If you haven't been to Niagara Falls

You HAVE to go see it.  And even the Americans said we needed to see the falls from the Canadian side.  We have to agree.   They rock, and are absolutely beautiful day and night.

We got to meet some good people once more, and see some of that Canadian sense of humour we've come to love.  They are, generally speaking, quick with smiles and most hospitable.  Two really good qualities!

Rookie was again, not amused.  But, again, we reminded him of his application and interview.  so, he begrudgingly allowed himself to set the tone of the visit.  What a sport ... get it?  Sport.  Hey, it's late, so I crack myself up.

We figured out in Niagara that we need to keep the crew outside and close to a net, they are more animated.  In the classroom, they tend to go formal.  So we've made a note of that for our future visits and we're ready!  In any event, really good people, beautiful scenery ... and ...

They put us up in the Loft, a nice golf resort loft/cabin, that we shared with our newest member of the Core Team -- Kevin McHarg, our Canadian Ambassador -- and his wife, Sue.  She will likely hunt us down for this last move when she sees how much is involved to get all of this done each year.  Or she'll just lie in wait for the next go round.  Sigh.

We were even treated to a taste of Canada, via the dinner theater escapades of  "Oh Canada, eh?"  An irreverent and laugh out loud look at Canada's past, present, trivia, and more ... with dinner!  Thank you, Kevin & Sue!

Thank you Canada, you always make us feel so welcome.  We wish you much luck with your HeroToHero.US troop morale campaign this year. 

Salute!

So here are the pix  ...

lj & the road crew

PS ... Something special.  As we were finishing our breakfast on our last day in Canada ... in a spaceship diner ... We were approached by a distinguished older gent who wore atop his head a rather dignified, yet worn, beret with a classic emblem on the front.  He asked if he could add his patch to our dashboard collection and we were honored to accept his English Glider Pilot patch.  He wrote his contact info on the back of the patch and asked that if we come across another  English WWII glider pilot, that we put them in contact.

So if you have any connections, this gent would love to speak with what he referred to as a "dying breed".  We just call them Heroes!

And with that we were headed back to America.

Enjoy!

lj & the road crew -- hint -- headed west.  ( ;