Sept 6 to 12

Monday
A dreary day with cloud most of the day and intermittent rain showers. We did something different today. We booked a boat trip on the Rideau Canal with "Chuckles" at Chafferys Lock. The boat is a converted lobster boat that runs on electric motors backed up by batteries and a small motor that operates a generator. We travelled through two locks, Chaffeys and Davis and stopped at Jones Falls for an hour to look around. We saw several Loon families and a Blue Heron. Jones Falls is interesting for its four locks which raise or lower boats about 56 feet. There is also a huge sandstone dam that holds back the waters. The dam dates from 1832. Walked 5.3 km.

Tuesday
The day started off cloudy and cool. Afternoon was sunny and warm. Evening rain and T-Storms. Started back at the book sorting facility of the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada. The book sale is coming up in two weeks from Sept. 17 to 19, at St. Laurent Plaza, Ottawa. Cut the grass after supper before the rain. Did some reading in the evening and watched a DVD. Walked 7.4 km.

Wednesday
We did Tae Bo again today. We manage to get through the Basic program which is 25 minutes in length. Not bad for senior citizens. We have started re-watching a DVD on The History of Britain. Walked 6.8 km.

Thursday
Cloudy and dreary today with some rain. Starting reading the last Harry Potter book again. Walked 7 km.

Friday
Sunny today a bit cool and warm at the same time. Finally got reasonable weather to do some caulking around the windows. Biked 12.2 km. Walked 7.7 km.

Saturday
The weather was great today, sunny and warm. We travelled from Ottawa to Brantford, Ontario in about 6 and a half hours. We bought some plants to take to the Princeton, Cemetery. When there we took a few more photos and took about 30 GPS readings. Just comparing some stones from previous visits, some of them are deteriorating badly. In the evening we had supper at East Side Marios in Brantford. After supper it was raining. Walked 4.6 km. steps 24,200

Sunday
The day was cloudy with some sun by mid afternoon. So it was hot and cold throughout the day. We attended the Schultz family reunion at Princeton, Ontario. There were about 32 family members present. We had a very nice pot luck lunch and a multitude of desserts. After lunch as president this year I ran the business meeting. I gave a brief summary of research for the last year. Cousin Lee gave a talk on the Schultz family and what he is doing about contacting Schultz families in Germany. My wife gave a talk about DNA which made families aware of what it can do. It may have confused some as well. After that family members broke off and chatted. We left about 4:30 and headed across country to Newmarket for the night. We stayed in a nice Holiday Inn Express. Used the exercise room. Walked 8 km. 12,675 steps counter reset.