Waterfalls and Great Lakes

     Today we went sightseeing around the town of Durham, Ontario.

     My eldest niece, Laree, is married to Canadian Rob Williams.  They live in Durham with his parents Lionel and Isabelle Williams - two of the sweetest people I have ever met!

     Durham is a village of about 2500 people and is located about 100 miles north of Toronto in Ontario.  The area is mostly farms, and rural areas.  Rolling hills, forests and farms remind me of the Brabant area of The Netherlands.  It is a very peaceful place, and I can see why Laree loves it here.  It also helps that she has married into a wonderful family.

    This morning we went to visit waterfalls:  Hogg's Falls, Eugenia Falls, and McGowen Falls.

 Swan Pond near Hogg's Falls.

Hogg's Falls

Laree and Me

Eugenia Falls

World War I Memorial

Autum Hiking: Rob, Lionel, and Laree. 

McGowen Falls

     This area of Ontario has a population of Menonites.  A picture I didn't get, and wished I had, was a man plowing with four large Belgian horses side by side.  But I did get a picture of buggies, parked near the Menonite school.

     To the south of Toronto is Lake Ontario.  To the north of Durham is Lake Huron.  We drove to the town of South Hampton on the banks of Lake Huron.  It was a stormy, cold day and made for some dramatic photos.

At  Pioneer Park are Cannons.

White caps on high waves.

Laree's Vice

There is a local chain of restaurants, Tim Horton's Drive Thru, lovingly referred to by the locals as Timmy's.  Laree cannot get enough of this place.  After our visit to Lake Huron, we were in need of liquid warmth, and off we went to Timmy's for hot chocolate, coffee, and donuts.

Laree

Showing the love.

Laree finds gingerbread men, which Rob bought for us.

     While it was a stormy, rainy day, we lucked out as the rain let up whenever we got out of the car.  It was a great day, topped off with a homemade dinner of BBQ pork chops, made by Rob.