Ottawa tour

I woke up before 9 a.m. and headed to the couch to work on blog posts. Matt had left earlier to go to the gym while S and S, slept in until after 10 a.m. As Matt returned from his workout, Sheldon made coffees for everyone. Shaina prepared a healthy breakfast-brunch of scrambled eggs, beans, bacon, and large hash browns—a great way to start the day.

We loaded up a cooler with ice and water bottles and set off at 12 noon. Our first stop was the river house, where they had recently set up a metal caged-off area for swimming right in the river. Many old sailboats and boats were out as a blustery 28-degree day continued to heat up. We then took a tour past the prime minister’s residence and crossed the river to Gatineau again to look for some cheaper beer. It seems Quebec has less tax on beer. Getting beer in the grocery store was a bit of a challenge. The line to pay was about 10 people deep, and once we got to the self-checkout, it was in French, which caused a bit of a problem. But we managed to get it.

We parked near Parliament and walked to a nearby park to relax and enjoy a couple of cold beers. On the way we passed another Notre Dame cathedral as well as checked out the spider at the art museum. We then hiked to the actual Parliament front, passing the locks on the Rideau Canal, which were in action.

At Parliament, we took in all the sights as the temperature rose to 30 degrees Celsius. It was hot and humid. 

Using iPhone eraser removed all the equipment, cool right?

Again I used the iPhone eraser to remove people in the shots

Our last stop was to meet Matt’s dad, Barry, and his wife, Parisa, in their quaint backyard for some snacks and a cold drink.

Back at Matt’s house, I cooked up a spaghetti supper while the others went to the neighbours’ pool to cool off. After supper, Shaina and I cleaned up, and we all settled on the couch. Shaina and I worked on our tablets, Matt watched his phone, and Sheldon serenaded us with his deep sleep snoring. We wrapped up our day watching Final Destination - Bloodlines, which was quite the show! It was to be a horror thriller but S laughed thru lots of it. Then, we headed to bed, where I read earlier tonight.