On Sunday we rested and schooled some more and then headed back into Ontario, Canada and drove to Toronto. We found a campground right on the outskirts of the city called Indian Line. We decided to just hit the hay when we arrived. Have I mentioned that we have all been very sick? Well, I've had this for over 3 weeks and I seemed to get sicker and sicker. I was quite the mess and then after talking to my parents I realized that I happened to have a full prescription of Amoxicillin (which was what the Dr. had prescribed my parents when they went in) right in the RV. I started on the meds immediately and by morning I was already feeling a little better. I'm still congested and coughing like a life-long smoker but at least my sore throat and ache body are a lot better. The kids and Dave are also on the mend. Praise God!
Anyway, back to Toronto. So, Monday Sept 29th we drove into the city and headed to the CN Tower. We had many suggestions from my facebook friend Cindy (from high school) who lives in Canada. One, was to eat lunch at the top of the tower. Since you have to pay $21 per adult $15 per child to ride the elevator up it is worth it to pay a little extra and eat at the 360 Restaurant (if you eat at the restaurant you don't have to pay to go up, but you have to order a full meal which started at $36 adult $16 per child). It was a very expensive day but we all agree it was well worth it. The restaurant rotated a full rotation every 72 minutes. It was definitely the nicest restaurant the kids have ever dined in. It was well worth the price and the food was excellent. The whole experience was absolutely incredible and a "top 5" highlight of our trip so far.
I forgot to mention that the CN Tower is currently the tallest structure in the world at 1,815 ft. They are building a taller one in Dubai 2,684 ft, but according to the Canadians it doesn't count yet since it is still under construction. Plus they say the CN Tower will still have the highest observation deck in the world.
The coolest thing about the tower (according to the boys) is that on one of the observation decks there is a glass floor. Yes, the floor is literally made of glass (well, it's probably a lot stronger than traditional glass). You can walk on it and look straight down. There was a lot of people there that were way too freaked out to even take a step out on the glass to see through the floor. They were probably even more freaked out when they saw our family practically doing handstands on the glass. We all thought it was way cool. There is solid line that connects the glass panels. It is almost more freaky trying to balance walk across the beam. You feel as if you fall off of it you will fall to the ground. We spent a lot of time playing and taking pics on the glass.
This was taken from the outside observation deck.
Dave was trying some creative photography.
This one was tough because the camera was on the floor so you could not look thru the view finder to see if we were all in. We got close!
This is the one headed, 4 legged monster of Canada. It kept following us around even though we tried very hard to lose it :-)
Dave was trying some creative photography. This one was tough because the camera was on the floor so you could not look thru the view finder to see if we were all in. We got close!This is the one headed, 4 legged monster of Canada. It kept following us around even though we tried very hard to lose it :-)This is in front of the fountain in front of the CN tower.
This is a rare picture of the 5 of us.
This is a rare picture of the 5 of us.
After we left the city we went and found a Canadian pharmacy and bought some more flu drugs for the boys and then headed back to the RV. We spent the night and got a fairly early start for our drive to Ottawa. We got a lot of homeschool done along the way. I have to mention how beautiful the fall leaves were along the drive to Ottawa. Wow! I can't wait to see them in full color next week in Vermont and Maine. Well, I am finally totally caught up on the blog! Yeah! We are at Walmart for the night and I made a big RV made lasagna dinner. Tanner is on the other computer as I type practicing his Spanish (which he is getting very good at). Dave, Peyton and Sterling are playing a game of Basari at the table (competitive Sterling almost always wins every game). Tomorrow we will take a drive around Ottawa.
I love reading everyone's posts! Kathy, it was cool to read about Chuck and your time out here. Thank you all for your comments, it keeps me motivated to keep writing.
