June 17, 2006

June 17, 2006

Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario

YEAR 2 DAY 365

 

Today was sunny, hot, and humid.

I suppose it was fitting that our travel itinerary on the last day of year 2 was the same as it was on day 1 of year 1. Same travel itinerary on the last day ( per original plan ) of our travel adventure as the first day.

This morning while preparing for departure, the water heater electrical switch broke when I went to turn it off. While removing the switch, I had a "tool accident" and injured a finger. We departed Camp Hither Hills and drove south on Bank Street into Ottawa, for shopping and errands. Neither of the 2 RV dealers I stopped at had the water heater electrical switch I needed. So what else is new ? ! ? We stopped at Blossom Park Plaza where I got a haircut and beard trim, we bought some supplies at Dollar It, and we bought some groceries at Farm Boy. We like the Farm Boy stores. Farm Boy was our "next door neighbour" when we owned PET VALU 118 in Orleans Town Centre. We had lunch in the parking lot then drove to South Keys, where we bought supplies and groceries at Wal-Mart. It was after 3:00 P.M. by the time we drove out of Ottawa.

We left Ottawa driving south on Hwy. 16, then Hwy. 416 all the way to Hwy. 401. We turned west on Hwy. 401, stopping to refill with diesel at Brockville. At Kingston, we stopped for the night at Rideau Acres Campground. We got the last available campsite in this huge campground, and it wasn't a very easy site to get the rig into. It's that time of the year when campsites will be difficult to find on the weekends. And we had a loudmouth boor for a neighbour, who communicated with his friends by hollering from 100 feet away ... frequently ! Have another beer, a*****e !

We got set up in our campsite, I barbecued supper, then we spent the evening giving Bo a haircut. I had other plans, but Joanne insisted that it was time to give Bo a haircut. The last few days have been hot. Bo's hair was very long and he was really uncomfortable. After giving Bo a haircut, a process which he really dislikes, we rewarded him by going for a long sunset walk around the campground. Ironically, we met a couple with a dog identical in appearance to Bo. Well, identical to what Bo had looked like 2 hours earlier. They had been told that their dog was a Silky Terrier. Well, he looked identical to Bo, and I don't think Bo is a Silky Terrier. I think a Silky Terrier's ears are a bit different.

While Joanne washed dishes and took a shower, I worked on today's accounting and journal entry. I also did some "year end" accounting.

DSK