Nellie and Elliott

I'd like anyone to figure out what this road sign means. Actually, it's right before the Buckwallow Cycle Training Camp at Gravenhurst. Thought it was kind of fitting given my apparent fascination with road signs.

We had a glorious couple of days at Muskoka. The weather is incredible and the scenery beyond any words I could conjure up. Yesterday we went on a two hour boat cruise on Lake Muskoka in the larger of the two ships in the picture. It was build in the 1890s to deliver people and stuff to their cottages and was really wonderful.

The trip up here was pretty funny. We have christened the GPS "Elliot" he was bound and determined we were going to travel the 400 highway while, we, on the other hand wanted to take Highway 11. As we headed off in our own direction, he kept telling us to make a U turn. Then he started saying it twice in a row. I swear he was more than a little snippy with us a few times. Nellie is the motorhome.

Gravenhurst is a wonderful summer town with lots to do and see. The Norman Bethune House is there and also the Gravenhurst Sanitarium - which is where my grandparents met. The beautiful old building has been replaced but the top of the bell tower still sits on the rocks by the lake. Below is an old photo of the original San. and on the right is the top of the tower. We also saw the Musoka Lakes fire training centre which is in the most gorgeous spot.

Today we are just on the edge of Algonquin Park and tomorrow we'll go and do some exploring around there.

I am so enjoying having Ann along with me for a while. Considering the fact that we only see each other every five years or so, we just seem to pick up our conversation where we last left off and go on from there. We are noticing, however, that our converations are a little different than they were 15 years ago. It's "Do you remember.......oh, what's his name....you know....he worked at that place.....you know"

Last night we had a great barbeque at the campground - fresh asparagus, purple potatoes and steaks. To die for...

Anyway, we now have ALL the systems on the motorhome figured out and we can set up/tear down in a couple of minutes.

The cats have found their favorite place to travel and everything is hunky dory! Hope everyone is having a great week!