"Our first family visit to Canada in August 1989" Kingston by Suzze

This was a truly wonderful trip that we did as a family. Our son and daughter were only 9 and 11yrs old then and I so wanted to take them to meet my family. I hadn't seen one of my sisters for 14yrs and neither of us had seen each others children. My sister had a son of 3yrs and a baby daughter who was just a year old then. I was so excited about doing this trip as we were going to my sisters first in Kingston, then on to Mississagua staying with my Mum and stepdad and my youngest sister and her husband too. So we were doing the rounds! We did have a wonderful time and it was just amazing to me that we were all together as a family. I think that trip was meant to be because my Mum died the following year after a three month illness. I have allot of happy memories from our stay there.
While in Kingston at my sisters we went on the Thousand Island Trip on a steam boat all around the little islands. That was a great experience and sooo relaxing. The kids had a great time on the boat too as they had entertainment on board for them. They ended up being in a little band playing the instuments that were given to them, they loved it.

Whilst we were staying with my Mum and with my sister we got taken to Niagara Falls and that day we went on The Maid of the Mist, we went under the falls which you go down onto by foot, and also flew in a helicopter over the falls. In the evening that day we had a meal in the revolving restuarant up in the Skylon Tower. We did the CN Tower, took the kids to Canada's Wonderland, The Science Museum, the boys went to see a baseball game at the Skydome whist us girls all went shopping. We had a great time and so did my kids.

My very first visit to Canada was back in 1975 when my Mum and stepdad and sisters emigrated out there, I didn't go as I lived with my Dad then. I went out there for three weeks and that was my first time in another country and first plane trip too. I went with my Nan. I saw Niagara Falls for the very first time but have been back many times since. I am lucky that I get to go to Canada frequently as I love to visit my sisters and now have some friends out there too who I love to see.

• In a nutshell:Canada is like a second home to me now