The grand finally

Our 14th RV trip started “surprise ” exactly form the place we left the rig a year before –Salida CO,and from there we made our way to North Colorado-Utah-Nevada and the East side of the High Sierras ending the trip near L.A.

On the way we hiked,soaked,sailed,danced,made friends , had a lot of fun and took it easy enjoying every minute (see previous posts).

We stored the rig and spend 2 weeks with family and friends in L.A.

 

On the way home we spend 2 weeks with our youngest son’s family in Toronto waiting for a birth of their second child and our 7th grandchild (great sex life-every year a grandkid…)

We made it before the “birth date” and had a great time with our kid ,wife and their 1 year and 10 months old(young) daughter.

It was the time that Ellie got used to us in case we have to stay with her when her parents have to go to the hospital,and it sure was a good idea…at 3AM the unborn did not want to wait and we were with Ellie till after the birth, except few minutes she was just perfect and we had no problem playing and enjoying the time with her.

At noon after the birth we took her to the hospital to meet her brother and parents,she understood that the big belly of her mom will actually become a baby and she took it as the big sister.

It was a great finally the cherry on the top of the cake ,a huge pleasure to end this summer trip like this,the mother and the child were realised from the hospital after a day healthy and happy and so was Grandma

 

We have a tradition going : every grand daughter at the age of 12 and every grandson at the age of 13 joins us RVing for one month , now we have to be in shape to do it for another 13 years…..we will try our best.

As we “shut down” our RV travels till the next summer we wish you all a great winter wherever you are – in Arizona,Florida,Alabama as snow birds or wintering at your brick house with the stove light up.

We are going home but will do some trips during the winter (not RVing) ,stay tuned.

See ya all down the road.

Wikwemikong 53RD annual cultural fest

A great meeting of the First Nation People was held in Wikwemikong Thunderbird Park Manitoulin Island Ontario and although we attended the Sudbury Pow Wow just a week before we decided not to miss this one because it was a huge gathering  from Canada and the US.

                                                       

The Pow Wow circle was formed by colorful dancers from all ages,it was so nice to see the respect to the elders and the tradition handed from one generation to the other.

The music , the dances are very catchy and it is difficult to stay sited ,so Shula joined the  circle and was swept away by this almost hypnotic atmosphere.

The strong unique music is played by drummers sitting in circle using the drums and their voices, some times hitting very high notes ,they reach these high notes by pressing their vocals with their fingers.

                               

We had a chance to be photographed   with one of the Chiefs that was happy to welcome us to this big event.

                                                    

It sure was a fantastic fascinating authentic fest-we enjoyed it very much.

Little Current ON

                                                                                            

 

This small lovely community is located between the main land and Manitoulin Island ,it has a busy nice down town with shops,cafe's,restaurants and a beautiful small marina.

   

During this weekend it held many activities and our friends Nicky & Grant decided to show us around their neighbor town,the weather was great and made the day a very pleasant one.

                                                                                                      

An old car show went through the main street downtown and a juggler did a great job with his tricks for everyone's amusement. 

After dinner we went to see a Roller Skate Derby ,it was our first time to see this physical game and although the rules were explained to us it is still a mystery… one thing is for sure these girls are strong.

         

Great place,great weather and great company,what else we can ask for,,,,

Manitoulin Island ON

This beautiful island is the largest island in fresh waters,it has many inlets,ports ,

lakes and Indian history,the lookouts are just fantastic and it looks like paradise.

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

On the way we stopped to view one of the waterfalls and were surprised to see this huge water turtle and some water snakes.

                                                         

The Island is connected to the mainland with  a one lane bridge that opens once an hour to let the tall boats pass,it was a nice one day ride and we will be coming there again on Sunday for the big POW WOW.

Chutes P.P Ontario

We got an invitation from our friends in White Fish Falls ON to visit them for a few days before we cross the boarder to Michigan in SSM,we wanted to meet them again  and visit this fantastic  area that is loaded with  lakes and islands so it was not  really difficult to except their invitation.

We settled down comfortably in their property with electric&water connection and did some catching up since we saw them 3 years ago.

                                                                                                                                    

The next day we took off to hike and visit Chutes P.P (Called after the log Chutes that were built there to move logs down stream) just 50 KM North West near Massy,the park has a big C.G ,Water Falls and  6 KM trail called The Twin Bridges Trail that incorporates three viewing platforms,two bridges , a spectacular views of the River aux Sables  and the Seven Sisters Rapids.

The trail is easy and follows the river bank but if you chose to get closer to the waters it becomes rugged and some times slippery (this did not stop us from moving from the main trail and walking on the rocks).

There were many places free of people and off the beaten path that we liked,add to it the great weather so make it a perfect day-even this squirrel was having a good time….