Return to Canada - July 24-26

Crossed the border this morning. Nice to be back but must remember that we are also back to kms instead of miles..hmm bit of a lead foot it seems. You never know what to expect at the border crossing; sometimes it takes forever as the guards inspect the different vehicles. But luckily today was not one of those days. Some of the cars ahead of us were being questioned very closely but when it got to our turn we just got the standard few. We had decided to stop on our way to Toronto to see our cousins, it has been a while. It was fun catching up with them but too soon we had to get on the road to TO as we have theatre tickets to see Miss Siagon. Ok, it is definitely one I have wanted to see for a long time and luckily the girls were game as well. Despite the construction that seems inevitable during summer in TO we made it to the theatre with time to spare. The show was fantastic! Such a sad, beautiful story. I loved every minute of it. Too soon the show was over and it was time to hit the road again, thankfully not a far drive. We stopped for a visit at Aunt M's, with plans to return to chinatown the next day. Back in TO the next day was full of chinatown with dim sum for lunch, visits to some essential stores (Lush & David's Tea), and a quick stop in koreatown for some kimchi to take home. I love visiting TO but cannot honestly think of having to drive in the city on a permanent basis; the drive to and from the show on saturday was enough to drive a person mad with all the detours due to construction. Spent the evening at M's weeding and then relaxing on the deck, getting ready for our final drive home tomorrow.

Headed north again at last, still construction but interesting to see how far they have gotten since we first drove south three weeks ago. We had almost perfect weather for our drive home, much like what we had when we first set out on this crazy adventure of ours. The last few kms flew by as we got nearer to home, all the familiar sights that scream Sudbury to a local. Home at last, hugs and kisses all around. Now the next adventure: the great unpacking and sorting of everything we accumulated on our trek :)