@ Quelque Elk! Vivian begins her tour of "Maples, Moose & Mounties - Ontario" by downloading a map of specially chosen locations! Quelque Elk! Larger than a deer, smaller than a moose, the hardy elk is found in many places across Canada. This lady may look placid, but don't get too close, particularly if she has a calf with her!
While touring Canada, you met Bubbles.
Vivian shook paws with Bubbles the Green Rapid Dragonfly. They both received one silver mole!
@ Autumnal Boardwalk “I'm enjoying the tour very much but it's getting quite cold, isn't it, Vivian?” shivered Star❤️Lite. “Here, wrap my scarf around yourself," replied Vivian. "And you can look forward to a lovely mug of hot chocolate when we get back to our accommodation!" Autumnal Boardwalk What could be more pleasant than a walk through this Canadian woodland scene in its amazing autumn colours?
While touring Canada, you met Star❤️Lite.
Vivian shook paws with Star❤️Lite the Explorer Bug V3. They both received one silver mole!
@ Canada Goose - We Have Lift Off! Vivian was listening enraptured to strains of music reaching them from a street violin player. “My mum used to sing this, Daphne Fluffster Tinklehoof!” she exclaimed happily. "Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. This takes me back!" Canada Goose - We Have Lift Off! The Canada Goose is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, a white "chinstrap" and a brown body. They fly in a distinctive V formation, with the position of the leading bird rotating, as it is the most exhausting position of the V. When swimming, they form a straight(ish) line!
While touring Canada, you met Daphne Fluffster Tinklehoof.
Vivian shook paws with Daphne Fluffster Tinklehoof the Midnight Mauve Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
Daphne Fluffster Tinklehoof and you found 10 Travel Tokens!
@ Canadian Butter Tarts “A picture of this would look lovely printed on Christmas cards, wouldn't it, Vivian?” Brigit said. “It certainly would, Brigit!" said Vivian. Canadian Butter Tarts Roll out 13 oz/375g shortcrust pastry on lightly floured surface. Cut 18-20 rounds with a 3"/7.5cm fluted cutter. Use the rounds to line two deep 12-hole tart tins. Beat two large eggs in a large bowl and combine with 175g/6 oz light muscavado sugar, 100g/3 oz raisins, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 55g/2 oz butter and four tbsp single cream. Tip this mixture into a pan and stir continuously for 3-4 minutes until the butter melts, and the mixture bubbles and starts to thicken. It should be thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. Don’t overcook, and be sure to stir all the time as the mixture can easily burn. Remove from the heat and stir in 50g/1½ oz walnuts or pecan nuts. Spoon the filling into the unbaked tart shells so it’s level with the pastry. Bake for 15-18 minutes at 190°C/Gas 5/375°F until set and pale golden. Leave in the tin to cool for a few minutes before lifting out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or cold. Enjoy!
While touring Canada, you met Brigit.
Vivian shook paws with Brigit the Bashful Badger. They both received one silver mole!
@ Atibiti River, Ontario "I think there'll be quite a few tired paws, wings and flippers when we get back to the tour bus," said Peppa, after she and Vivian had spent some time exploring another long country track to its end. "Is there a gift shop downtown?" queried Vivian. "The thought of that generally keeps me going." Atibiti River, Ontario Just the way to spend a hot summer's day—in a canoe following the meandering curves of this waterway! The Atibiti River is 540 km (340 miles) long. At its far end it joins the Moose River and then enters James Bay.
While touring Canada, you met Peppa.
Vivian shook paws with Peppa the Short Haired Guinea Pig. They both received one silver mole!
@ Canadian Gold Vivian was listening enraptured to strains of music reaching them from a street violin player. “My mum used to sing this, Mimosa!” she exclaimed happily. "Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. This takes me back!" Canadian Gold A canoe by a jetty on a calm evening at the end of the day, where the sinking sun turns the lake to gold.
While touring Canada, you met Mimosa.
Vivian shook paws with Mimosa the Majestic Monarch Butterfly. They both received one silver mole!
