Larry Kuhns' farm, State College July 17 -- 31
July 31, 2013 Fickie and Willem almost ready to depart, with Porta-Bote (see Google) mounted and packing virtually completed.
Fickie sizing the 5th wheel trailer a couple of days before. Results: height 12' 4", weight 9,500 pounds.
Semi shaded prime lakefront camp site on Lake Ontario.
Four adventurers, Willem and Susan, left; Fickie and Stella, right
Toronto ON, Canada, skyline across Lake Ontario 35 miles away. CN Tower on the left.
Campsite with Lake Ontario in the background.
Stella and Susan back in camp.
Niagara Horseshoe Falls from 40th floor of the Hilton Hotel on the Canadian side.
Andre, Anida (Ficks' daughter) and their kids on tour from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Stella in Applebees. They resided in the Hilton while visiting Niagara Falls; Fickie and Stella joined them for two days.
Du Toit family -- Niagara-On-Lake -- next to the Niagara River mouth at Lake Ontario. Fort Niagara on the US side in the background.
Queenston Tower, Niagara Falls, 184' tall with 256 exhausting steps to the top.
View of Niagara River through a porthole at the top of the tower.
Flower clock with the Du Toits at Niagara Falls. All colors are live flowers!
Family postcard ready to be mailed.
Maid of the Mist at Horse Shoe Falls, with American Falls in the background.
With friendly dinosaurs at putt-putt course.
Dinner at Rain Forest Cafe, Niagara Falls, ON
Toronto, Ontario Canada August 8 -- August 14
Willem and the ladies in front of the Art Gallery of Ontario, AGO
Henry Moore's collection of reclining figures in the AGO.
The Forty Part Molet music by English Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis as arranged by Janet Cardiff next to the Moore exhibition. This work was performed by 8 choirs in 5 voices over 40 loud speakers and is titled "Spem in alium" (Hope for another).
Stella intrigued by Sweet Jack fruit in China Town's street market.
Other unusual fruits at stalls along the stroll reminding her of Thailand experiences.
Old City Hall, downtown Toronto.
The contrasting new across from the above.
Water front showing CN Tower, with view platform higher than 1000' (300m), Toronto.
Hike along Rouge River at Glen Rouge campground, where we stayed.
The first of a series of photos taken in the Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, showing a restored authentic town hall from the 1800's. This is a must see presentation assembled from all over Ontario.
Lady in period dress, demonstrating a Singer machine from the time.
Similar presentation in the weaver's shop.
Blacksmith practicing his trade.
Roblin's Mill entrance.
Water wheel at the mill.
Relocated church building from 1856.
Interior of the church, showing the flu from a wood burner in the back running to the front to better utilized heat. This design was seen in various other buildings for this part of the world where winters are rather cold.
General grocer's store.
McMichael's Art Center in northern Toronto.
Kill Bear Provincial Park, Georgian Bay, Ontario August 15 -- August 18
Shaded camp site in a spectacular setting.
Finally, we could launch our boat. The engine started on the second pull and there was a number of very interested spectators including some quite experienced fishermen, who were rather surprised at such a fold-up phenomenon performing so well!
Lovely beach at the light house in Kill Bear Park.
Fickie enjoying early morning hike on Lookout trail at Kill Bear.
Reward #1 at the Lookout.
Reward # 2.
Hauling the Porta-Bote from the beach to camp for disassembling, to continue the trip.
Sturgeon Falls on Lake Nipissing, Ontario August 19 -- August 21
Camp site on lake front at Glen Rock camp ground.
View #1 from camp site.
View # 2.
What a difference WI-FI makes! Susan in typical pose communicating with the outside world.
Replenishing fresh produce at road side stall in Sturgeon Falls and Stella, Susan and Willem leaving our favorite food store, below.
No comments:
Post a Comment