New Feature: Events Calendar
I have now included a new event calendar for this website. It will feature places I am travelling to or want to travel to. Please check out what interests me, and we can meet at one of these upcoming events!
Alaskan Road Trip
After years of waiting, much of it delayed by the unnecessary closures due to COVID, we are finally going to Alaska! We bought ourselves a RAV4 just for this purpose and are finally getting to go. It is a long, extensive, attraction-filled route. July 1…
To My Daughter’s Friend,
We started our love of the exploration of this world first by exploring waterfalls. Our first significant day trip was The Grey Bruce Waterfall Tour. An all-day event that leads us through some great country and see some stunning destinations. From there, we began to…
Doors Open St. Catherine’s
We toured the St. Catherine’s Doors Open Event on August 20, 2022. These Doors Open tours have quickly become our favourite and have it as a priority when one is happening. St. Catherine’s is only 90 minutes from home, and our first stop was a…
Grey Bruce Waterfalls Tour
Charlene was talking to her colleagues at her work when one mentioned doing the Grey Bruce Waterfalls Tour. She had been talking about the places we started to go to, but before September 11, 2016, we were doing just one-stop destinations. This waterfalls tour would…
Downtown Cambridge
In a very small area, the downtown of Cambridge, Ontario, has quite a lot to offer. There are murals, a museum, a heritage location, history, sculptures, interesting shops, an art gallery and even was the filming location of a popular series. All of this is…
Ottawa Tulip Festival
Ottawa Tulip Festival Half of my genes are Dutch. My grandparents emigrated from the Netherlands to Canada in 1952. I know very little of their lives before this major move in their lives. I know they lived through the Nazi occupation of their home country…
Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens
Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens Niagara, Ontario, is a stunning location. So much of the beauty is free to visit, including Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. Charlene and I always have this destination as our first stop for Chasing Flowers. Being the warmest spot in…
Roadside Attraction: Big Bruce
Roadside Attraction: Big Bruce Standing proudly in Bruce County is a large replica of a Hereford Steer. It represents the people and cattle of this area, and some consider this to be one of the best roadside attractions in Ontario. I had to see…
Sulphur Springs Conservation Area
Sulphur Springs Conservation Area Sulphur Springs Conservation Area is a magical place to visit. The area is named after a spring that they say produces enough water to fill 27 bathtubs every minute. They fail to mention that it is named Sulphur Springs…