Eventful holiday weekend

This past week saw the Road World Championship held here in Hamilton. Bicyclists from all over the world competed, as half the city was cut off from the other half by the barricades, racers and spectators. It all ended yesterday. We had to find an alternate route to our church, which is downtown, not too far from the race route. Four helicopters hovered overhead constantly, making us feel as though we were worshipping in the middle of a M*A*S*H episode.

This weekend also saw the beginning of the 35th annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest. We drove out today to hear the marching bands which had been in the earlier parade. The trees are wearing their autumnal colours, making for a lovely drive up Highway 8. The weather couldn't have been nicer.

On the way there and back we passed huge numbers of cars going to and from the Rockton World's Fair. There's a lot happening in this region on Thanksgiving weekend.