Return to Ontario – part 1

October 23, 2010
By Ann/Mom/MaeMae
Return to Ontario – part 1

So here is blog # 7 written on October 23rd as we near the end of our trip. The time has gone fast and has been mostly enjoyable but I miss home and certain grandchildren so much that Bill decided we would shorten the trip from 9 weeks to 8. Since my last blog entry we have covered a lot of miles and seen a lot of things. We are currently in Indiana just east of Chicago. To get...
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Random Blog of the day….Golf is a Great Sport.

October 14, 2010
By Steveo

Dear Family Members and whoever may be reading this. Last week I participated in my first golf tournament and it was a GREAT time!!!!! I liked it so much I recently purchased a used pair of clubs and look forward to playing more often. I then found out Ian has been getting into golf! Perhaps we can get Dad into golf...
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Washington after Seattle

October 10, 2010
By Bill/Dad/Grandpa
Washington after Seattle

Hi again…this is blog entry #6 and day 40 of our trip. We will be away for Thanksgiving but plan to have a turkey dinner on Monday. I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving…. Since my last entry we spent another lovely day with the Haggmans. They drove us to Tacoma where we went to the Glass Museum....
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On to Seattle

October 3, 2010
By Ann/Mom/MaeMae
On to Seattle

Well time flies when you’re having fun; or so they say. I can’t believe it’s been 10 days since my last blog entry. I am keeping a written daily...
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West of Rushmore

September 23, 2010
By Ann/Mom/MaeMae
West of Rushmore

Hi again everyone. This is Blog entry #4 and today is Day 22 of our trip. We are now camped at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park in Montana....
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South Dakota – Week 2

September 15, 2010
By Ann/Mom/MaeMae
South Dakota – Week 2

And so the trip continues. It is now day 15. I will fill you in on what we’ve been up to since my last post. September 10 was day...
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Week 1 – Part 2

September 9, 2010
By Ann/Mom/MaeMae
Week 1 – Part 2

Hi again everyone. Here we are on day 9 of our travels. Most of days 5, 6, 7 and 8 were spent on the road. The country side changed...
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First Four Days . . . . .

September 5, 2010
By Bill/Dad/Grandpa
First Four Days . . . . .

Here we are near the end of our 4th day out. We have driven from St. Catharines to Amana, Iowa which is a distance of about 770 miles. Day...
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The 2010 Fall trip to the Western USA

August 31, 2010
By Bill/Dad/Grandpa

Ann and I are enjoying/will enjoy/have enjoyed a trip from St. Catharines to Washington and Oregon and a great many places in between. On this blog we have recorded...
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Controlling Route Order in MS Streets & Trips

August 15, 2010
By Bill/Dad/Grandpa
Controlling Route Order in MS Streets & Trips

Bill Gates uses some magical sort order on the routes that one imports into Micro$oft Streets & Trips. Unfortunately, the order specified by Bill is NOT the order that I want....
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RV test run

August 13, 2010
By Bill/Dad/Grandpa
RV test run

In preparation for the upcoming RV trip, we took the RV to Shangri-La Campground to try it out, make sure all systems were operational and perform some minor maintenance functions....
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Side Trip Planning

August 8, 2010
By Bill/Dad/Grandpa
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