FROM Y'ALL TO EH!!! Day 71 - 80 July 31 – August 8, 2010 Toronto, Ontario

We spent the August long weekend at the Indian Line RV Park in Brampton. We tried to rent a car but left it too late, everyone was sold out. As a result it became a very relaxing few days, we just laid back and enjoyed life.

On Wednesday we had arranged to meet up with Tom and Ruth Smith one last time before leaving the country. Tom and I spent the morning chasing around a little white ball at Silver Lakes Golf Club which is north of Newmarket. The course was very nice, in very good shape and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Neither the heat nor the humidity could dampen our enjoyment.

After we finished playing golf we went back to the Smith’s for a look at their new house and to spend a little time with them. Dawn and Avery dropped in while we were there so we had a nice farewell visit.

I did have to go to the Walk In Clinic on Thursday to get something for my bronchitis but spent the rest of the day and Friday resting up for Kathy’s reunion with some of her old Ryerson classmates.

On Saturday we headed over to Jim and Pam Jeffries who were hosting the get together. They were terrific hosts and our gratitude and thanks goes out to them.

Jim & Pam Jeffrey

It was a fun day as a lot of old adventures and tales were dragged up and rehashed. Kathy had not seen some of these people for 35 years, while some she had seen in recent years. I have come to know several of them over the years so it was also a fun day for me. I do believe everyone had a grand old time.
 

  

Jim Jeffrey, John Valenteyn

Mandy

Janet, John, Ian

We had a wonderful meal and then sat around and continued with stories, picture viewing, picture taking and just catching up in general. The day came to a close at around midnight as some people had long drives ahead of them. Overall it was a tremendous day spent with old and valued friends.

After a very leisurely morning we headed back over to Pam and Jim’s for a little one on one visiting. We really hadn’t had a chance to spend much time with them the night before so today was nice. We just sat around their lovely back yard and chatted. We did take time out for a swim in their pool before sitting down to dinner. Overall it was a great day and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We said goodbye around 9:30 PM and ventured back to the RV Park. Tired but very contented.

Tomorrow we plan to head over to Buffalo for a couple of days before heading to Cleveland to visit Kathy’s brother and his family. The trip to Ontario has been phenomenal; we got to see our new granddaughter Ashley. We were able to visit with our daughter Mandi and her husband Gary for an extended period of time. We even got to take Ashley on her first fishing trip at 5 months old. I was able to play Glen Abbey. More importantly we caught up with friends and relatives that we regrettably hadn’t seen in a long time. It is things like this that have certainly made this trip memorable.