After a hurried week of final preparations, we left on our summer trip. First stop spelled out the end of our car's air conditioner - even though it was only for a bathroom that we stopped - but we didn't really clue in until we were nearly done for the day. After that, we certainly felt the heat!
First destination stop: The Big Apple - not New York, this one:
We planned on an hour here for lunch, and ended up staying for 2 hours - and even then we had to cut short our game of mini golf (18 hole, challenging, and free!). There is quite a bit to do there besides the free mini golf:
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| check out the view from the top |
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| pose for fun pictures |
 | and picnic lunch, watch the apple cider or pies being made, browse the sweet shop, eat fantastic apple pie.... |
| feed the animals |
Next stop, Oshawa, where we spent the night with some "long-lost friends" from St John's, Newfoundland. It was great to be able to catch up with each other! The kids got introduced to crokinole, and we discovered just how great it is to have bikes with you on a long trip.
In the morning we moved on to Mississauga to reconnect with some more displaced Maritimers, from Halifax this time. This was a much shorter stay, as Sunday morning we were up and out early for church in Richmond Hill where Michael preached at his uncle's church in both the English service, and the Chinese one.
Sunday evening we stayed with yet more relocated Maritimers, this time in Burlington. The kids were best pleased with this stop, as there were other kids to play with. It was a good restful, easy stay that no one wanted to end! But, the next day after lunch, leave we did, for the knowledge of 5 eager cousins waiting for new playmates pulled us onward.
We've spent a week of intense kid play with Uncle Arran and Aunty Kerry now! 8 kids in the house can be surprizingly restful for the adults at times... but today, after a very late night at the drive in movies.... well, adult intervention is more often needed than not.
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