(VIDEO) BargeMusic on the Avon River

Glynis and I went into town for coffee at Balzac's then strolled to the Avon River. We walked along the bank of the small Lake Victoria, then a short way down the river. We crossed the river and walked back to The Patio for a light lunch.

I'd picked up a free copy of the free publication "Stratford Summer Music 16" and saw that there was to be a free BargeMusic concert at 12:30.

Chilling at Home

Everyone is out at work today so I'm at home looking after the animals.

A new Steering Wheel

Mark was looking for parts for his Mazda so we piled into the car and headed for Pick-n-Save Auto Parts in Hamilton near the edge of Lake Ontario to see what they had.

Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls

Vineyards near Niagara Falls

After a bit of deliberation about where we would go today in the heat, it was decided to stick with the original plan and drive to the coastal town of Niagara-on-the-Lake where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario. This is a very pretty, albeit "touristy" town which attracts many visitors from the United States of America which is just across the Niagara River.

Acclimatising in Stratford : the first few days

Shopping in Walmart

This is the third time I have visited Stratford, Ontario, the centre of Shakespearean theatre in North America, so being back felt very comfortable. The first time I visited was in winter 2007/8.

My previous visit was in July 2013, the same time of year as this time. At home in South Africa, temperatures have plummeted and it's raining while here in Ontario they're experiencing a heat wave with daily temperatures ranging between 25 and 38ºC.

While my nephews and I don't mind the heat, my sister and brother in law like it much cooler.

Munich to Toronto

When it grew light the next morning the Airbus A330 was flying over the Mediterranean Sea towards Italy. The Alps were covered in clouds with only the tops of high mountains sticking through.

The landing in Munich was on time and I had a 4 hour stop over there before an Air Canada flight to Toronto in Canada. The first hour was spent standing in a painfully long and slow queue to go through the security area at the airport. The delay was because they only had one metal detector for people to walk through and 2 hand luggage x-ray machines.

Canada 2016 - Goodbye Kitties

The Kitties

It was with a very heavy heart I dropped off old Aunty Cat and the 9 month old siblings Kitty-Boy and Abby, two ferals I tamed who were born in a shed at my work. I explained to them that as they love to be outside, they’d be living outside for just over a month at Ally’s Cats in Waterfall while I visited my sister and family in Stratford in Canada.