Ambassador Conference Resort Kingston

... die naechste Gelegenheit war Ikea, weswegen wir dann doch da auch noch schnell eingekehrt sind und etwas gegessen haben. Fast wie zu Hause...

Eyad wollte noch fuer seine Freundin Kleider bei H&M kaufen und daher sind wir, obwohl es schon nach 8 Uhr war noch in die Stadt gefahren und haben geschaut ob es einen H&M im Rideau Center (grosse Mall) gibt, hatten aber leider kein Glueck.

Eingefallen ist mir dann noch die Sound&Light Show auf dem Parliament ...

... thought we were squatters and called the cops.

We got chased by two more dogs, too! The only ones that seem to chase us are black ones.
Alexis sang to us again, this time it was, "House of the Rising Sun".

*Treat for the Day*
Homemade Fudge for after dinner!


Total Gatorade: 46.5 20-oz bottles
Trip Total Mileage: 221
Time if we had driven: 1 hour 50 minutes

Saturday, August 15, 2009 - Kingston

We arrived in Kingston after traveling about 9 hours. It was a long day, but we still had time to enjoy the waterfront and walk around the town a bit. The stores closed at 5:30pm, but the restaurants (and ice cream parlors!) were open all evening. We ate at a nice little bistro that had an outside patio. (Of course, we soon learned ...

Another day out and this time to Kingston, which apparently used to be Canada's capital city until it lost its glory and was dropped (something like that).  Kingston is a warm welcoming city full of bespoke shops of which I was not allowed to visit (oh with exception to a 'Grace Brothers' equivalent of a outdoor equipment store - absolutely full of equipment and clothes to sell, most of which were on sale ...

... toys and games from today back through hundreds of years. Neat place. Walked up the Royal Mile until we decided it was time to head over to Parker's house. Just as we turned off the Royal Mile (we were actually directly underneath the castle) we found ourselves in the middle of a fight. We stopped, tried to go around on the road, they moved out to the road, so we sort of scurried past them as one fellow broke a bottle over another guys head. Lovely ...

May 1 Got up early and had breakfast. A bit different than I'm use to, but very good. We walked over to Euston rail station to get a paper travelcard so we could use the 2 for 1 offer at the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum. We both really liked this place. It was fascinating to see how they built it to withstand the bombing during the blitz. I now know more about Winston Churchill than I probably will ever need ...

Senica and I went for along and scenic drive through rural roads to Westport. We saw lots of lakes and stopped for dinner in the small tourist town of Westport where the Big Rideau Lake meets Wolf Lake. We climbed Foley's mountain after dinner and had a nice lookout over the town. Then we meandered through the quiet streets before driving home.

... stuff from my previous trips, plus Ross has a good couple of packs. We've decided to bring our two 40-45L packs - it's what I did most of my central & south America travels with, and it worked fine. We might have a bit more space than we need, but that should be okay, especially since we won't be humping them around THAT much. (Hopefully) Our plans have changed a little - still a couple of days in Havana to start, but then we'll likely be heading ...

Senica and I took a long drive today. It was lovely to explore the area. We were definitly travelling on the scenic route. I have never seen Wolfe Lake before, nor driven all the way around Devil Lake. We had a lovely dinner for two at a Greek Restaurant in Wesport.

Note: This entry has been copied from an email I sent to family and friends before starting to write this blog. Things will get clearer as I'm more up to date (hopefully). I have made it to Kingston to see Nick. Along the way from Calgary...through Winnipeg to see parents and family...then southeast towards Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit. But wait...a change in plans. Let's backtrack a bit. As I indicated in my last writings, there was a delay in my planned date of ...