Ahh, Canada…What a Place
Canada was a whirlwind tour of friends, family, big cities, small towns and even smaller villages. We covered from the west coast to central Canada finally exiting via the east coast travelling by plane, bus, train, bicycle, foot, car and boat.
By Bicycle
By Plane
Umm, why Portugal Airlines?
By Car
Connie’s size of car – Fiat 500!
By Boat
BC Ferries Logo
There are so many highlights to mention and all in all it made us feel very fortunate to have so many friends and family members, to be Canadians and to be able to return to such an incredibly diverse landscape populated by an incredible mixture of people.
From first landing in Vancouver and taking the sky train to down-town and thinking we hadn’t left SE Asia to being out in the Ontario countryside watching the windmills turn and the corn grow we had a great time.
We saw so many friends, slept in so many beds, travelled long distances, went to weddings, went to a baptism, had great reunions, cried, laughed and said too many sad goodbyes that enough was enough. It was time to get on another plane….
A WEDDING
Dorothy McCann and Tony Noakes
The Groom
A future groom, Elias, and his Mum, Eva
Sister and brother – Connie and Terry
The McCann family
BAPTISM
What is he trying to do to me?
Cried and laughed
Who looks happier here? Isaac or my brother, Richard.
My brother Brian and myself at the Belleville train station
Friends for dinner
Louise and Connie at Pagliaccis
AND MORE FRIENDS
Lorne and Simon
Derek and Agatha
Pippa and Penny
Connie, Nick and Annette at lunch
Annie and Connie
And Fred, who’s never happier than when he’s on his boat, I think
AND FAMILY
Brian and myself at the house we grew up in which is now, believe it or not, an historical place
The three stooges AKA Rabbit, Toad and Squirt
Diane – Connie’s sister
Kila, Connie’s sister-in-law
Cliff, Debbie, Nicholas, Connie
Connie and Prairie Rose, a grand-niece!
Travis and Amanda – proud parents of Prairie Rose\
And then there were all those unusual sights and those in-between we remember so well
Nostalgia
A mailbox seen on a rural road in Ontario
BC Legislature
Swiftsure preparations – Victoria Harbour
Beautiful but deadly – a potato moth in all its finery
Cold and happy to be out of the heat and humidity of SE Asia
And to the two people, Miranda and Sue, who make our stays in Canada so special and put up with us sharing their home!
Connie, Miranda, Tony, Sue
Sage on sail 
Hey Tony:
You’ve become a very good people photographer. All those pictures are excellent, including that leering bilge-ape in Victoria! Best to you both, wherever you are. Fairwinds, Fred
Hey U 2,
I love your photo travelogue!
Looks like you had a wonderful time in Ontario.
I love the red scarf that goes so well with my other’ reds ‘as you can see.
Looking forward to the ‘French Period’ travelogue next.
No doubt there will be a lot of pics with bikes and glasses of red wine.
Here’s hoping the sun shines on you lots!
Annie B.
Great pics Tony! Can’t wait ’til the next visit. xo