A day of cleaning and cleansing First the cleaning: laundry I picked a laundromat at Cooper’s Beach, Doubtless Bay, only to find all nine washing machines to say “sorry, I’m…
An early start to get to the northernmost tip of the North Island: Cape Reinga. Breathtaking vistas again, even on the way there. And sheep – mostly ewes with their…
Today was mostly a day of driving. Leg 1: Toronto to Whitby …to my friends Joy and Fredrick, who I know from my very early days in Canada in the…
...turned out not to be Day One after all. Air Canada cancelled the flight. Rental car and accommodation had to be rebooked once I knew that I was definitely on…
This time around, the flight to Toronto went without any hiccups. No long line-ups at security check. There even was enough time for what has become, over the years, a…
Happy birthday Mama! Jet lag can have its advantages: I got to experience how the city wakes up. Toronto has become so – tall! High-rises wherever you go, glass-clad such…
An early morning again, which was ideal for a visit to the St. Laurence Market. Fresh produce, fish, meat, cheese, spices, bread and baked goods, flowers, honey, maple syrup, Kozlik’s…