We are having such a busy time........

..........that my poor blog has been neglected!  We have been to many interesting places, and met wonderful people.  A highlight of our trip was a visit to our friends in North Bay, Ontario - and you can read all about it here on Rose Marie's blog.  You can even see pictures too.  Thank you Rose Marie and Gilles, for being fabulous hosts and for being such great friends.....we appreciate your kindness more than words can say.

One night we played TV bingo (something we don't have in Australia, although I can remember bingo on the local radio station when I was a child) and I won $75, how cool is that!  We agreed beforehand that any winnings would be split and I was more than happy to fulfill my part of that bargain.

One place we visited was Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.  I knew a little about the French presence in Canadian history but didn't know about this settlement, which only existed for ten years.  While the settlement today is a re-creation, it is as close as can be ascertained to the original.  One thing we noticed inside the buildings is the lack of light, something we take for granted these days with big windows and light coloured interiors, but these were unpainted dark wood buildings which would have been illuminated by firelight and by rush lights.  It would have been good to spend more time at the museum but unfortunately was just on closing time when we had finished walking round the buildings.

The autumn colours in some areas were spectacular, while further north were nearly all gone - but bare trees have a stark beauty of their own too, with evergreens contrasting among the grey.

And we saw snow!  Not much by Canadian standards, but exciting for us.  Even driving along the highway in a light snowfall (very light) was a novelty.  Yesterday morning I stood in the snow and let the flakes fall on me, it was nice.....and cold. Quite cold.  Really really cold.

Right now we are back in the big city of Toronto until next Friday when we flap our wings once more and fly to British Columbia for a week in Victoria, on Vancouver Island.

On our last visit to Canada I fell and broke my arm, haven't done that this visit.....but I did kick my foot on a chair base a few nights ago.  It's still bruised, swollen and sore, but don't worry, I shall be back dancing the rumba in no time at all once I can get into my dancing shoes again.  That will teach me to be careful.  Small injuries can be rather painful, can't they?

Enjoy your days!