Category: Parts Unknown
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Up in smoke
We stopped for the night in Saint-Hyacinthe, just east of Montreal. It would leave us just shy of 11 hours of driving left for the next day. We got settled into the hotel around 1030, successfully transferring all three sleeping children (no small feat) and got some rest before our…
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Ottawa
With the promise of more rain Saturday we packed up the car and headed out of Toronto first thing in the morning. We thought it might be nice to break up the drive by spending the afternoon in Ottawa. It didn’t disappoint. It was a gorgeous spring day in the…
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Levi’s and LEGO
When we first decided to join Jacob in Toronto, it was mostly because we assumed the weather would be nicer in upper Canada. I was expecting to be able to take the kids outside, check out a few new parks, go for a walk and just generally get the winter…
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Niagara Falls
Wednesday was a pretty uneventful day. Jacob was busy schmoozing for the whole day and evening so the kids and I had a nice day relaxing at the apartment. Thursday we decided to cross off the next of the iconic things to do in Toronto and headed to Niagara falls.…
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CN Tower
Tuesday was the first day of the conference so Jacob headed out mid morning. The kids and I took that opportunity to head out to Mississauga for the morning to visit Milka. Not surprisingly, she was a great host. She had all kinds of treats, snacks and coffee for us.…
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Ripleys Aquarium
Our AirBnB is in a super convenient location – we are one block from the king street street cars and about 7 feet from the queen street ones. It’s always easier to head out for the day on public transit than in and out of the car so we loaded…
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Road tripping
Jacob is participating in a conference for food buyers and sellers in Toronto for the week so we decided to cramp his style and join him. Since domestic flights from Charlottetown are nearly as expensive as international flights we decided to drive. The kids have always done extreme well on…
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Adios Costa Rica
We finished off the last few days in Costa Rica in much the same way we did the rest of the trip – with a poor return on investment. We enjoyed another day of sunshine. Pool, beach and lots of fun. Charlie made friends with two little boys from Massachusetts…
Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids 