Chris Bosh...

I guess Aayush's day was made when he managed to get a little model of one of the Raptors ( Chris Bosh) . He was so thrilled when he manged to find it at a garage sale on our way back from Owen Sound that it not only made his eyes gleam but it made me happy to see him happy. Needless to say it now occupies a prized spot on his study table

What happened to the Niagara Falls???

As Anita tried to put up her best smile for the pic, something happened to the Niagara Falls-- they shrunk!!!

Well before you go off believing me -- we are at the Hoggs falls -- yes the same place where Anita had a smoke -- yikes her mouth smells!!!

Hoggs Falls actually turned out to be a great place inspite of the "mini" waterfall. It had a great spot to take some pics -- the tree behind me was strategic as without it one would have had wobbly knees (with a fear of falling over into the fall)

The Good & the Bad

It is said that circumstances bring out the hidden personality in you. This is just what happened to Anita who stumbled on an abandoned pack of cigaretes at Hoggs falls in Owen Sounds. An innocent girl turned into a smoker and a looking at her ( at the way she blew those smoke rings) one would think that she was a pro. Below you see an innocent girl and above "setting the right example".

Antrix off for another term at U of Waterloo

Aug 31, Antrix moved back to his Univ for a second year at the Faculty of Architecture in Cambridge. You can see how we loaded our van (left)and Antrix outside his new accomodation in Cambridge( Right)

We started the day by dismantling the furniture ( bed , study table & book rack) at home , loading the van and then assembling the same at Cambridge. Antrix managed the accommodation all on his own and I was impressed at his selection. Though his classes start a week later he was keen to get a good start on the new term & so he will now spend his night in his new room.

Biking

While Antrix, Piu and Aayush did the rounds on the kayaks Sonia and Rajni took the opportunity to bike around the park. Rajni was initially reluctant to get on the bike but once she had got astride she was equally reluctant to get off. You can see her in the right pic looking like a pro.

Overall it was a great idea to carry the bikes to the park for the kayaking trip. It helped us to move around quickly and ferry the heavy loads eg picnic basket etc

It was a great day with some great weather-- everyone returned with a smile on their faces.

Kayaking

On Sat Aug 30 , Piu ( Right pic)was finally able to do some kayaking. She had been looking forward to this ever since Aayush (left pic)mentioned this to her on his trip to India. She really impressed me and ventured out twice and then surprised me the next day when she declared there were no aches and pains from the kayaking experience of the previous day. I was also eventually able to click some decent pics which I had been trying to do since May. The two boats were switched between Antrix , Aayush and Piu. Antrix & Aayush wanted to venture on to the lake but apparently the calm waters of the lake were not challenging enough -- they needed some rough conditions to make it worth their while. I on the contrary feel the flat waters of the Credit river are ideal conditions for paddling-- but to each his own.

Anita's BirthDay

At the stroke of 12 midnight Sonia broke out on the well known B'day jingle and everyone followed the cue. B'Day presents appeared out of no where and very quickly the floor was strewn with gift wrappings and boxes. Calls from around the world ( Kenya/ Kazakstan/India) streamed in. After the hectic trip to Montreal and Quebec everyone spent a quiet day at home. There was a trip to the YMCA where I believe the treadmill was the popular appartaus.
We cut a strawberry cake in the evening and sipped some Shandy before we headed off to the neighbouring Swiss Chalet resturant for the customary B day dinner. The food was exceptionally good so much so that everyone poached from each other which we found equally good. The day was closed off by listening to the Robin Cook audio CD which was incomplete from the Montreal/ Quebec trip.