Summer Vacation in Sarnia

I rode an elephant today, right here in Southern Ontario, no need to even leave Canada! We are having a great time here in Sarnia, arrived after a 4 1/2 hour drive from Mackinaw City yesterday.  And I have to say there is just nothing like home cooked meals after a few days on the road!  Grandma Ellis is such a good cook, homemade jams, fresh apple cake, yummy chocolate chip cookies...I am going to have to get up early each morning and take the dog for a 10 mile hike to keep the weight off!

We had to drive into Burlington this morning, about 2-3 hours by car, to pick up the children.  And after googling attractions in Southern Ontario we decided the African Lion Safari Park between Burlington and Cambridge.  It was a bit pricey, $30 per adult and $24 per child plus $5 each to ride the bus around instead of taking our new van.  Monkeys tend to take souvenirs such as wind shield wipers and bumpers from your vehicles.  But it was totally worth it as you can see by the pictures.  There is a 45 minute drive through the wild animal park where we saw lions, giraffes, rhinos, monkeys to name a few.  We also managed to take in the miniature train ride and a boat ride to visit various monkey species on these islands through out the park.  Time didn't allow us to see the Elephant Show (they supposedly play soccer) or the Birds of Prey show, but we did get to ride the elephants and that was a highlight.

We are back now at Grandma and Grandpa's and have just finished a delicious meal of chicken fajitas and apple cake with ice-cream.  The weather has cooled down and we are now able to sit outside without melting.  The humidity is over the top here most days! 

Tomorrow....the Beach!