Luxurious two story, 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom executive home in quiet Lambeth village on the outskirts of London, Ontario. All modern conveniences including new appliances, computer, unlimited high-speed internet access, fire place, cable TV, air conditioning, a central vaccuum system, and washer/dryer. Bookcases filled with good reading. Game room with lots of games and puzzles. Two of the bedrooms have king sized beds, one bedroom has a queen sized bed, one bedroom has two single beds, and one bedroom has pull-out sofa bed.

The master bedroom balcony overlooks the very private garden featuring a heated swimming pool with diving board and water slide. Relax on the flagstone patio beside the pool or barbeque on the outdoor grill while the children splash in the water; play on the child's climbing gym set equipped with a slide, rings and tire swing; play in the horseshoe pit which doubles as a sand box; or play croquet on the lawn. Or enjoy your morning coffee as you sit on the front porch swing and listen to the birds. Professional pool and lawn maintenance provided.

Our pool is completely enclosed for the safety of young children. Our grandchildren visit often so our home has a highchair and children's books and toys.

Our home exchange includes the use of our two cars. Hiking, camping, canoeing, golfing, and tennis equipment is available for your use plus three bicycles. We provide our home exchangers with a complete set of tourist documentation including numerous maps, a list of organized hikes, bike trails, canoe routes, suggested day trips, and antique shops. Our quiet, heavily treed neighbourhood is ideal for cycling or walking to enjoy the diverse architecture of the homes or the nearby park. A golf and tennis country club is 1 km (1/2 mile) from our home.

London is a city of 350, 000 people. It is the primary business, educational, medical, and cultural center of southwestern Ontario. Our home is only a 10 minute drive from London's extensive retail shopping outlets. London is known as the Forest City because of its numerous trees and extensive parks. Miles of bicycle trails and footpaths follow the Thames River as it meanders throughout the city. The colors, particularly in the fall, are magnificent.

London has several amusement parks for children of all ages. The city's largest children's amusement park, Storybook Gardens, is located 8 km (5 miles) from our home.

Stratford, which hosts its world famous Shakespeare Festival 6 months of every year is less than an hour's drive away. The Shaw Festival at Niagara-On-The Lake, though less well known, is of equal quality. We would gladly arrange theatre tickets in advance for your pleasure. In addition to the falls, Niagara has a casino and a Marine World.

London is located approximately 40 km (25 miles) north of Lake Erie and 60 km (36 miles) east of Lake Huron. The Great Lakes are the world's largest fresh water seas and have many uncrowded fine beaches. Point Pelee, perhaps North America's most important bird santuary, is only two hours away. Southwestern Ontario has many superb hiking trails including the 800 km (500 miles) Bruce Trail which provides some of the most beautiful scenery found anywhere in Canada. The Bruce Peninsula is also the home of the world's best fresh water diving.

London is a one hour drive from the US border and a two hour drive from Toronto and Niagara Falls. You may either fly directly into London or fly to Detroit or Toronto and take the convenient airport limousine to London.

Downhill resorts offering skiing/snow boarding are a three hour drive away. Skiing season is generally from early January until mid March. Occasionally London gets sufficient snow for sledding and crosscountry skiing in the city parks or snowmobiling in the nearby countryside. First time visitors to Canada may enjoy watching curling or seeing all the youngsters learning to play hockey.

The average daily high and low temperatures for London in degrees Fahrenheit are as follows:
January 27 12
February 28 13
March 38 23
April 53 33
May 65 43
June 74 52
July 79 57
August 77 55
September 69 49
October 57 39
November 44 30
December 32 19

We will arrange to have friends meet you, welcome you to our home, help you get settled in, and answer any questions you may still have. If you have special interests, we can do research beforehand on what is available and have that information at your fingertips when you arrive. Neighbours will try in every way to make your stay in our home as pleasurable as possible.

Anytime of the year is fine. We are retired and can be very flexible about dates and duration of the home exchange.

Abierto a cualquier fecha

Anywhere, anytime, particularly Europe and Canada. Just make us an offer. Exchanges from two weeks to two months would interest us.

We are able to offer some non-simultaneous exchanges as we are often away visiting family. Furthermore as our home can easily accommodate additional people, a hospitality exchange is also possible.

My wife Lois and I (Pete) are in our 60's. I am a retired telecom executive and Lois retired from being an operating room nurse to focus on creating pastel portraits. We are experienced home exchangers and love to travel. We love animals, but have no pets because we like to travel frequently.

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