@ Colour at the End of the Tunnel “What have you got in your tote bag, George?” asked Vivian. “It looks very full!” “I’ve come prepared for anything, Vivian,” responded George. “There’s deck shoes, snowshoes, tennis shoes, flip-flops, flippers, walking boots, Wellington boots—you name it, I’ve got it!” Colour at the End of the Tunnel This unusual outdoor sculpture comprises discs in alternate stripes of black and white leading to an optical illusion when viewed from the end!
While touring Canada, you met George.
Vivian shook paws with George the Brown Funky Monkey. They both received one silver mole!
@ The Maple Leaf Forever From across the road, Ughly surveyed the current stop on their map. “Would you fancy living there, Vivian?” "Well, it's certainly a bit different to where we live," said Vivian. "But I could get used to it, I daresay!" The Maple Leaf Forever At the time of Confederation in 1867, the maple leaf as a symbol of Canadian patriotism was relatively new. At a public meeting in August 1860, a group of Toronto citizens, planning for the upcoming Royal Visit of the Prince of Wales, decided to identify themselves as native-born Canadians by wearing a maple leaf. “The Englishman glories in his rose, the Irishman in his Shamrock, and the Scotchman in his thistle. Why should not Canadians, their descendants, wreath around their brows a chaplet of the maple leaf?” Maple leaf badges were worn at the reception for the Prince of Wales held in Toronto on 7 September 1860. Although the maple leaf had previously been used as a symbol for Canada, this was the first occasion on which it was worn as a national emblem.
While touring Canada, you met Ughly.
Vivian shook paws with Ughly the Purple Fish. They both received one silver mole!
@ Pakenham Bridge “Pass me the binoculars, Vivian!” said Choose a name. "I think that's a Northern Cardinal just taking off over there! They stay in Canada all year round, you know." Pakenham Bridge The Mississippi River, swollen by winter snowfall, is crossed here by a beautiful and unique bridge, built in 1901 to accommodate horses and carriages crossing the river at the location of the mills in Pakenham village. The bridge is 268 feet in length and 22 feet wide. The stone is from a local quarry.
While touring Canada, you met Choose a name.
Vivian shook paws with Choose a name the Tabby Cat. They both received one silver mole!
@ Marina Arena “Wouldn't it be lovely to live in a lighthouse like these ones pictured in our itinerary for the Maritime provinces? So romantic!" mused Vivian, sipping a leisurely fruit juice. "Well, I don't know," said Milica. "It's not all about drinking orange juice and gazing at the sea. You have to run up and down stairs to operate the light and the foghorn, and there may be no running water or electricity apart from a generator." Vivian considered this. "Mine would be a luxurious, converted, non-operational lighthouse, then." Marina Arena For those who love a life on the ocean wave, this is a sight to gladden the heart! Manoeuvre your craft out of its berth and its ho, for the open waters!
While touring Canada, you met Milica.
Vivian shook paws with Milica the Posh Peacock. They both received one silver mole!
@ Rideau Canal, Ottawa "It must be so romantic working producing maple syrup, Vivian," said Crowley contentedly sipping grape juice after a hard day’s sightseeing. "Imagine going from tree to tree to collect the sap every summer and seeing it turned into delicious syrup!" "Hmm—now imagine being up at dawn in the cold winter with a great deal of complicated equipment,” said Vivian. “The work doesn’t stop.” Crowley waved his glass. “I’ll have staff to do all that,” he said. “I’ll just do the easy bits.” Rideau Canal, Ottawa The canal's challenging construction was supervised by Colonel John By between 1826 and 1832 (hence, Ottawa’s former name of Bytown). The flight of eight massive locks that connect the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal in the summer are still manually operated. This 202 km/125-mile long canal is a must-see location!
While touring Canada, you met Crowley.
Vivian shook paws with Crowley the Brown Owl. They both received one silver mole!
@ Alexandra Bridge, Ottawa “’Maple syrup is made from the xylem sap of maple trees. The trees most commonly used are sugar maple, red maple and black maple because of the high sugar content in the sap,’” read out Fiddlesticks from the brochure. “It’s making me hungry, Fiddlesticks!” declared Vivian. “Perhaps I’ll just nibble a corner of one of the maple syrup scones the hotel packed us for elevenses!” Alexandra Bridge, Ottawa In the background is the Notre-Dame Cathedral, a minor Roman Catholic basilica built in 1879 in the neoclassical Gothic Revival style. The Canadian Parliament building is a little way down the road from here.
