely old gracious farms along the way, each one surrounded by wind breaks of stately, immense trees, planted in multiple rows. And Ontario, well, so far my impression is big and very empty. Few towns along the way, and the ones we've passed are little pit stops on the highway of life. Lots of lakes, granite outcroppings everywhere and intriguing places along Lake Superior to explore.

But we could never be long distance truckers. Even after a good sleep, we find that by 50 km we are yawning and the front seats of a Jetta are not good places to take a nap! Don figures that we are averaging 500-600 km a day. Tomorrow to Ottawa then Montreal next where we will spend a couple days with Bob and Wendy. We had planned on going to Niagara Falls, but after looking at the map, we decided that we weren't going to have time because of having to get to Nova Scotia by the 31st. But we have seen a bunch of small waterfalls in Wawa, and so we will pretend they were a bit bigger. What can I say? Plans change right.

But for now I am going to sign off. Til next time...

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