seetheMistycloudthatrosefromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake.ThewaterflowsintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonitswaytothesea.Theysawthecoveredstadium,homeofseveralfamousbasketballteams.Astheywalkednorthfromtheharbourarea,LiDaiyusaid,“LinFang,oneofmymother’soldschoolmates,liveshere.Ishouldphoneherfromatelephonebooth.”TheymetLinFeiaroundduskindowntownChinatown,oneofthethreeinToronto.OverdinneratarestaurantcalledThePinkPearl,thecousinschattedwithLinFei,whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyearsearlier.“WecangetgoodCantonesefoodhere,”LinFeitoldthem,“becausemostoftheChinesepeopleherecomefromSouthChina,especiallyHongKong.It’stoobadyoucan’tgoasfarasOttawa,Canada’scapital.It’sapproximatelyfourhundredkilometersnortheastofToronto,soitwouldtaketoolong.”ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning.Atthestation,peopleeverywherewerespeakingFrench.ThereweresighsandadsinFrench,butsomeofthemhadEnglishwordsinsmallerletters.“Wedon'tleaveuntilthisevening,”saidLiuQian.“Let’sgodowntown.OldMontrealisclosetothewater.”Theyspenttheafternooninlovelyshopsandvisitingartistsintheirworkplacesbesidethewater.AstheysatinaBuffetrestaurantlookingoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.“Hello,mynameisHenri.I’mastudentattheuniversitynearby,”hesaid,”andIwaswonderingwhereyouarefrom.”ThegirlstoldhimtheywereonatrpacrossCanadaandthattheyhadonlyondayinMontreal.“That'stoobad,”hesaid.“Montrealisacitywithwonderfulrestaurantsandclubs.MostofusspeakbothEnglishandFrench,butthecityhasFrenchcultureandtraditions.Welovegoodcoffee,goodbreadandgoodmusic.”ThatnightasthetransferwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRivertowardtheGulfofStLawrenceanddowntothedistanteastcoast,thecousinsdreamedofFrenchrestaurantsandredmapleleaves.Iqaluit–thefrozentownThereporter,BethAllen,arrivedinanortherncommunitycalledIqaluitinNunavut.Nunavutwascreatedin1999asaspecialareaforInuitpeople.Itsnamemeans“OurLand”intheirlanguage.ItisinthefarthestnortheasternareaofCanada,northortheArcticCircle,andisverycold–theaveragewi