Saturday 22 July 2006 - Niagara to TorontoDay chilling in the hostel - updating the fine people at home on the events of the last couple of days! Off to Toronto for 5 nights to spend time with Rita's family. Before the long drive to Toronto stopped off at the casino (mini Las Vegas!).... would have a picture of Rita on the slot machines... (pretending - got to be careful with the pennies.... or leave that for the real thing next week!) but afraid camera ...

Thursday 27 July 2006 - Hollywood, Los Angeles Arrived in LA at 10.30am (another 3 hours behind which didn't help on no sleep - but Hey we're in LA! HI FIVE!) Didn't think we were going to make it after Rita's interigation by customs. Didn't help when she got muddled up on dates and confused her left hand with her right for finger printing! Traumatic experience - nasty *******! Got back to Rita's uncles' which much to Rita's excitment was in Orang...

Wednesday 26 July 2006 - Vaughan Mills,Toronto Lazy day was planned to update website and get ourselves up to date and ready for LA... Took time out to visit the Mall to do a bit of 'window' shopping. After days of hyping on about it, Rita finally got her Taco Bell. In all the excitement, and Ellie having a slight dozy moment, Rita couldn't control her food and had a 'slight' outburst. Ellie's Taco Bell experience was tarnished forever and she may ...

Friday 21 July 2006 - Niagara FallsArrived at 6.30am with very little sleep but that was soon forgotten when we stepped off the coach and heard the Falls. Saw the Falls from the USA side then made our way across the Rainbow Bridge to Canada. Was greeted by a lovely Canadian at customs who directed us to The Secret Garden where we could sit and have breakfast by the Falls. Slip up number 1 - when asking for directions to our hostel it soon became apparent that we ...

Thursday 20 July 2006 - Central Park Said a farewell to Dexter House.... had the day to spare so what better way to spend it than chillin in Central Park. People say you'll never walk the whole of Central Park but pretty sure we did just to find a restroom! They also say the idea is to lose yourself in Central Park - we certainly did, every path we took we kept on coming back to the same damn carousel! Got distracted by live music 'White Flag' by Dido...