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    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 2

      Collingwood Arboretum

      August 7, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

      The Collingwood Arboretum is a beautiful park with both paved and natural trails for hiking and biking. It is an ideal location to be used for special occasions, weddings and celebrations. It is a vital Botanical Park complete with historical records (genealogy, habitat, common & Botanical names) of coniferous and deciduous trees, shrubs and plants.

      Now that I told you all about it - the reason why we wound up here is that the weather is very unsettled this week (unfortunately), which makes it hard to plan for any serious hiking.
      We were told that some easy trails are in town called Collingwood, and there you have it, folks 😊

      We took very leisurely strolls on Boardwalk Trail around that Nottawasaga Bay, the southern part of vast Georgian Bay. Good number of water fowl as you can see and of course beautiful flowers.
      You can also see The Labyrinth and a place for turtles to lay their eggs      Read more

    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 2

      Historic Downtown Collingwood

      August 7, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 72 °F

      Collingwood is a town in Ontario, N. of Collingwood is a town in Ontario, N. of Toronto. Its harbor is in Nottawasaga Bay, the southern part of vast Georgian Bay.
      It was named after Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Lord Nelson's second in command at the Battle of Trafalgar, who assumed command of the British fleet after Nelson's death.
      The town center is marked by the beaux arts–style Collingwood Federal Building. Nearby, the Collingwood Museum has exhibits on Collingwood Harbor's shipbuilding history.
      You can check out more of town's history at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood,_On…

      ... And I discovered that, apparently some patios in Canada must be licensed 😉😁      Read more

    • TravelerThe New England States
      Day 4

      Los Angeles to Toronto

      September 5, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      After another mediocre sleep where we both woke up during the night due to jet lag, Ted and I packed up our luggage before making the trek to the airport for our flight to Toronto, Canada. Thank God we checked our itinerary - both of us had assumed our flight was at 2pm but we were actually reading the flight time for our trip home. Since our flight was actually that morning, I didn’t get time to shave before departing, as it was just a case of throwing everything into the bags, calling an Uber, and leaving.

      Ted had been keen on leaving early regardless as today is a public holiday in the USA, and he feared the airport and the traffic there would both be chaotic. Both ended up being fine although there was a lot of congestion closer to the terminal. The waiting area however was nuts, so we found a quieter area upstairs to chill before boarding.

      I bought a salmon roll to eat before departure which I’m glad I did - the flight was over five hours and was delayed due to the late arrival of the aircraft. One annoying thing was the lack of baggage space onboard - a lot of passengers (not us) had to surrender their hand luggage before boarding.

      The flight was really cold to begin with so we needed our jumpers for most of the flight. Ted spoke to one of the flight attendants and it ended up that she is married to one of the Hawaiian ground agents Ted knew in Honolulu. Of course once they knew we were crew everything changed! They offered us free alcohol, which we took for Gretchen and Dallas, and some snacks for the drive to Collingwood afterwards. We never expect to get anything for free, we’re just happy to meet fellow crew.

      Once we landed in Toronto, we collected our luggage and needed to trek from one terminal to the next to find the car rental office. Due to this and the initial flight delay, we left much later than expected but were then on our way! The drive to Collingwood was almost 2 hours but due to the change in time zones, we weren’t too tired even though it was late. We were starving though as there were no food options between there and the airport.

      We finally arrived at Gretchen and Dallas’s house around 11pm and felt bad because we had kept them awake so late! We were so grateful when they asked if we’d like something to eat, since we hadn’t eaten since early that morning! Gretchen’s nephew Griffin is also staying here, as well as his dog Lincoln. We saw their son Ben briefly before bed, as well as their new dog Biscuit. Even though we were all tired, we ended up talking until 1.30 in the morning.      Read more

    • TravelerThe New England States
      Day 6

      Collingwood Day 2

      September 7, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Gretchen and Dallas were both working today, so Ted and I had planned to explore the area by ourselves. We still felt confident doing it, even without our local guides! Gretchen made us overnight oats for breakfast, and our first stop was the town of Meaford. On the way, we stopped at a supermarket to buy some supplies (like food), as we seem to find it difficult to stick to our budget of not eating out everywhere we go.

      The weather was perfect today, so visiting Meaford was worth it. There were already Hallowe’en displays about, so we walked around town including along the river. We even saw some people playing Pickleball, which is best described as a cross between table tennis and tennis. Apparently it’s a big hit here in Canada!

      Our next stop was Wiarton, where apparently we have been before but I’ve unfortunately forgotten! The town is famous for Wiarton Willie, a Canadian groundhog who takes part in a local festival (I kid you not!) to predict if there will be an early spring. There is even a monument to Willie. The view in front of the lake was the perfect place to eat our lunch too.

