The first part of Dave's trip was a mixture of sightseeing, eating, relaxing and drinking. Actually, the second half was the same; just in a different location! The weather was great, so I took Dave on a tour of downtown Toronto on our way to the CN Tower. There was a mixture of clear sky and high clouds so we had clear views looking out across Toronto. We stood on the glass floor looking down at the bottom of the tower. I still don't fully trust that glass! On...

Halloween! And despite all of my pumpkin-carving efforts, we only had 2 trick-or-treaters! Then again, I'm not sure we were ever going to be able to compete with the houses across the road. They lay out tables on the front porch laden with cakes, biscuits and sweets. Show offs!! Can't say I'm too bothered though, as Dave's plane lands tonight. So excited!!

Decided to carve out our Thanksgiving pumpkin today and turn it into a Halloween one. Hours and a lot of carving later , I was feeling pretty pleased with myself! I think the pumpking looked suitably menacing! With or without a nose! As I predicted, Nick managed to walk right passed it on her way into the house without noticing it! After all that hard work, a beer and a slice of tiramisu on the front porch was well deserved! How civilised!

What an amazing 8 days! Saying "goodbye" at the end was a lot harder than I expected! It just confirmed that I am so glad that I've done this trip, but I could never move away permanently. Saturday: Went for a wander downtown and headed to the CN Tower. It was clear blue skies and we got a great view of Toronto Islands. Sitting on the glass floor so high up was surreal! Introduced Mum, Dad & Phil to "the best wings in The Beaches" at the ...

Mum, Dad & Phil are about to arrive, delayed, but imminent. I'm sat here drinking coffee and waiting. I'm so excited, and I know it's not the caffeine!