Dreaming of a Sunday full of utter and complete rest continued from p.7 But it wasn't to be. My wife suggested early on that it would be good for our muscles to give them a little workout. Which is how I came to once again find myself cycling. Up a hill. On a route my wife assured would be "great fun." Now, I don't want to exaggerate, but this alleged hill was more like a mountain -- so steep, so twisting and turning, so daunting, there were sherpas at the bottom offering to help us navigate to the top. We shunned the sherpas. Halfway up this killer Kilimanjaro, gravity beat us. We got off our bikes and walk-crawled the rest of the way up, battling altitude sickness, nosebleeds and delirium along the way. Once at the summit, my wife suggested (contrary to logic and common sense) we continue on. Honestly, I didn't really know where we were at that point, but it felt like we'd biked to Innsbruck, Austria. As I reminisced about how I'd dreamed my Sunday would be a day of utter and complete rest, we came to a sign trumpeting our arrival in... Aberfoyle, Ont. Ah, I thought, Aberfoyled again. Crazy, eh? The evidence is in. -- Andy Juniper can be contacted at ajjuniper@gmail.com, found on Facebook www.facebook.com, or followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thesportjesters. 11 | Thursday, May 23, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com · Cleaning & Check-ups · White Fillings · Root Canals · Crown & Bridge McTavish Travel AVALON WATERWAYS 2014 In Europe, Avalon Waterways offers such popular 8-day itineraries as Burgundy & Provence, The Legendary Danube and Romantic Rhine as well as 15-day Magnificent Europe vacations perfect for first-time river cruisers. For more experienced European travellers, Avalon has a list of memorable off-the-beaten path choices including the 9-day Austrian Highlights & Bavaria, 10- or 12-day Capitals of Central Europe and 13-day Highlights of Germany. Beyond Europe, Avalon Waterways also provides travellers a plethora of choices including a new From the Inca Empire to the Peruvian Amazon. On this 11-day cruise and tour itinerary, cruisers will enjoy the only 5-star luxury experience on the Amazon, Yarapa, Yanalipa and Ucayali Rivers aboard the MV Aria. Built in 2011, the Aria provides an intimate cruise experience, with just 16 suites measuring 250 square feet and carrying a total of 32 passengers and 24 ship staff, including a Cruise Director and four naturalists. Like Avalon's European Suite Ships, the Aria's design is centred around the all-important view. Each suite features an extra-large picture window with beds facing South America's passing landscapes. And to meet demand for unique and exotic cruises in Southeast Asia, Avalon Waterways is also offering a 14-day Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong River itinerary aboard the Avalon Angkor. Built in 2012 and featuring only 16 staterooms, Angkor is the first and only passenger ship built to cruise all the way from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap. Other exotic offerings from Avalon for 2014 include: 11- to 15-day Yangtze River tour/cruises, 9to 13-day Nile River tour/cruises and 10- to 15-day Galápagos Islands tour/cruises. Closer to home, Avalon Waterways offers special departures aboard the American Queen including 11-day Fall Foliage Spectacular: From the Windy City to the Twin Cities and 12day America's Heartland: From Music City to the Big Easy. www.avalonwaterways.ca WS MYRTLE BEACH WestJet has launched new twice-weekly non-stop service (through 24OCT13) between Toronto and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Myrtle Beach is very popular with Canadian travellers and features more than 90 km of picturesque beaches, world-class golf and warm southern hospitality. Packaged vacations are also offered through WestJet vacations featuring ocean-front resorts, condos and hotels. WestJet's flights operate on Thursdays and Sundays. www. westjetvaca tions. com FAMILY, COSMETIC & IMPLANT DENTISTRY New Patients & Emergencies Welcome · Implants · Braces/Invisalign · Dentures · Gum Treatment · Wisdom Teeth Removal · Laughing Gas/Sedation Trafalgar Rd. "Letourfamilytakecareofyours" Mon-Wed 10-7 Thursday 10-5 Friday 10-3 Saturday 9-3 330 Dundas St. East, Oakville Open Evenings & Saturdays Dundas St. E. Longo's 905-257-3182 www.klerdental.ca Suite 300, Hopedale Mall · 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.com www.mctavishtravel.com Ont Reg No 1437985