      Dallas had recommended visiting nearby Sauble Beach which ended up being a surprise - a nice beachfront area right here in Canada! With its Australian weather, the beach was really welcoming, especially with all the shops and restaurants lining the street that led to the beach. We stopped for a coffee at an outdoor cafe and were impressed with the coffee and iced coffee which were both reminiscent of what we get back home.

      We had earlier driven through a town called Owen Sound which we’d liked the look of, so we headed back to explore it further. Unfortunately I think we’d seen the best of the town from the street as the back areas weren’t so attractive. We stopped into a games shop to buy a board game for Gretchen, Dallas and Ben for looking after us. They love games so it seemed like an appropriate gift.

      We had both liked Blue Mountain Resort on a previous visit, so we went back for another visit today. Whilst there we checked out some different restaurants for dinner, but Dallas suggested eating locally instead as the restaurants were quite pricy. Gretchen and Dallas were also both keen on getting take-away instead, and it ended up being a huge selection of food from a nearby Greek restaurant. We stayed up playing the game “Taboo” before heading to bed. USA tomorrow!      Read more

    • TravelerCanada Road Trip 2019
      Day 8

      A visit to downtown Collingwood

      August 8, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      A few photos from a very relaxed stroll around Collingwood this morning. A lovely town of whom the citizens are obviously very proud. After returning back to our hotel we actually laid on the sunbeds all afternoon and ended up looking like a pair of lobsters!Read more

    • A year in Canada
      2
      Day 91

      HO HO HO 5 km run in Collingwood

      November 16, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ -7 °C

      Avie,Silkie and Nikki run the 5 km Christmas run in Collingwood. It was a snowy cold track. Uncle Rob and cousin Xavier ran too. We were cheered on by family who endured the very cold conditions to show their support.Read more

    • On the road again
      Day 11

      En route pour wasaga beach

      August 16, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      On enchaine encore avec un peu de route aujourd'hui avant d'arriver à la fameuse wasaga beach, l'une des plus grande plage d'en douce du monde ! La route est on ne peut plus droite et on est content d'arriver. Le temps est orageux mais finalement c'est avec grand plaisir qu'on se fait une bonne partie de baignade. Pendant ce temps là, sur la route qui borde la plage, c'est le défilé de frime : vieilles voitures, gros pickup, Harley... Le soir on décide de remonter l'unique rue commerçante de Collingwood et là on tombe sur un super resto : on dine en terrasse, autre chose qu'un wrap ou un truc frit !!Read more

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    • TravelerOntario 2019
      Day 11

      Collingwood Eco Adventure Tour

      August 3, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      *** Sorry for the delay in posts. For anyone wondering, we are alive and made it to Charleston Lake PP on August 5th...whoops! We have been camping with family and are making great memories. Now back to the posts**

       Our next adventure took us to the town of Collingwood where we took part in an absolutely awesome Eco Adventure Tour.

      Our tour started off with our guides gearing us up into bad ass climbing gear including helmet, harness and all. After getting some basic info and instructions we hopped on a cute tractor and wagon ride which took us up to our first event, the Tree Top Canopy Walk.

      Although all the activities were great, the Tree Top Canopy Walk was both our favourite! We were given a quick safety training session teaching us how to attach and detach our safety hooks to the ropes above and then we were off on our own. It was intense! We started in the tree tops, walking across rickety, wobbly and to be honest, sketchy looking, wooden bridges. The bridges were about one foot wide and help up with cables on either side. You could easily fall off, but would then be caught by your safety harness...in all likely hood, a rather painful experience we thought. There was a total of 7 bridges and fifteen trees throughout and the further you went, the higher in the tree tops you got. It weebled and wobbled and eventually, at the end, it took us to our first of 3 ziplines.

      The first zipline was a pretty fun ride. Mom handled it like a champ and I needed a BIT more encouragement to actually step off that bottom step. After we both made it to the bottom alive we took another tractor ride to the caves.

      We enjoyed a tour of some neat caves and learned the history behind them. The best one was a teeny tiny cave called "Fat Man's Misery". It started out just big enough to stand and fit your shoulders in but eventually got super dark and the final crack (that you needed to fit through to get out) was a total 36 cm wide!!! We both made it through luckily!

      After the caves we took another wagon ride to our 2nd zipline. This one was a bit longer than the first and had a nice view of the area! It zipped us right back down to the registration office where we finished off the tour.

      After the tour was done, we hiked back up to the top of the area to go and try out the dual zipline! This zipline was 2 ziplines running parallel to one another...it claimed to be the longest zipline in Canada! You knew this zipline was a bit more serious as there was a mandatory safety/practice course before you were allowed to continue on to the actual thing! After getting harnessed up again, and passing practice round we climbed a crazy number of stairs and waited for our turn. This zipline was so much fun!! We zipped down it side by side with a great view of the park and area below this.

      If you're ever in the Collingwood area you definitely need to check this place out!      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Collingwood, كولينجوود, کالینگوود، انتاریو, Колингвуд, Колінгвуд

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