Vacations

I love being on vacation - getting away from work, and away from my normal surroundings.  Last week I was on vacation and had a fantastic week.
Started off on Saturday in Burlington at the Country, Blues and BBQ.  Not a fan of country music, so was a bit disappointed there weren't more Blues bands.  However, the company was great.  My good friend Elizabeth, her husband Keith and their daughter Daisy (10 months old and super sweet!).  And the boy joined us as well.  Yes, he is still around, and I'm feeling more certain and a little less uncertain as the weeks have been going by.
Sunday I packed up and headed to my parent's place.  Always enjoy my time there.  Swimming, kayaking, hiking, day trips to Peterborough and North Bay.  Saturday I went in to Peterborough to meet the boy and one of his friends for dinner/drinks, and a movie (Dark Knight Rising - which was good and I understood what was going on inspite of not seeing the two movies before it).  Sunday we met his friend for a very late breakfast (or in my case lunch as I had a burger and fries), and checked out the Peterborough zoo.

A zoo that's free!  Not huge, but they have a splash pad for the kids and regular play equipment, lots of park area to hang out in, plus animals of course.  We were there in lots of time to see the otter feeding which was fun, and inspite of the heat the animals were out.  I'd definitely recommend the zoo as a great outing for a family.  It's small enough that no one gets bored or too tired, and lots of space for kids to run around.

Back to work this week (boo!), but looking forward to an extra long, long weekend at the beginning of August.