Estate Grounds, Cars and Meeting Salway Cousins

Saturday, October 28, 2017, we did a day excursion and went to Oshawa, Ontario.  It was a beautiful drive as we could enjoy the beginning of fall colors.  We did have a lot of rain that day, but we still enjoyed the trip.  Our first stop was Parkwood Estate.  This was the home of Sam McLaughlin, the car magnate.  Here is a link, if you would like to learn more about it.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkwood_Estate
The grounds are very extensive.  We strolled through some of the gardens even though it was raining.  The lawns were still very green (some were being mowed that day).  Most of the gardens had been prepared for winter, but the rose garden still had beautiful roses blooming.  The fountains had been drained for winter as well.  We did not tour the house as did not have a lot of time.  We are planning to go back in the late spring to see the gardens in full bloom.

We then went to the CanadianAutomotive Museum in Oshawa - there were over 100 cars there - most made in Canada - some even by the McLaughlin Car Company.
It was amazing.

We then met up with some of Mike's cousins from the Salway Family - Uncle Monte's clan - Shirley, Karen, Janice, and David, and David's Wife.  We had a great visit and a wonderful dinner in a quaint pub in Oshawa.

It was a great day.  We will be meeting with these cousins again for Christmas dinner.  It was fun to learn a little more about Uncle Monte (the magician).