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Like the Canadian Dollar, so is the Florida temperature….

January 18, 2016 JohnRathier

We had a great day “window shopping” mostly. With the Canadian dollar where it is right now we are almost paying .50 cents on the dollar! The deals have to be really good before we choose to buy. We are staying at the Lake Buena Vista Resort. It has proven to be a great place. When we arrived yesterday, we had arrived a day early. The front desk staff was very accommodating and were able to book us in a day early. We can see the EPCOT fireworks from our balcony. I will try and get some pictures tonight. Oh yes,that’s a prate ship in the middle of the pool!

Doing a puzzle after shopping

The pirate ship

The pool.

Cresent City, Florida

January 17, 2016 JohnRathier

Those who follow might know I take alot of pictures of signs during our travels. This one was in Cresent City, FL. I had to giggle knowing my fire fighters will see the humor.

We also found this one. J & J Tires

We are finally here!

January 17, 2016 JohnRathier

The trip down was uneventful. The roads were dry, except Pennsylvania. We spent our first night in Sanatee, SC. We stayed there before. We arrived in Orlando about 15:00.

Its finally here…..

December 28, 2015 JohnRathier

The snow finally came. Only three days late for Christmas. We had a few more centimetres than the city but all is good.

The 11th Annual Christmas Breakfast

December 25, 2015 JohnRathier

It was our pleasure again this year to serve breakfast to all those Paramedics who had to work Christmas this year. Stephanie along with her mother Pat and Joe M planned the best feast ever.

Superintendent Francois Cote showed up at 03:30 to give us a hand with the prep and by 04:45 we started serving.

With the financial help of our administrative staff we served over 30 lbs of sausage, 30 lbs of bacon, 200 english muffins, 18 doz eggs, 150 crepes and 4 litres of maple syrup.

: The organizers

: Stephanie mixing waffle batter.

: Joe’s crepe station

: Pat cutting the fruit

: More MEAT !!

: Lynne at the helm

: the dinning room

: Serving everyone

: The Martin clan. Excellent helpers!

Big Soul Project’s annual Christmas Concert

December 19, 2015 JohnRathier

I had the great opportunity to listen to the Big Soul Project‘s annual Christmas concert at Dominion-Chalmers United Church. I helped our MedVent Partners provide to the packed house of approx 1000 people. The voices and music sounded great in the venue. Can’t wait to return next year.

The tree is up!!

December 8, 2015 JohnRathier

We started the day with a great breakfast. Then it was on to Thompson’s tree farm. We have been purchasing our tree from the farm for awhile now. They not only sell tree, they sell an “Experience”. Sleigh rides, hot chocolate, cookies and a campfire…

Remembrance Day 2015

November 11, 2015 JohnRathier

I had the chance to attend the National Ceremony again this year.It should be on every Canadians “must do” list. This and Canada Day. Approx 35,000 people gathered to remember, The people of Ottawa continued the tradition of placing their poppies on the tomb of the unknown soldier

Halloween Night

October 31, 2015 JohnRathier

Another Halloween is over. At least the weather was good for the little trick or treaters. We had 85 in total. About 5 Elsa’s and lots of Minions. My parents broke their 5 year drought and had 5!

New Orleans – Day 2

October 8, 2015 JohnRathier

Today we decided that we were going to go around Lake Ponchatrain. We arrived just in time to catch our bus for the three hour Katrina tour. Our tour guide Mary Lacoste, who happened to be 82 years old, was great. She is a retired school teacher with a history background. She went into great detail on what happened during the storm and how government agencies that were not working together, may have caused the disaster, In the end the Mississippi levees held up. It was the walls of the canals that failed causing flooding in ward 9.

: Mary Lacoste our 82 year old tour guide. She was wonderful. So full of great stories about the area.

: In the After Action Report it was determined that people in the less advantaged areas did not have cars and relied on public transportation, especially for evacuation. This piece of “artwork” is actually an evacuation collection point. They are scattered around the area and let he people know that if they require transport this is where the buses will be.

: I’m not usually into artwork, but this door that was turned into an art piece commemorating Katrina was really nice. It was the restaurant owners front door from his house.