While touring Canada, you met Fiddlesticks.
Vivian shook paws with Fiddlesticks the Green Happy Dragon. They both received one silver mole!
@ Ottawa Art Gallery “’Maple syrup is made from the xylem sap of maple trees. The trees most commonly used are sugar maple, red maple and black maple because of the high sugar content in the sap,’” read out princess ♥ sparkles from the brochure. “It’s making me hungry, princess ♥ sparkles!” declared Vivian. “Perhaps I’ll just nibble a corner of one of the maple syrup scones the hotel packed us for elevenses!” Ottawa Art Gallery A glass chandelier in the Gallery. An exhibition in November 2020 was Ottawa-based photographer John Healey's Plastic Beach, a set of still life images of foraged plastic refuse discovered along the shores of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. Discarded shopping bags, fragments of milk jugs, and crushed bottle caps are reanimated to show us the lack of care with which we treat the habitat of millions of creatures. Arranged in dramatic light, Healey positioned these plastic items, evidence of human pollution, as messages in a bottle that have washed up on shore to deliver an ominous message: we cannot ignore these warnings any longer.
While touring Canada, you met princess ♥ sparkles.
Vivian shook paws with princess ♥ sparkles the Blue Beautiful Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
princess ♥ sparkles and you found 15 Travel Tokens!
@ Château Laurier, Ottawa “I don't know how to pronounce half of these place names, Vivian!” said Yummy ruefully. "Never mind," said Vivian. "We'll look them up when we get back!" Château Laurier, Ottawa Opened in 1912, the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa was built in a French Gothic Revival Châteauesque style, and has over 400 luxury rooms. The hotel features original Tiffany stained-glass windows. The walls were faced with Indiana limestone and feature conical turrets and dormer windows topped by a copper roof. The lobby floors were constructed of Belgian marble. A truly amazing hotel experience!
While touring Canada, you met Yummy.
Vivian shook paws with Yummy the Dark Chocolate Bear. They both received one silver mole!
@ Mediaeval Castle in Miniature Oh look ... a Canadian pet! Mediaeval Castle in Miniature This delightful building is on The Thousand Islands, a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario and the U.S. islands in the state of New York.
While touring Canada, you met Kia.
Vivian shook paws with Kia the Arctic Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Atmospheric Toronto Vivian opened her rucksack to change her hat. Dean Winchester could see Vivian had a large, floppy sunhat, a balaclava, a rain hat, a woolly bobble hat, a beanie, a deerstalker hat and a swimming cap! “Did you bring a fez too?” Dean Winchester asked Vivian. Atmospheric Toronto It looks very much like the calm before the storm in this image of a very still Toronto waterfront scene! Let's hope all pets get under cover before the tempest gets underway!
While touring Canada, you met Dean Winchester.
Vivian shook paws with Dean Winchester the Red Squirrel. They both received one silver mole!
@ Toronto Nightlife “Wouldn't it be lovely to live in a lighthouse like these ones pictured in our itinerary for the Maritime provinces? So romantic!" mused Vivian, sipping a leisurely fruit juice. "Well, I don't know," said Abel. "It's not all about drinking orange juice and gazing at the sea. You have to run up and down stairs to operate the light and the foghorn, and there may be no running water or electricity apart from a generator." Vivian considered this. "Mine would be a luxurious, converted, non-operational lighthouse, then." Toronto Nightlife For nocturnal pets, there is a full schedule of activities for a fun night in Toronto! Dare they go on the Haunted Toronto Walking Tour? Perhaps they would prefer an evening cruise, or a visit to bustling Chinatown or perhaps enjoy some live music in one of Toronto's stylish after-hours clubs? Or for more peace-loving pets, how about a trip to Scarborough Bluffs are where city folk get away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy the great outdoors? In addition to taking a dip in the lake, you can have an evening bonfire under the stars with your friends, with your own designated fire pit!
While touring Canada, you met Abel.
