Ontario

So a few weeks ago we decided that we would do a road trip to Ontario.  We were going to try and keep it a surprise for the grandkids.  I couldn’t post anything until we had arrived.

Tuesday - we left Pincher Creek with me behind the wheel.  We stopped in Swift Current for lunch and my  friend, Catherine joined us at the restaurant for a visit.  It is always so nice to see her and this was a little bonus to a long day of driving.  We landed in Estevan, Saskatchewan for the night.

Wednesday- we crossed into the states and drove through North Dakota and Minnesota and stayed overnight in Ashland, Wisconsin right on Lake Superior.  It was a very long day.

Thursday - we drove into Michigan and across the border into Canada.  It was another long day of driving because we wanted Friday to be a shorter one.  We spent the night in Sudbury, Ontario.

Friday - along the way to our destination, we made a stop in Pembroke and had lunch with old friends from Bible college days.  It was great to see them.  As we drove I got a text from Sarah who had figured out that we were on our way there.  She was sworn to secrecy to keep it a surprise from the other kids.  We arrived at Dan and Barb’s later in the afternoon and she took us to the trailer to show us everything.  

Saturday - we drove to Jenn’s to pick up the girls.  We went and bought them new shoes.  Sarah needed ones for basketball, Emma needed cross country runners and Abby wanted a pretty colour.  We drove to the trailer and enjoyed over an hour swimming.  The water was so nice.  

We had a fire in the evening and roasted marshmallows and then the girls wanted to swim some more and go kayaking.

Sunday - today was Emma’s birthday and it was nice to spend the morning with her.

We drove to the Gananoque church and were greeted by lots of old friends.  After a corn roast at the church, we went back to the lake with Jacob, Abby and Anthony.  This was the first time that we have had Anthony stay with us and it was a pretty successful night…swimming, fire and roasted marshmallows.  It was also the first time that Abby stayed with us and liked it. 

Today - after breakfast and lunches were packed we headed to drop the kids off at school.  From there, we spent the morning visiting with Howard and Hilda.  They have been friends since our kids were born.

We then took the long way to the trailer to check out some areas that we may or may not want to live in.  

We were able to have a quick swim before supper.  The weather has been so amazing.