May 18, 2009. Chevy Chase, Md. Vacation.

It was Ken's idea, to take two different time shares in two different locations in Ontario, then invite our friends and relatives to visit us in our place. It worked better than we anticipated. We were happy with the results and so was everyone else. The last time we visited family and friends in Ontario we seemed to be driving all the time. This was twelve years ago, so I suspect that we were not feeling good about all our driving. But this time was perfect. We exchanged our fractional ownership in Mexico, at least two weeks of it. Originally we were scheduled to go to Mexico in June, but Andrew and Christina have moved into their home so we wanted to drive some meat to them. The June time period was the only time we could make the drive, so we banked our time in Mexico and exchanged for two spots in Ontario. The whole system worked beautifully.

Of course, we were not able to see all our friends, but we did catch up with all our relatives in Ontario, at least most of our relatives in Ontario. Our vacation was a success. The weather was good most of the time. At least it did not interfere with any activities. The second boat trip was a good example of ignoring the weather and just proceeding with the activity. The pontoon boat was covered. The rain fell the whole time we were out on the water, so when the wind blew, the rain came into the boat and on our clothes. Fortunately we had brought lots of jackets, and Bruce the driver had many blankets, so we kept warm. By the time we arrived back at the dock after three hours on the boat everyone was cold and wet, especially Bruce, who sat at the wheel right at the side of the boat. Rita headed up to our house very quickly as we had not made a bathroom break on the trip. During the boat ride Bruce served us coffee and Bailey's. Rita and I drank two cups each, expecting we would stop, but due to the heavy rain, we never took our break, so Rita and the girls beat a path to the bathrooms. It was fun and it was funny, and all told, our vacation in Ontario was a delight.