Vivian shook paws with Abel the Fennec Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Toronto Night Scene Vivian and Nibbles were entranced on reaching this Canadian viewpoint and eagerly posed for a picture standing on either side! Toronto Night Scene Toronto is here buzzing with its lively nightlife, contrasting with its colours reflected in the calm, still water.
While touring Canada, you met Nibbles.
Vivian shook paws with Nibbles the Brown Rustic Rabbit. They both received one silver mole!
@ Toronto Marina “What have you got in your tote bag, Gulliver?” asked Vivian. “It looks very full!” “I’ve come prepared for anything, Vivian,” responded Gulliver. “There’s deck shoes, snowshoes, tennis shoes, flip-flops, flippers, walking boots, Wellington boots—you name it, I’ve got it!” Toronto Marina An amazing backdrop to this prestigious marina! On arriving at your berth you have access to provision stores and all major attractions, theatres, sports and concert venues. When ready to weigh anchor, you have easy access to Toronto Harbour and Lake Ontario for your onward sailing.
While touring Canada, you met Gulliver.
Vivian shook paws with Gulliver the Fennec Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Flatiron Building, Toronto “Wouldn't it be lovely to live in a lighthouse like this one pictured in our itinerary in Nova Scotia? So romantic!" mused Vivian, nibbling on a taffy lolly. "Well, I don't know," said Katrice. "It's not all about drinking coffee and gazing at the sea. You have to run up and down stairs, operate the light and the foghorn, and there may be no running water or electricity apart from a generator." Vivian considered this. "Mine would be a luxurious, converted, non-operational lighthouse, then." Flatiron Building, Toronto The historic Gooderham Building (also known as the Flatiron Building) in Wellington Street East, Toronto. Completed in 1892, it was built in the Romanesque Revival style. It is well known for the trompe-l'œil effect mural on the back wall. In the background are high-rise financial centres.
While touring Canada, you met Katrice.
Vivian shook paws with Katrice the Stardust Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
@ Toronto at Dawn “Oh wow, Vivian, there's a butterfly!” snuggle cried out. “It looks like a Great Spangled Fritillary," replied Vivian knowledgeably. Toronto at Dawn The city hasn't woken up for another busy day yet, but the dawn is rising behind the CN Tower and the Toronto skyline.
While touring Canada, you met snuggle.
Vivian shook paws with snuggle the Playful Penguin. They both received one silver mole!
@ Horseshoe Falls, Canada Vivian and Oliver shook paws, said “How do you do?” and posed for a souvenir photo. “Why am I always on the left?” grumbled Vivian. “Let’s change sides.” “No,” said Oliver. “This is my best side.” Horseshoe Falls, Canada Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls, is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for hydropower generation, flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over American Falls (shown on the left of this picture) and Bridal Veil Falls. The Rainbow Bridge is depicted in the foreground, and the main buildings on the right are a large casino and a Waterpark.
While touring Canada, you met Oliver.
Vivian shook paws with Oliver the Grey Playful Kitten. They both received one silver mole!
@ Niagara Thrills Vivian was very happy to meet Cyril here! They both swapped tales of their experiences of their travels so far! Niagara Thrills Will your pet enjoy the challenge of this boat ride close to the famous Niagara Falls? A thrilling time will be had by all, but make sure to wrap up warmly!
While touring Canada, you met Cyril.
Vivian shook paws with Cyril the Subtle Cyan Fish. They both received one silver mole!
@ Niagara Waterfalls As Vivian's tour of "Maples, Moose & Mounties - Ontario" comes to an end, she noshes some poutine and is surprised to discover Canada left her a parting gift! Rainbow Grid Calling all colour lovers! When you have important things to check off your to do list here is the perfect set up to a dot diary in stunning colour. Niagara Waterfalls There’s something spectacular about watching the cascading flow of a waterfall plunge into the river below. Whether we love their tumbling streams or the thundering sounds they make, they are sparkling natural wonders that make us to stop and marvel at their majesty. The drop of the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara is about 57 m (187 ft). Vivian has completed her tour of "Maples, Moose & Mounties - Ontario"! Please select another pet as visitor, so it can also tour part of Canada!
While touring Canada, you met Catalina.
Vivian shook paws with Catalina the Chickadee. They both received one silver mole!
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