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Bruce Peninsula – The Grotto

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The Grotto, Indian Cove and Cypress Lake.  Thousands of years of waves pounding the shores of Indian Cove have carved a spectacular cave at the Grotto, which is accessible to visitors if you don’t mind the climb in and out. Swimming in Indian Cove is so very refreshing on a hot summer day.  During the summer months, parking to access these sites fill to capacity regularly, resulting in visitors being denied access. Consider planning your visit during non-peak hours or in the spring and fall. There are several other destinations and activities to explore when the parking lots are full.  The hike to the Grotto takes roughly 30 minutes along the 1 km Georgian Bay Trail or 50 minutes from Parking Lot 2. Although the trail to the shoreline is hard packed, the shoreline itself is rugged uneven limestone, while the decent into the grotto involves climbing down 40ft over a rocky open cliff.

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Bruce Peninsula – Cyprus Lake and sunset

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232 drive-in campsites in three campgrounds: Birches, Poplars and Tamarack. The campgrounds front onto Cyprus Lake.  Each campsite has picnic tables and a fire pit with grill.  Potable water taps, cold water sinks and basic washroom facilities are located throughout the campground.  There are no serviced sites or shower facilities in the campground.  Showers are available at private businesses near the park. Firewood must be purchased at the campground office or from local businesses. Only wood from the north Bruce Peninsula can be brought into the campground. This is to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) within Southern Ontario.  From Cyprus Lake, it is a 15km drive to the town of Tobermory.  The campground is popular and often fills during July and August or on holiday weekends. People who arrive without reservations during the busy summer season, may be disappointed to find the campground full.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/on/bruce/activ/activ2/activ2a.aspx

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Bruce Peninsula – a stroll through the woods

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The Bruce Peninsula is a peninsula in Ontario, Canada, that lies between Georgian Bay and the main basin of Lake Huron. The peninsula extends roughly northwestwards from the rest of Southern Ontario, pointing towards Manitoulin Island, with which it forms the widest strait joining Georgian Bay to the rest of Lake Huron. The Bruce Peninsula contains part of the geological formation known as the Niagara Escarpment.

From an administrative standpoint, the Bruce Peninsula is part of Bruce County, named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (Lord Elgin), Governor General of the Province of Canada. A popular tourist destination for camping, hiking and fishing, the area has two national parks (Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five National Marine Park), more than half a dozen nature reserves, and the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. The Bruce Trail runs through the region to its northern terminus in the town of Tobermory.

The Bruce Peninsula is a key area for both plant and animal wildlife. Part of the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve, the peninsula has the largest remaining area of forest and natural habitat in Southern Ontario and is home to some of the oldest trees in eastern North America. An important flyway for migrating birds, the peninsula is habitat to a variety of animals, including black bear, massasauga rattlesnake, and barred owl.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/on/bruce/activ/activ2/activ2a.aspx

  

  

  
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Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Niagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara River from Youngstown, New York, US. It is the only town in Canada that has a Lord Mayor.

Lots of places along the way to buy fresh locally grown fruit, as you can see by Sara’s experience with the peach, it is very tasty, juicy and wholesome, definitely get the thumbs up from us and the man was extremely pleasant to buy from. The original plan was to pick our own fruit but we were unlucky on this trip as it was too late in the day.

The crystal clear water was actually quite warm and very still and as the sun slowly set the water was very calming to be near.  After sunset, we took a very causal stroll around the many independent shops unfortunately, most of them were closed or closing as we got there but nonetheless was really interesting to see the variety that is present in such a small area.  If you are visiting Niagara Falls, I would strongly recommend a visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake, very beautiful, less hustle and bustle and a very romantic place to be!

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Niagara Falls…part 3

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After the Falls we went to Hershey’s, the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America.  Hershey is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States, and an American icon for its chocolate bar.

Then onto Baskin Robins.  Baskin-Robbins is the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops.  It was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale, California.  The company is known for its “31 flavors” slogan, with the idea that a customer could have a different flavor every day of any month. The company has introduced more than 1,000 flavors since 1945.

Then onto the park behind the house before we go home…makes the visit worthwhile even more for the crazy trio!  

http://www.hersheys.com

http://www.baskinrobbins.ca

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Niagara Falls…part 1

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These are photos from the famous Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls which is about a 10 minute walk (without stopping at any attraction) from top to bottom, where you then reach the sights of the American Falls.  There is plenty of things to do and eat here and particularly for children this is a blast, unless you unleash your inner child, patience will have to be on the menu as kids want to do everything…at the same time and then repeat as if they had never done it in the first place!

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Tomatoe picking in Niagara Falls…Mmmm

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Arrived in Niagara for a short three day trip.  Niagara is a region which is located in southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.  Niagara has a total population of over 427,000.

Nour’s eldest sister Baria lives in Niagara Falls and her house number is 6919, I am sure you would never find numbers to houses in four digits in the UK, it’s crazy as there are no where near that many houses in the neighbourhood never mind the the road, it’s as if they just keep counting!

It was over a two hour journey from Toronto and the kids were fed up, the heat and the traffic.  When we arrived, they liked the house, buzzed off their cousins cool ride driven by Nour and attacked the variety of tomatoes growing in her back garden like little Cornish Seagulls with no hesitation at all…they were happy, very happy!  Can’t wait to visit the famous Falls again tomorrow and  hopefully have time during our short visit this time to visit Niagara on the Lake, a place we first visited during our honeymoon in 2002.