Travels With Stacey

I started to make day trips because I was waiting for a critical surgery. I was afraid I was going to die and leave my Charlene alone. This weighed heavily on me. I wanted to give her the memories to look back at if the…

Charlene and I have done a lot of hikes.  The hikes must have some sort of destination—usually a waterfall at the end, some fantastic scenic view, or maybe an interesting geological feature.  Occasionally we will hike to see ruins.  Once, we hiked to look for…

Niagara is probably the region we have visited more than anywhere else. There is so much to do, and so much is worth doing a repeat visit. The biggest attraction is Horseshoe Falls and American Falls, and I cannot tell you how many times we…

Recently my wife and I travelled through West Virginia, and we stopped at the Mason Dixon Historical Park on the return trip home.  This park was created in honour of the surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, who were tasked with settling a border dispute…

We first visited Queenston Heights in search of flowers, and it is part of my Chasing Flowers that we do every spring. This critical site in Canadian history and, most importantly, Canadian identity, is a great place to see spring flowers! Other than The Falls,…

Charlene and I have been travelling around since our first trip on September 16, 2016.  On that day, we did the Grey County Waterfall Tour and were hooked on exploring the province of Ontario and the rest of the world! A lot of our trips,…

Limehouse Conservation Area is a fun place to visit. It is part of the Niagara Escarpment and is a part of history. Named Limehouse because it was the centre of lime production, which is needed to make concrete, mortar and fertilizer. There are two main…

Rochester calls itself The Flower City.  We were lucky enough to be able to visit Rochester, New York, three times in May.  These springtime visits were perfectly timed to see spring’s fantastic beauty to the senses! We included Rochester for the first time in our…

It was a very cold room.  I was wearing next to nothing, and there were a bunch of faces that I had never seen before.  There was a woman who was clearly in charge.  She made each of her students describe my situation. The BIG…

When COVID hit, travelling became a real difficulty.  Once the Canadian government removed the requirement to prove COVID-free before reentering the country, the demand for passports reached a level never seen before. We considered ourselves fortunate that it was only an extra month we had…