The Real Muskoka Experience

The weather was perfect last Wednesday (June 3), sun shine but a bit cooler! With the generosity of Coby’s parents we (Coby & I and Christiana) went on a lunch cruise aboard Wenonah II sailing on Lake Muskoka. It was a great 2 ½ hour cruise with fancy dining and beautiful scenery. “If you think you know Muskoka . . . it’s time to get real” - The real Muskoka experience.

We absolutely love it! It will certainly fade away any stress you might have.

We also enjoyed looking at the million dollar lake homes from the ship.

My deepest gratitude goes to Coby’s Mom and Dad for arranging this beautiful cruise for us and for watching the other 3 girls while we sailed the Wenonah II. Thank you Mom & Dad!

Posted from Lucan, Canada

Look, Up In The Sky!

As we were driving into Toronto we saw this magnificent cloud form in the sky. We’ve never seen anything like this, it was amazing!Posted from Bracebridge, Canada

One Of The Many Waterfalls In Bracebridge

Despite the lousy weather, we still made it to the falls. Something about going to see the waterfalls that just made the trip all fun and worth it!

The endless waterfalls sound, the gushing . . .

and the beauty!

Posted from Bracebridge, Canada

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Please Come Back Another Day

The weather is lousy in Canada, rain, rain, rain, snow, cold, more rain, the temperature is about 9⁰Celsius (48⁰F), this is a winter temperature for us Alabamian. But we are still enjoying the vacation and having fun in Canada.

Our second stop in Canada was at Coby’s brother in Bailieboro. The rain stopped for about an hour or so and the girls were able to ride ‘Wilbur’ the pony.

We made it to Bracebridge, Canada last Thursday and the mosquitoes and black flies welcomed us by the hundreds. I think there were more mosquitoes in Bracebridge than in the whole State of Alabama.

On Saturday the day before Pentecost Sunday, we had some  sun and a little bit warmer weather. I think the high was at 65⁰ Fahrenheit. We got to play outside and rode four wheelers. But on Sunday, shortly after Mass, it started snowing. We thought the Holy Spirit was supposed to be in a form of tongue of fire.

Posted from Bracebridge, Canada

No Internet Access, No Blog!

Internet access is very limited at Coby’s parents house, which is no connection at all! But (we) I am surviving, this is why I had to go to the “Oliver’s coffee house”, and use their free Wi-Fi access for a little bit to check all my emails and do this quick blog.

Weather in Bracebridge is very cold at the moment, in fact yesterday we had snow. Go figure . . . friends of ours told us it is very hot in Alabama.

No pictures yet this time, but I will post some later on this week.

Post from Bracebridge, Canada

Day 2 – Made It To Lucan, Canada!

The overnight stayed in front of Wal Mart in Dayton, Ohio was good. We didn’t wake up to chirping birds, but to the noise  of ‘a parking lot sweeping truck’. Although it was really neat to watch it from the bedroom window of the RV.

We drove another 6 hours and made it to Lucan around three in the afternoon with no problem. Going through the border was a piece of cake as well.

So far so good thank you for all your prayers!

Day 3 – We will be driving to Bailie Boro this morning, another 4 hour drive and hope I won’t forget to take some pictures this time.

Day 1- Overnight In Front Of Wal Mart In Dayton, Ohio

Our road trip started today, on Sunday at 7 in the morning and we made it all the way to Dayton, Ohio. The girls did well in the RV, thank goodness for DVD player!
We stopped couple of times for gas and dinner and drove for about ten hours.

When we arrived at one of the rest area, the girls were so tired from sitting, they came out and threw themselves on the ground (parking lot curb) and pretended to be sleeping.


It was too hot to eat inside the RV, and it was to sunny to eat at the picnic table, the curb was the only place that was cool enough to eat because of the shade from the RV.


Found this interesting moth at Wal Mart's parking lot. The wing span was about 8 to 10 inches long.

-- Post From Michael's iPhone

Canada . . . Here We Come

In a few days we will be driving up to Canada to visit Coby’s family. This will be our first road trip using the RV, so please keep us in your prayers. We will be visiting some old friends along the way to Canada and on the way back. I will try to blog remotely using my iPhone, and maybe we will see some interesting things and places along the way.

Maybe we will see a moose . . . or maybe we won’t! But for sure we will have a good time!

We’ll keep you posted!

The Cousins From Canada

Last Saturday I blogged very quickly, full house and didn’t really write anything else. Well, it was a full house, the noise level was definitely increased. and everyone had a good time, horsing around, games, giggles, laughing, more giggles, silly faces, more giggles. Take a look at the photos.

Thank you Oma, Aunt Maria, Celine, Nicole, Uncle Marius, Aunt Monica, Gregory, Simon, Ben and Christopher for visiting us. We’ll see you in the summer in Canada!

Full-House

We will have a full house this week, 10 children and six adults… it’ll be a lot of fun…