Canadian Pics

**cessna152towser** · 7th July 08, 05:03 PM

A big thankyou to Starbkjrus, Robthehiker, Machummel, Kilted Stuart, Canuck, Uncle Ricky & MacMoose for your generous contributions to pay for my unexpected flight in the Stearman at the SOKS Canada Day visit to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Also a special thank you to McMurdo, not only for his contribution but also for chauffeuring me around and showing me some of the sights of Toronto. Special thanks also to MacMoose for downloading one of my memory cards to his laptop and then uploading the pics to my Flickr album, which enabled me to re-use the memory card for even more photos of my trip. Hundreds of pics going on my website, but I will post about thirty here on this thread. First pictures coming up in a few moments.

**cessna152towser** · 7th July 08, 06:04 PM

I set off in the opposite direction from the airport as I had already promised to do the Diabetes UK Great North Walk 2008 on the morning of my 57th birthday, long before the opportunity to visit Canada had come up.

An appropriate start to the holiday as the walk took me up past Penshaw Monument, built in Doric style in 1844 as a memorial to John George Lambton, first Governor of CANADA.

After an overnight stay at Glasgow Airport I arrived in the hotel in Toronto the next day. Room with a view.

Special thanks to my chauffeur, McMurdo, who took me around in style in his Pontiac Sunfire.

The SOKS rabble outside the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

I won't post too many from the air museum but someone asked on the warplane thread for another pic of the B25 Mitchell.

The rabble beside the Lancaster.

**cessna152towser** · 7th July 08, 06:11 PM

Some discussion about the merits of the CF101 Voodoo.

Up over Hamilton in the Stearman. Thanks guys!

Another aerial view of Hamilton

The rabble at Hooters, Hamilton, my first visit to a Hooters.

Hooters was so interesting that I just had to visit Hooters in Toronto later in the week.
Thanks for the braw shirt guys!

**cessna152towser** · 7th July 08, 06:21 PM

When I saw this braw schooner I just had to brag myself a trip.

See where a kilt and a bit of persistence can get you!

Luik oot, there be pirates aboot on yon there galleon!

Time to fire a warning shot over their bows.

Boom! The sound of cannonfire will scare off the pirates!

The hold of this schooner nowadays provides a fine restaurant and there is no need to be able to see outside as an antidote for seasickness in the calm waters of Lake Ontario, but can you imagine your ancestors living down here for months beside hundreds of others as they sailed to a new life in the New World!

**cessna152towser** · 7th July 08, 06:30 PM

Kilted with the CN Tower in the background.

A view from the CN Tower

Different ways to wear denim bottoms. The guy in the jeans prefers to dress the same as his woman while I prefer to be unbifurcated.

In the Kilt Shop

Cairngorm Scottish Imports.

McMurdo and I with young New Yorkers at Casa Loma. A mini rabble of x-markers and their supporters invading a Canadian Castle.

My father had taken this photo of the bridge at Whirlpool Rapids while he was on leave from his posting at Gananoque with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in 1942.

So I went and found the spot and took a comparison photo in 2008. There were no trains due. The bridge is still the same but look how the trees have grown up the side of the gorge and see the same building on the American side of the bridge but it now has a new highway above it.

**SFCRick** · 7th July 08, 06:30 PM

more great photos Alex

**cessna152towser** · 7th July 08, 06:34 PM

I visited the Toronto Police Museum

My relative came down from Collingwood with his wife and treated me to a meal in Mr. Greenjeans reataurant in the Eaton Centre. Ron is descended from the same set of Irish Great Grandparents, his father was a full cousin to my mother so I suppose that makes him my half cousin or second cousin.
Thats all for now folks!

**ccga3359** · 7th July 08, 07:09 PM

Seems you got around Alex. Again a pleasure meeting you.

**McMurdo** · 7th July 08, 07:12 PM

Alex

Glad you made it home safe and sound even if the flight home was not what you expected, it was wonderful meeting and spending time with you, please give my best to Ann. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay on our shores. Talk to you soon.