O Canada O Canada

Weeks after my vacation to Ucluelet, BC I am still thinking about the woods there. They are "deep and lovely" and we had pristine weather while there, something they don't always get. The town over, Tolfino is in fact known for "storm watching." My life keeps taking me back to Canada for some reason. As a child we made some memorable trips to Canada...driving from Nashville with my Uncle Richard and his family. I don't remember much, other than getting lost in Ontario and being rescued while our boat was broken down on the shores of some unknown lake. It was a trip of a life time as a small kid. My second trip to Canada was the summer of 1981, a fishing trip to northern Quebec. The fishing was superb, the bugs big, and I was in love ( not with the fish or bugs). We actually flew in on a Beaver prop plane and landed on finger lakes we were to fish. What an adventure! I've never seen trout as gorgeous as when they are pulled right out of dark, dark water. The pike I didn't care for...too many teeth. I then traveled to Toronto some years ago. I walked throughout the city and was taken by their beautiful cathedrals. I spent a Saturday afternoon praying in one of those cathedrals. This last trip to Canada, life has turned again and I traveled there with my kids and my husband of four years. It was just as memorable, just as beautiful and I have found love again...with Canada. So here are my top ten things I like about Canada....

1) The people are great!
2) Their woods are pristine
3) Rasberries and heavy cream
4) Beautiful lush farm lands
5) Their grocery stores rock!
6) Their lakes, fishing and outdoor life
7) It's affordable
8) Buchart Gardens (you have to see to believe)
9) Victoria (a lovely city)
10) I like their flag