Julie notes “Gordon Lightfoot aptly started off our journey with ‘In the Early Morning Rain’. We drove 527 kilometres from Munroe, MI to my sister Janet’s home near Cobourg, ON. This entry was posted in Tuktoyaktuk to Ushuaia on Novemby admin. Tomorrow you will see the wrath of the spider hunter.” Enjoy the night my 8 legged, 8 eyed little arachnid friends. Julie notes “The spiders have been busy holding the house together with their webs. …over and out, the muleskinner and his sidekick. Johnny Depp had us laughing in our seats as Tonto, in the Lone Ranger. The other was watching some of many movies and shows that their son Jacob downloaded for them on the big computer. J Julie notes ‘With the telephone, satellite and wifi all disconnected they have had to find ways to entertain themselves. Otherwise they get pretty silly by themselves. Our kids always thought this landmark was a highlight of the drive.īrother-in-law Ron (Montreal Canadiens #1 fan) and Julie’s sister Susan. Of course, we pass The Big Apple at Brighton on the 401. WTF (Where’s The Furniture?) But as Tom Jones sings ‘The old house looks the same…at the green, green grass of Holmes.’ Thanks to all of them for bearing the brunt of that burden.”

The family has been working at organizing and sorting so stuff has been shuffled and moved.

Different without the folks here, but good. Julie notes “Yes the house was warm, along with the welcome. We visited and got caught up on family news and all reminisced about the good times at Jim and Vera’s. It was really tasty on a cold damp evening. Julie made us all grilled cheese, tuna melts, and clam chowder for supper. Ron and Susan were already there and had opened up the house and turned up the heat. We stocked up on food and drink in Napanee and then headed north to the village of Moscow. We left Cobourg around noon in the cold wet drizzle and headed east on the 401 to the Napanee exit. We met her sister Susan and brother-in-law Ron at the “ Holmestead”.

We did however drive from Cobourg to Moscow, ON to spend the week at Julie’s (maiden name Holmes) parent’s home. Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: “Do not march on Moscow”. We “ Did not march on Moscow” as advised by British Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery

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