Down By The Bay in Huntsville

Well, actually it's not a bay but there were boats going up and down the channel as we sat outside having our dinner. Aside from the yellow jackets we were battling a couple of times, the ambiance was perfect. I took a couple of iPhone pictures. My unfamiliarity with my phone is hardly noticeable at all. Lovely shot of Ron, though.

We're here for his conference and I'm tagging along, using the time to write, revise, blog, tweet, FB, link in, go for walks and watch the leaves turn these lovely fall days.  Here is the lovely writing spot I have here.  Hard not to be inspired.

 And the leaves are turning early this year, the lady who just cleaned my room told me.  Lucky for us!

From here we're off to visit our daughter's family and that means our granddaughter, too.  Life is sweet, isn't it?

Great Lakes Helicopter and Me!

Okay so we finally used our coupons to go to Great Lakes Helicopter near Breslau last Friday evening.  I insisted on sitting beside the pilot and couldn't get the smile off my face the whole trip.  That's about 15 minutes of non-stop flying and smiling.  Ron and Donna liked it, too, but I think I get the prize for being over-the-top excited.  Here are some of the pictures.

 Our pilot, Alain Blais, looks like he is wondering if he should actually take this crazy trio up.
  Luckily, he did.  Here I am waiting to go.

 Ron was in the rear seat with Donna.

 She wasn't sure about this but did just fine and said she really enjoyed it.  Of course that was after we were safely back on terra firma!

 Who knew there was a new road and bridge going in not far from the Kitchener airport?  Now I know why the police can spot those nasty crops by doing their flyovers.

 If I knew what these dials all meant I might write about it.  I was just glad Alain was so proficient.

 The golf clubs were awesome from above.  Maybe this is Whistlebear?

 And we got many beautiful views of the Grand River, aptly named.  I was also surprised by how many beautiful trees we have.  You just don't see them from the ground.

After the ride we did dinner at Wildcraft, an excellent but pricey restaurant on King St. N. in Waterloo.  Great outing!