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Friday – travel day, and a long one. We were organised and packed by 9:30 and check out of accomm before 10:00 leaving the car parked in the visitor parking area for an hour or two while we went for breakfast and coffee at Ecology, a nice coffee shop at the back of a boutiqueContinue reading “Day 25,26,27 – Hawaii”

Monday – Transit to Maui. Didn’t start well with the booked Uber driver being 25minutes late to pick us up then we lined up int the wrong check- in line then line through security was 200m long and we thought we’d miss our flight for sure but it moved surprisingly quickly and we arrived atContinue reading “Day 28,29,30,31,32 – Maui”

We brought a Gondola pass today and went to the top of Whistler then across to Blackcomb on the Peak 2 Peak then down Blackcomb gondola to upper town centre. Perfect day on the mountain

Toronto to Whistler. Long day made longer when stroller didn’t make the plane in Toronto and we spent an extra 1 hour at airport sorting that out, then we had to shuttle bus it to Europecar where they took another hour to process us and give us a car. Eventually got on the road atContinue reading “Day 18 – Transit Day”

Sunday – Wet day pretty much all day so only ventured out a couple of times into village to explore and browse the shops. Dinner at Taco bar including lime margaritas 😋. Did get a run in early before the rain. Monday – Rained overnight and a bit drizzly this morning but I got outContinue reading “Day 20,21,22,23,24 – Whistler”

We decided to do a short bush walk this morning and headed off to ‘The Tree Museum Trail’ about 20 min drive away. We turned off onto a dirt trail like a dirt driveway and drove about a k in before the trail got quite rough and definitely not suitable for a hire car. IContinue reading “Day 17 – Gravenhurst”

Raining this morning but cleared mid morning so we did a walking lap of the Main Street then went to Bracebridge for a lap of its Main Street and to view the falls On the way back to Gravenhurst we called into Muskoka Brewery, renowned for its craft beers. Lazy late afternoon and evening atContinue reading “Day 16 – Gravenhurst & Bracebridge”

We drove to Gravenhurst today. Approx 170km. It’s in the Muskoka region north of Guelph and Toronto. Very picturesque. Much like Westport but a bit more ‘up market’. We stopped again at Elora for a coffee/brunch and to visit a shop that Mikaela wanted to go to but was closed when we were here aContinue reading “Day 15 – Guelph to Gravenhurst”

Family walk this morning around Royal City Park before a late coffee/brunch at a riverside cafe. They can’t make a good cappuccino here though🤷‍♂️ going to have to change to lattes ☕️ Local exploring/shopping in the afternoon including some going climbing at nearby Grotto’s Climbing Gym. Family dinner tonight at Wooly’s Pub. We say goodbyeContinue reading “Day 14 – Guelph”

We made a visit to Aberfoyle Antique Market this morning which was pretty impressive and much bigger than expected. I could easily spend half a day there. Then on to Paris, a picturesque town 42kms from Guelph. Lots of cafes, boutique shops and riverside dining. Back at unit by 4pm for a bit of quietContinue reading “Day 13 – Paris”