Jim and Barbara's Genealogy Trip Day Two-September 9
 
Day two began with Barbara going to Curves, (see explanation below) and myself exercising at the Comfort Inn on a treadmill.  We traveled across I-94 in Michigan until we got to I-69 near Marshall, Michigan.  We took I-69 to the Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron, Michigan where we entered Ontario, Canada through the Canadian customs facility.  That went quite well, and we soon were moving through the beautiful countryside in the county of Lambton on the 402.

A comment here about Canadian highways.  The primary controlled access highways are very nice and well built. Traffic can be a bummer as we found out later in the afternoon. However, that is no different than driving through a large city in the United States.

South of London, Ontario, Canada we encountered the 401 which we came to know dearly over the next week. Another interesting fact about controlled access highways in Canada is that there are no rest areas as on United States Interstates, but they have travel facilities with eating places, petrol, and restrooms.  This would be similar to driving on toll roads in the United States. London is in the county of Middlesex. 

We followed the 401 into the outskirts of Toronto near the Lester B. Pearson International Airport.  At this point we ran into a huge traffic jam.  It was Friday afternoon so you had the commute going home and there was several automobile wrecks.  It was a mess. The speed limit was 100 km/hr but we were lucky to make 10 km/hr.  Toronto is a very large city of over two and a half million people and there are several large cities surrounding Toronto that each have over a half a million people.  Quite a metropolitan area.

Eventually, we made it to the 400 and headed north to our final destination of the day, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Barrie is located in Simcoe county. It was dark when we got there and we promptly got lost.  Eventually, we found our hotel and had a nice quick meal that is just right for two tired people (Pizza Hut).

We did not take any more pictures on Day two so what you see is what you get! 

One final note, on the 401 between London and Kitchener, we observed large tobacco fields to the south of the highway which instantly brought to mind, my mother working as a teenager in those fields and meeting my dad and getting married in Delhi, Ontario, Canada in 1939.

Barbara belongs to Curves International in our hometown of Kearney, Missouri. One of her goals on our trip was to use the Curves facilities at least three times a week for the two week period.  I am happy to say she accomplished her goal.  Here she is exercising inside the Benton Harbor facility.  Since men are not allowed inside, the picture was taken by the lady in charge of the facility.

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