Canada

O’ Can-a-da! Our home in native land… The Frankiss’s have arrived! It has been nearly 5 summers since our last visit, but we are back, with one addition, Adam, and we are ready for a good time.

So, first stop Muskoka, Port Sydney, Ontario, chez la maison Jim and Steph Lawrence for a reunion with some of our friends from Kuwait. But since most of you are really interested in our sailing exploits this post is mostly pictures. Enjoy.

 Babies meeting and old friends catching up.

Making Maple Syrup and Cooking Hotdogs

Lumberjack John

The Lumberjacks!

Look What We Found, Dark Horse Whisky, Oooo!

Getting ready to go down the natural slide at the Port Sydney damn.

Adam is right at home!

 Michele and Ruth catching up

Voyageurs off to camp for two nights with the Lawrence's.

As you can see John was well indoctrinated into Canadian culture, we just need to work on the “Aye”and perhaps find a bear for him to wrestle and then I think he will be ready.

From Ontario we made our way to beautiful Quebec City.

And then on to St. George, New Brunswick to stay at my mother’s family cabin, where we were reunited with my father and were able to catch up with the ever hospitable Uncle Bobbie, Donna, Frank and Nancy there. I have many fond memories of summer days spent there with cousins.

On our way to St. George with a stop at the Grande Chutes in New Brunswick

Oh, and the Potato Museum was a must stop. It being the birth place of the McCain French Fry and continues to be the company's headquarters in Canada.

From New Brunswick we hopped on down to Nova Scotia where we awaited the arrival of Grandma, John’s mother, and his sister Wendy.

While we were awaiting family arrivals we were very lucky to attend my friend Cass and Agap's wedding. It was a beautiful evening ceremony at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Halifax. 

Once they arrived there was no stopping us. First to Peggy’s Cove, then to Lunenburgh, then we were off to Milford House near Annapolis Royal, for a few days of tranquility, canoeing and catching up with cousins. Time just flew. It hardly felt like Maureen and Wendy had arrived when they were packing their things to leave. We were so very lucky to be able to have such a lovely visit with them.

Peggy's Cove. I take great comfort in the over cast skies. It means home.

Grandma has arrived!

The boys in Lunenburgh

A feast of mussels and clams and lobster. Yum, cold water seafood!

Then it was time for us to make our way back to Toronto and for Dad to get himself ready for his departure to Bangkok to be with my mom, who has just started a new job there. But before we said goodbye the girls had to have a ride on Poppop's motorcycle!

It is always hard to say goodbye to people, especially when you are not sure when you will be seeing them again. I was just so pleased that we had all had such a lovely time together, both family and friends. We all really enjoyed being in Canada, and were pleasantly surprised at the grooviness of Halifax. Hopefully we will be able to sail up the east coast next year, but only time will tell