Our Fall 2011 tour of the U.S. East Coast is off to a successful start, landing us in Muskoka after 5 days and 3400 km's with great driving weather. The wildlife was a little sparse along the way, perhaps a good thing when you are on the highway, although we did spot two large moose very close to the Trans Canada in the middle of the prairies surrounded by wheat fields.......a very strange place to see them. In Winnipeg we had dinner with our niece Lorie, and met her fiancee, Josh, a wonderful young man. They are both working for social service agencies and troubled youths, a very stressful but rewarding career........hopefully it won't make them grow old too quickly.
We were intially disappointed with the fall colours heading into Ontario, north of Lake Superior (all yellow and green that we are too familiar with in Alberta) but by the time we got to Wawa the reds and oranges were evident and further south to Sault Ste. Marie we had the full range of colours. There are still many trees in transition so our colourful experience will continue over the next several weeks.
We are now enjoying some rest at Scott & Andree's new home on Tondern Island, not far from the old family cottage in Port Carling that holds some wonderful memories for our family. They have done a great job building it with only a few finishing touches remaining. Today we are headed to Rhonda's other brother's cottage where Jeff & Patty will be hosting our first of several Thanksgiving dinners. We are looking forward to seeing the fruits of their labour at their rapidly expanding cottage on Harris Lake and a visit with their family.
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