Heading to Orangeville

Well, the bags are packed and have some time before the airport shuttle comes to pick me up to head towards the Ottawa Airport. Those two weeks sure went by fast. It has been great to be able to visit with my girlfriend Lorna - she said she felt spoiled having these short visits so close together. Think I made her homesick for her friends in Thunder Bay, especially as I will be heading up there next weekend. Plus was able to take advantage of the beautiful Saturday afternoon and take that walkabout. Must say with walkabouts it is amazing what you can see - I did that in London and Philadelphia - was able to take plenty of landmark photos.

The bonus perk about being a part of this reabstraction study - is the traveling (and I don't have to take vacation time for it either!). So far, I have gotten to visit Ottawa, plus a side trip before my training to Montreal to visit my relatives. Now off to Orangeville - it is about a hour drive west of Toronto. From what I have read online - it is a quaint little area - I would say the same size as Thunder Bay (over 110,000 people). Read that there are your malls etc, but also walking trails. I will try to check their condition - Southern Ontario is getting the rain/snow this weekend so the trails might be a bit mucky. We will see.

Tonight, I will actually be meeting up with my brother and his wife for dinner. It has been a couple of years I believe since seeing Kristin (of course saw Bruce last July at my mom's birthday celebrations in TB). This is another perk with being on this study - get to visit family and friends!!!