Monday February 16th has been designated as a family day in the Province of Ontario so we decided to take a trip down to Niagara Falls for the weekend. This is one place both John & I have always wanted to visit so we really looked forward to the weekend. I decided to combine the trip to Niagara with a visit to John Menzo and his partner, Maurizio. John taught for a year at Carroll College about five years ago and proved to be good value. It was wonderful to be able to contact him again and organise a visit. We made our way to Guelph, (approximately 3 hours West of Kingston) late on Saturday afternoon after the kids finished their various commitments. The evening was great. It seemed like we took up where we left off five years ago. John and Maurizio showed us through their fantastic house and plied us with red wine and dinner. The kids really loved Zoe, the chocolate Labrador. I guess she reminded them of Cozmo in a way. The next morning, John took us on a brief tour of Guelph. We saw where the Knights lived for a year as well as John’s school. He showed us a great covered wooden bridge, the university and the birthplace of John McCrae. Guelph seems like a very neat university town. We parted with promises to return in the summer and explore the surrounding countryside and its various attractions.
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Very nice! had no idea Guelph has a wooden covered bridge, It seems newly built, rather than original. When back in Guelph area, make sure to take a trip to see the West Montrose covered bridge (I think the only original surviving one in Ontario), which is on the way to Elmira/St. Jacobs, and Fergus/Elora, both fabulous destinations to check out (you get mennonite country, the Elora gorge, and a multitude of things to see and do, all within a half our or so of Guelph.
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