Minnie’s Musings
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To finish the Algonquin section of our holiday. Having just driven home through the late evening sunshine down winding country lanes with my back turned firmly away from the travesty that is HS2… I mused on our adventure on a random trail just off Highway 60 which goes through this particular provincial park which is…
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The cottage came with two kayaks and a paddle boat as well as a box full of life jackets. There was some debate over using this equipment. I forget what the issue was but it culminated in my rather testy observation that I was the one with the certificate so I could be trusted with…
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So, it helps to remember to set an alarm instead of relying on a third party to realise you are sound asleep at the appointed hour of departure. After a lifetime of getting up, suiting and booting at speed, we were in the car not 20 minutes later. Whisking around the motorway through more scarlet…
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At some point one of the two of us knocked my glasses into the lake where they sunk seemingly without a trace. In my book this was not down to me as I had carefully placed them by the post of the dock where I could find them when I climbed back out. Best Beloved…
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Rapidly turned into a sport for the menfolk. Goodness how they like a bat and a bit of friendly rivalry. Less so swimming in the Lake. Apparently it was cold. NO IT WASN’T. Luke warm at worst. Our local heated indoor pool is chillier. I love a bit of fresh water swimming, particularly with snorkel…
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After a bit of hunting the following morning we found a supermarket called ‘No Frills’, expecting a cut price Lidl. Instead we got shelves and shelves laden with all things good to eat in startlingly large packets. Canadians clearly take the American approach to the purchase of food as they have fridges large enough to…
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Well, small lake just south of the Algonquin National Park. There is nothing quite like the relief and joy of seeing relatives, and more importantly their car, when you have pushed your case through arrivals and emerge onto the sidewalk in pursuit of transport. After negotiating the random pick up/drop off/short stay/long stay/you-will-get-ticketed-if-you-stop-for-more-than-five-seconds irregularities of…
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And Ontario is very flat. At least it is in its southern half and along the St Lawrence River, where we spent most of our time. As we have already holidayed in Holland this year, we have rather overdosed on flat. Next year we will go to the mountains. And I am officially launching my…
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Yes, we had a lovely holiday, thank you very much. Canada is a delightful country; big, beautiful and full of lovely people. The Canadians are so polite. So genuinely polite. Not in the obsequious not-interested-in-you-but-I-am-paid-to-greet-you ambush as you enter the store (I am thinking specifically of The Gap in Quincy Market, Boston, where all I…
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… there is now so little leg or elbow room on aeroplanes that the whole experience is deeply uncomfortable. And to my mind, dangerous. Not only are you so close to the seat in front that you cannot stand up straight unless you are in the aisle, but you also don’t have enough room to…
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