~Ohio~

After Niagara Falls we were supposed to go to Washington DC, however with "Hurricane Sandy" hitting the coast we decided to go west a bit to try and stay out of the storm

So....we are now back in Ohio - the northeastern part near the PA border.   We have had non-stop rain and wind for days, but nothing too bad.   Last night was the worst with heavy rains and high gusty winds which rocked our trailer.  We stocked up on food, water, propane etc.... and are safe and warm.  Praise the Lord. We will head east as soon as we are able.

YAY - back in Amish country !!!

Since we are in a very small town and the weather is bad , we are very fortunate to have a wonderful heated pool which we have enjoyed every afternoon.

~Niagara Falls, Niagara on the lake....and more!~

While we were still in Niagara Falls we stopped off at Rossi Glass and watched them doing glass blowing.   It was very interesting.  What an amazing talent these guys have.

While we were watching,  the guys made this bowl with fluted edges that would sell for $98.

Three kms below the falls, an aerocar travels on a 549 m long cable over the Niagara Gorge -y i k e s ........no thank you!!!!!

This is the floral clock.

This is the 200th year of the War of 1812.  Military commander Sir Isaac Brock - a legendary figure -  is remembered here.  At Queenston Heights, Brock routed American forces, but died in battle.

Laura Secord is the famous Canadian Heroine whose famous 30km walk from Queenston to Beaver Dam in 1813 saved the British from American attack.

Beautiful views en route to Niagara on the Lake.   The houses were incredible and there were many vineyards.

Niagara on the Lake was originally known as Newark, and was Upper Canada's first capital.  This is the famous Prince of Wales Hotel.

~Niagara Falls, Ontario~

We had the most incredible day at Niagara Falls - the temperature was 27 degrees and we were so hot.  It was lovely!!   This is the Skylon Tower.

These are the "American Falls" - 10 % of the Niagara River goes this way and 90 % of the water goes..........

this way !!  Aren't they just beautiful??  These are called the "Horseshoe Falls".

We walked all the along the path - both ways and the views were spectacular.

This is "Rainbow Bridge".  1/2 way across the bridge it becomes the USA.  People drive very slowly across the bridge as they try to get a good photo.  :)

As you get closer to the Falls this beautiful rainbow appears.

Now....there are 2 handsome men.

This is the platform in Niagara Falls, New York that the Americans use to see "our" Falls.  Just as well we are Canadians as Scott would never have gone on that !!!  From the Canadian side you can get the most incredible view of both falls by just walking along the parkway sidewalk.

This is where the water is about to make the "drop".  Amazing!!

There is so much to see in the town of Niagara.  It is very commercialized with many attractions and casinos etc....  almost like a mini Las Vegas type of feeling.   This was the Guinness Book of World Records where at the entrance they had the "tallest" man and.......................

the fattest man....................................F U N N Y !!!

We walked around for many hours and waited until dark when we could see the Falls again.......this time lit up - all very pretty.

What a GREAT day.

~London, Ontario and Special Family Times~

We had the most amazing day with Scott's Great Aunt Clara and Uncle Peter who live in London, Ontario.  We hadn't seen them for about 5 years and they looked SO great !

 Uncle Peter enjoyed playing lego with the boys.

 We had a great meal together and then played Skipbo afterwards - lots of laughs !!

 The boys played Chinese Checkers instead.

 We caught up on all their news and had lots of fun together.

Uncle Peter reminded us that after we had fed our bodies, we needed to feed our souls.  Thank you for such a lovely visit and for being such great examples of Christian living and your commitment to each other - 70 years !!!!  W O W !!!

~Toronto and the Hockey Hall of Fame~

Hi everyone......... we have had no internet for days now so the blog is quite far behind.  Make sure you scroll down several posts to see everything.

This is coming into Toronto, Ontario.   Look at all that traffic.   At one point there were 20 lanes !!!!!!!!!!!!  We did not realise that Toronto is the 3rd largest city in North America after Mexico City and New York - wow!!!   No wonder it was busy.

We decided not to drive into the city and took the "TTC" instead - fun for everyone and no stress for our "driver".

It was pouring rain so we decided to do the much anticipated Hockey Hall of Fame

And......it did not disappoint.   The kids had a blast looking at all the jerseys of inducted players, old skates, trophies, write ups etc...

Bobby Orr's skates were bronzed to preserve them.

Of course.....Wayne Gretzky had many highlight points of his career shown throughout the museum.

This is when "the great one" surpassed Gordie Howe in number of goals scored.

This is a replica of the Montreal Canadiens dressing room - great to see - would have been even better if it had been the Canucks !!!

Trying on the large goalie pads.

There was SO much to read and we learned and enjoyed it very much.

"Boo" to the 2012 LA Kings Stanley Cup Champs :)

This is the original Stanley Cup which is housed in a large vault.

We went into the "Great Hall" where all the trophies are kept.

This is the Ted Lindsey Award that Daniel Sedin won in the 2010/2011 season.

FUN times touching the "Stanley Cup".

Some more proud Vancouver Canucks moments.

Then we all got a chance to take some shots and also "receive" some shots.   Here is Travis getting ready to stop the puck fired from Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky.  He stopped them all - way to go Trav.

After the HHOF we wandered down to the waterfront where we could see the Toronto Islands.   Very pretty - even with the rain.

Fairmont Royal York Hotel

We walked all through the Financial District and saw all the huge buildings.  We even got to go inside the Toronto Stock Exchange Building - unfortunately they don't do "visible" trading that you can watch anymore.  We did chat with a man who showed us a few things.

This is where the Toronto Maple Leafs play their home games.

Beautiful Old City Hall

And.......the very busy shopping district.

Another GREAT day.