Mall 101

Yesterday (Friday), I passed practical Mall 101 and 102. We spent the day driving Karla from Mall to Mall. First to open a bank account, then to look for an item of clothing for some law function, plus look for a suitable cell phone deal. You wouldn't believe the different options they offer re cell phones. We also walked through downtown. I sat in a big park and watched the squirrels while Karla and Lynley shopped.

In the evening we ate mexician (which was great).

Today (Saturday) we got out of London. Drove out to St Jacobs via Stratford. St. Jacobs is the centre on the menniote community. It was more like Greytown on a long weekend. Packed with sightseers (mainly middle aged). Left to drive across to Lahe Huron (less polluted with sandy beaches). While driving we passed a few menniotes in the horse drawn buggies, the women had brightly coloured bonnets on and very long dresses. The lanscape was flat, with large expanses of corn and beans. Also saw a few cows (outside) and sheep.

The roads were straight but the speed limit was only 80km's /hour so the drive to Goderich took far longer than expected. Once at the Goderich beach we spent an enjoyable few hours in the sun. Lynley and I watched a large bulk carrier being loaded with salt. Apparently below Lake Huron is a large deposit of salt, which is mined and transported by ship to other parts of Canada and US around the 5 great lakes. The afternoon was enjoyable. The town of Goderich looked to be a very laidback town. The centre is laid out as an octagen, with a oneway road system around it. Large park and court house in the centre (similar to Martinborough), but not as good at Dunedin's octagen (Karla's thought).

We arrived back in London around 6.30 pm and guess what we got yo practice our Mall 101 and 102. Karla was still tracking down a cell phone contract. Unfortunately the person who rights the contracts was a dinner. We were told to come back in around about 1/2 hour. When we did return the person had left work urgently (sick child), so we will do it again tomorrow. The cell phone and programme can only be purchased at Wal-Mart (which is open 10am to 11pm daily).

We drove back via Grand Bend, which also looked like a place you could spend some time in during the summer months.
Tomorrow we are off to Niagra Falls.