So it was back to Ottawa, this time to stay with Graham's other cousin Rosie, and her husband Danny.We also met their son Mathew, but unfortunately their daughter Katy was away at Uni, so we did not get to meet her.We spent the afternoon chatting and catching up and then had a great BBQ in the evening, and Jack and his family came over too. The next day Rosie made us French toast and pancakes with maple syrup, as a traditional Canadian breakfast, and in the afte...

We arrived back at Maureen and Pat's and spent the evening drinking, chatting and looking at old family photos - much to Graham's dismay, as there were several embarrassing ones of him (thanks Maureen)! The next day we took a drive into Smiths Falls and went to the Rideau Canal Museum.It's a small museum, but really interesting and friendly, and includes a great film about the canal.There was an observation tower at the top, but the weather was really changeable...

We arrived into Ottawa, and I met Graham's cousin Jack, wife Danielle, and sons Josh and Shawn for the first time.His other cousin Rosie also came round for dinner, so now I've met all 3 of his Canadian cousins.We spent a great evening chatting and drinking after dinner, as Graham had not seen them for 9 years, so had a lot to catch up on! In the morning we went out for breakfast, then Jack and Danielle showed us around Ottawa in the afternoon.It was a sunny day...

We spent another night back with Graham's Auntie Maureen and Uncle Pat, near Smiths Falls, and Maureen made us a fantastic curry.We were then back on the road again the next morning.This time we headed south, to Sandbanks Provincial Park, for more camping. It was coming to the end of season, as the schools started back the next day, but the campsite was still busy.We were given a nice large plot, right opposite the beach, so we set up out home again for the next...

We packed away the tent and set off for North Bay, through the Algonquin National Park, from east to west.We had not seen a moose yet and thought this might be our best chance, but it was still not to be.We're starting think they're mythical creatures, like the NZ kiwi that we never saw!Either that or we're just really bad at nature hunting. We arrived into North Bay early afternoon and met Graham's cousin Marcelle, two of her children, Brad and Taylor (Spencer ...