Happy Canada Day!

Today, July 1, 2012 Canada celebrates its 145th birthday.  For the first 17 years of my life, our family vacations were always to our special place in Canada, and would always fall on the Canada Day week. Only back then it was called Dominion Day.

As the above photo points out, some things are just truly Canadian. Tim Hortons, Curling and Red Green.
I still don't understand the addiction Canadians have to Tim Hortons. Friday I waited in a line of over 20 people just to pick up some doughnuts for breakfast. But most were in line for a cup of Timmys coffee, a double double as most order (double cream and double sugar) and what puzzled me was people drinking coffee on the second day of a heat wave where temps were well in the 30's (90's for my American Friends) Yes we also go by the Celsius scale here.

OK so people say the best place to go on Canada day is Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the festivities and fireworks. Listening to the radio today I think I would like to see a Tragically Hip concert on Canada Day. 20,000 people in attendance tonight for the Burls Creek concert, and last night they played Niagara on the Lake. Although a world renowned band, the Hip is very popular in Canada, along with Tea Party, Bare Naked Ladies, Sam Roberts and Rush. Ask any Canadian and they can get into detail about how many Hip concerts they have attended.

Click above to hear one of my favorite Tragically Hip songs: 

As for us, we spent the day at Beaverton Yacht Club, on Lake Simcoe. The temps were not as bad today, but a nice breeze. We didn't go out on the lake, but enjoyed the day doing some cleaning up the boat and relaaxing. Sometimes
its just nice to do nothing at all! Now going to have a nice bacon wrapped filet dinner, baked potato for me, potato salad for the hubby and some fireworks to end the night!

Happy Canada Day Everyone!