We were so lucky to have such wonderful weather throughout our trip. Even though we experienced a blizzard in New York it was still fun and exciting. The -15 degree temps in Toronto were not so fun and exciting. However we did make the most of it by visiting some wineries and sampling some of Canada's famous Ice Wines.
Grapes on the vine in the snow and icy conditions
The Inniskillin Barn. Inniskillin is famous for their Ice Wine.
The Niagara region is famous for their wines and of course for their waterfalls.
Frozen Falls!
The little town of Niagara on The Lake.
More frozen grapes!
We were also in Toronto for the welcoming of 2010 and spent it very casually with Stefanie, Mark and Jeremy playing cards, drinking way to much wine and being harassed by a fat cat!
Mum and Stef. Pre drinks at the Crown and Dragon.
Mong heads Jeremy and Stefanie
Godzilla gets up close and personal with Kerrie.
This cat was obsessed with Kerrie, She kept rubbing up against her neck and shoulder. No one has ever seen Zilla be so affectionate. Kezz must be the Cat Whisper!
Kezz, Ali, Gayle, Mark and Jeremy in the Kitchen!
This is after several bottles and before the ice dancing took place in the living room!
Happy New Year!
Stef and Bear playing cards
Bear with his poker face on
"And another thing...."
Way too many bottles
Kerrie the first day of 2010!
Kerrie stayed for another tow more days and got a few more Canadian dollars spent before she headed home to a beautiful and hot New South Wales Summer. I was lucky enough to have Mum stay with me for another week!
Me at work, coaching Brianna through her sole circle dismount.
Kelly helping at the vault.
Julie and Kelly with my Grade School class.
Besides dragging Mum to work with me I also took her for a drive to what is normally a great place to visit in the summer but hey it was winter and we had to do something other than shop. So off to Prince Edward County we went, in search of frozen lakes and more wine!
Partly frozen Lake Ontario.
Frozen Marina
Cottage snow!
Fun driving conditions.
Mum's only taste of the Native American culture. Mohawk's Service Station.
Snowy farm land.
After a week of more freezing temps and plenty of trips to the theater, shops and cinemas it was time for Mum to head back to the Sunshine Coast and leave me here in the freezer. It was such an amazing 3 weeks we all felt like we had been away for ages and it was so great to do so much with Mum and Kerrie. Definitely this trip goes on the books as one of the best Christmases ever!
