Marie’s Grandsons Visit Us in Owen Sound

Marie and Grandsons Cameron, Nolan and Evan

The summer of 2016 we thought it would be a good idea to bring Marie's grandchildren to Owen Sound from Halifax. At the time Cameron was 13, Nolan was 11 and Evan had just turned 10.  Before they came we gave them a list of five activities that we could do and ask them to choose two.  Their challenge was to reach a consensus through discussion which we thought would be difficult for three brothers.  Their choices were; the Science Center, the Toronto Zoo, Niagara Falls, Wonderland and a Three-day camping trip.  Well it wasn't as difficult as we thought. They chose, Niagara Falls and the Toronto.

 Shortly after they arrived we headed out on our mini road trip. Before we left the gathered in front of car and posed for a group photo. We started with Niagara Falls where we got an all-day adventure passes for everyone.  There were five activities we could do as well as a free pass for the shuttle bus. We started with the Niagara Fury Movie which was quite the experience. We thought it was odd that we were issued rain coats on the way in to the theatre.  About five minutes in we found out they were needed when a whale breached on the screen and the splash continued into the theatre.
 

At the Halifax Airport all Ready for the Flight to Ontario	All ready for the Visit to Niagara Falls with their Day Passes

The Journey Behind the Falls was really interesting and one of the only dry attractions we visited. The photo at the bottom right titled Below the Falls was taken at this attraction. However the absolute best attraction was the boat ride to the base of the falls on the Horn-Blower (the Maid of the Mist replacement). It was quite the experience and as you can see by the photos below we all got very wet.

After the Boat Ride to the Base of the Falls	A View from Below Niagara Falls

We stayed overnight at Niagara Falls which gave us a chance to see the lights on the falls at night. The next say we drove to Toronto to visit the Zoo. There was a lot of walking - we must have walked about 10 miles visiting all of the animals.

When we got back to Owen Sound we decided to take the boys for a ride in the convertible. First they had to wash and polish it which is what you see Evan doing in the photo to the left.  The only problem with going for a ride was that the Mustang only had four seatbelts and there were five of us. So we gave them a choice. They could go with a fun driver or they could go with a slow, methodical, safety-focus driver. Well they didn't hesitate. They choose to go with their Nan and I had to stay home. They actually had quite the afternoon drive and ended up in Wiarton where they visited Wiarton Willie as seen the the photos below.

All Ready for a afternoon drive with their Nan	Visiting Wiarton Willie