FROM Y'ALL TO EH!!! Day 81 - 87 August 9 – August 15, 2010 Toronto, Ontario to Cleveland, Ohio

The plan was to leave Toronto Monday morning for Buffalo so that we could get the paperwork done for our visas. We were also planning to spend a couple of days in Ellicottville just relaxing and enjoying the area, but such was not to be. We had ordered something from the bank that was scheduled to come on Monday but in fact did not arrive until Thursday morning. We had returned the rental car so we just stayed close to the camper and enjoyed (not) the heat and humidity.

Thursday morning we headed for the bank, picked up what we needed and headed for the border.

 

The line up at the border was heavy but it moved pretty quickly and it was to long before we left Eh and crossed over into Y’all.

We stopped in Buffalo to send a FedEx package and then headed straight for Hudson, Ohio which is a small city about 20 miles south of Cleveland. In making the drive we crossed through New York State, touched the north end of Pennsylvania and then entered into Ohio. We followed Lake Erie until we came to Cleveland where we turned south to Hudson.

We arrived at the Johnson’s (Kathy’s older brother and family) just in time for supper and spent a quiet evening catching up.

Sister In Law Shirley

Neices Camille and Grace

Brother Bob

Friday was a busy day. Bob and I hit the links for 18 at a nice course not far from their home. It was here that I learned the Ohio Scoring System. It seems I lost the golf came because in Ohio the high score wins.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
We got back from the golf course with enough time to have a little rest before getting ready for dinner. We ventured downtown to a restaurant called “The Tomato Grill” and had a very nice dinner. The food was good, the company was excellent and Bob treated, how do you top that. Thanks Bob.

After dinner we walked down the street to the town square where they have a bandstand. The band was already playing when we arrived and it was crowded. We strolled around for awhile before making a stop at the ice cream store, Stone Cold Calories, sorry Creamery. I was introduced to a particular flavor in Oakville (it was Nancy’s fault) and now it is becoming a habit.


We stayed and enjoyed the band for a period of time and we also met a group of the Johnson’s friends and neighbors. Once the socializing was done we headed home and called it a night. It was a really nice evening.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






Sunday morning we headed for the farmers market on the outskirts of Hudson. It is located in the field of an old farm. They was a bunch of stands set up with vegetables, fruits, baked goods, crafts, you name it. We looked at everything and bought a few things. It was a nice morning.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 










 

 

 

 

We left the market and headed back to Bob and Shirley’s house where we spent the rest of the day visiting. We haven’t had the opportunity to spend much time with the Johnsons over the last few years so it was nice just chatting. They have a lovely house with a large back deck and I spent a lot of time there

We all had an early night as Bob had a flight in the morning and we wanted to get an early start on our drive back to Grapevine. So we said goodbye to the girls (Camille and Grace) as they wouldn’t be up in the morning and headed for bed.

We really enjoyed our time in Hudson and it was nice seeing the Johnsons again. It would be nice to catch up with them more often.