Oakie Bear reminisces about his trip to Canada....

Oakie has had a wonderful time this summer exploring Ontario, the central part of Canada. After carefully packing his bag and exchanging his pounds for dollars, he flew 8 hours to Toronto. Some of his visit highlights are when he fed the Chickadees, Blue Jays and chipmunks while on a walk; visiting orchards in Niagara-on-the-lake (and using 'honesty boxes' to buy fruit); seeing parts of the famous 'Welland Canal'; looking at the Niagara river and Falls (where he bravely went up to the falls on a boat and got his fur soaked); hiking in the woods of northern Ontario (on the famous 'Bruce Trial' which was full of mosquitoes); and then visiting Toronto and Toronto Island. The weather was about 35-40 degrees so poor Oakie was a bit hot with all that fur! He noticed that everything was written in english and french, because it's a bilingual country. He really loved the colourful money and especially loved the 'Loonie' and 'Toonie', which are 1 and 2 dollar coins. His favourite treats to eat and drink were 'poutine' (fries with cheese and gravy) and a 'double double' coffee. He is now trying to get over his jet-lag in time for when school starts. He can't wait to see you all again! A beintot!

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