Ottawa, ON

Hither Hills Campground
Site #34 - $22. p/w/s (x9)

It was rainy and cool when we arrived in Ottawa. We picked up a few groceries and did a little bit of shopping. In the evening we went to Kim and Greg's for a visit. Tracy and Ella were there. Tracy and Kim went shopping and we visited with Greg. I was able to get a load of laundry done.

On Sunday, Ron and I stumbled across a First Nations museum as drove about Ottawa. They were doing renos, but it was still a good tour and a way to pass some time. We went to Greg and Kim for a shish-kabob supper.

Tracy flew home on Monday and we went to G & K's for lunch. The Tulip Festival was on and we wandered around many displays at the parliament buildings. We went on a bus to the Casino and back. It's it began to rain.

On Tuesday Greg had to work so Ron and I went to the archives building.  I found some old Swift Current Henderson Directories and a listing that showed Dad working at a local downtown cafe. We headed over to the Nortel site later to watch Greg play ball. Kim prepared ribs for supper.

We biked around the Rideau Canal for 20 plus kilometers on Wednesday.  On Thursday Ron took his truck to the dealership for a new transfer pump. 

After lunch we went to G&K's house.  We drove to Quebec side and toured Gatineau Park and Mackenzie King's summer home.

We went to the Museum of Civilization and to the IMAX on Friday. They were showing a great film on the Nile. Very awesome to see it on the Imax screen. That evening we watched a movie

We were at Greg's house by 9:30 and went to the Glebe area Garage Sales. They were blocks and blocks of people participating in this event. We got some beer holders and a lighter. Greg and Kim bought some small baby toys. We had strawberry pancakes for brunch and then fajitas for supper. We were back home by 9:30. 

On Sunday we picked up a few groceries and headed to Greg's after lunch. More biking along the river and we stopped at the market for Beaver tails. We went back to Greg's for supper. I prepared chicken breasts. We played tile rummy until 11:30 and then headed back to the RV. 

We were on the road by 9:30 on Monday morning, but it took us till 10:15 to get out of town by the time we fueled up and made our way through the city. The temp was about 19 C as we Ottawa. We ran into rain as we neared Sudbury area.