This month our hats are art off to our Canadian Apollo Friends. Canada sits atop the North American Continent like a jeweled crown sparkling with lovely sites from the Atlantic Ocean west to the Pacific and north to the Arctic Ocean, making it the second large country in the world. Its major cities are as filled with excitement as its vast wildernesses are awesome with mind boggling vistas. If you live in or visiting North America, Canada is a country you should not miss. (Above: Toronto with over two million people is Canada's largest city and located about an hour north of Niagara Falls and the US border.)

Of the four largely English speaking countries, only Canada has legalized same sex marriages. The UK, US, and Australia are trailing Canada in offering gay people full citizen ship.

During my time as a travel agent, I had the good fortunate to take people on tours and traveled Canada from coast to coast. If you have never been, please reward yourself with a vacation in Canada.