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The day after the run Lee and his friends went down to Niagara-on-lake. They went on a jet boat tour of the Niagara river rapids. It was a bit too cold for the open boat tour so they decided to stay dry and hop into a covered boat. They still look like they had a good time :)







I spent the day with my family and my favorite bit of the day was hitting up Ikea with my sister. Seriously, it doesn't take much to keep me happy.

Unlike my usual trips to the big Swedish box, (i.e. with Lee), this trip was unhurried, unrushed, and really rather pleasant. I could fart around to my heart's content. I didn't buy anything for myself but rather just enjoyed the time with my sister.

We also popped into Mountain Equipment Co-op, which has recently opened up out in the burbs. I bought this beauty:



When I first got my laptop two years ago my boss suggested I buy a backpack to lug it to and from work. I politely told him I was having none of it and bought a cute one-shoulder ladies laptop bag. Well I've had shoulder pain for months and I have had to admit that Prof F. was right.

So a new backpack it was! It is definitely practical, comfortable, and infinitely better for my shoulders (even if look like I'm in grade 7 or like a French exchange student according to my husband).

Lee and I re-united with the Brits (who were staying in Toronto) the following day and our convoy of two cars headed east towards Montreal. We wanted to ease them into long-distance driving, so decided to break up the 5-hour trip in half and stay one night in Kingston. [In all seriousness the concept of driving more than 3 hours is completely foreign to most British people. One can drive the length of this island in something like 8 hours!]

I had not been back to Kingston since Homecoming in 2006. We popped into an old favorite, the Kingston Brewing Company, for some beers and eats.



I was glad to see that the pub was still serving the 'Horn of Plenty' :)



The weather was lovely, which makes showing off a city to tourists so much easier!





I made sure to drive by my old student house, which thankfully (for the house and for the neighbours) was bought by some 'real' people five years ago. It looks so much better than when we lived there! I do, however, wish I had had the idea to have a hammock on my balcony!



Then it was off to Montreal.