Road trip - Sudbury
So this Saturday was spent taking a day trip up to Sudbury with a friend. I know (and love) how diverse Canada is, but I must say that I was not expecting to see:
1) A pair of LDS missionaries walking around a neighborhood
2) A 'Croatian Centre' in the same neighborhood
Even the North (and I realize that in the grand scheme of things, Sudbury really isn't that far north) is diversifying ....... cool.
Another highlight of the trip was the stop that we made at French River on the trip home, for a bit of an amatuer geology hour (well, I was the amatuer, D. is the expert on the subject). Although my sandals were completely unsuited to be scrambling and climbing around on large (sometimes loose) piles of boulders. We both found a couple of rocks with 'character' to take home with us, some with garnets embedded in them. I never knew that you could find garnets in Ontario rocks. Not that I'm planning to get them out anytime soon...(or that I could if I wanted to) .. I like them just where they are, hidden in plain sight. Nature is so cool.
I haven't driven up Hwy 400/69 for a long time........its a gorgeous drive, all of the trees and rocks and water. I was surprised at the 'new' (to me)Parry Sound bypass, though......I kept waiting to see Parry Sound, the IGA & such next to the road, and the next thing I knew we were in Nobel, pulling up at the Wendy's/Tim Hortons (and I was wondering 'where did Parry Sound go?').
Oh yes, we also had a great soundtrack for our road trip....specifically, all Broadway musicals. On the way up, Hairspray & Wicked, and RENT & tick tick BOOM! for the ride home. Both of us singing along (well, to the last 2 ......the first 2 were new ones for her to hear). So good.
Long day, and there was more to it than these things..........but these were the things that I most enjoyed about it. (Although coming home and watching 'Pirates of the Carribbean' with my family was a nice ending to it as well.)
And now I am off to sleep (perchance, to dream........?)
1) A pair of LDS missionaries walking around a neighborhood
2) A 'Croatian Centre' in the same neighborhood
Even the North (and I realize that in the grand scheme of things, Sudbury really isn't that far north) is diversifying ....... cool.
Another highlight of the trip was the stop that we made at French River on the trip home, for a bit of an amatuer geology hour (well, I was the amatuer, D. is the expert on the subject). Although my sandals were completely unsuited to be scrambling and climbing around on large (sometimes loose) piles of boulders. We both found a couple of rocks with 'character' to take home with us, some with garnets embedded in them. I never knew that you could find garnets in Ontario rocks. Not that I'm planning to get them out anytime soon...(or that I could if I wanted to) .. I like them just where they are, hidden in plain sight. Nature is so cool.
I haven't driven up Hwy 400/69 for a long time........its a gorgeous drive, all of the trees and rocks and water. I was surprised at the 'new' (to me)Parry Sound bypass, though......I kept waiting to see Parry Sound, the IGA & such next to the road, and the next thing I knew we were in Nobel, pulling up at the Wendy's/Tim Hortons (and I was wondering 'where did Parry Sound go?').
Oh yes, we also had a great soundtrack for our road trip....specifically, all Broadway musicals. On the way up, Hairspray & Wicked, and RENT & tick tick BOOM! for the ride home. Both of us singing along (well, to the last 2 ......the first 2 were new ones for her to hear). So good.
Long day, and there was more to it than these things..........but these were the things that I most enjoyed about it. (Although coming home and watching 'Pirates of the Carribbean' with my family was a nice ending to it as well.)
And now I am off to sleep (perchance, to dream........?)
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