We were sound asleep when Glen rang as 1am!! I didn’t wake, but John did, too late for the call but able to see it was about a football game!!

After breakfast, we helped Gillian sort out her caching information so we could use the GPS in the afternoon. Then we went to the National Air Force Museum of Canada which is based here in Trenton. Ian and Gillian have been there a few ties in the past but are always happy to revisit. It used to be free, but there is now a charge as the museum has extended.

It is both a museum and a memorial site.

It holds a large number of aeroplanes, some inside but most outside. There are also 29   memorials to RCAF squadrons and units. These include the Flight Engineers, Workshop Machinists and a Jewish memorial.

Inside is the main feature of the museum, a Halifax bomber. In front of it, one of the volunteers was talking to a group of visitors. Apparently there are a large number of volunteers who help out in various ways.

Gillian and I wandered around the upper area, reading the displays which were in the form of a cartoon/graphic. It gave the story of a few people, including a German airship pilot, the Red Baron and a Canadian woman who became a flight trainer. There was also an old flight simulator and a new one. John had gone around with Ian and said he had crash-landed his plane on the simulator. The history of the Great Escape was also displayed with mention of the people involved. This included a person from New Zealand.

We went back for lunch, then headed out again to Brighton. I have been intrigued by all the English town names I am seeing here. We had caching in mind as well as looking at a special home. After stopping for a couple on the outskirts of the township, we headed for a spot where people were launching boats. The waterways had a number of reed areas and it was fun to see just the top of a kayak and oar rowing past as the rest was hidden by the greenery. We then went on to see the outskirts of a popular park for campers, where we had ice-creams.

We then drove past Elton John’s house. Gillian and Ian had found it in the past when they noticed a sign saying the area was under 24-hour surveillance. We have noticed that the houses here do not have front fences, even if they have a gate at the end of a drive. This house was no exception so we could take a photo, although we couldn’t see anyone home.

We came back via a few more caches while John helped Gillian sort out extra features on her GPS, such as auto routing.

We had a lovely salmon meal that Gillian is going to give me the recipe for. Then we walked to a nearby cache where Gillian and Ian met us. We found this and another before it got dark.