Day 31 - Ottawa

Waking up early this morning we headed off to Balsam Lake Provincial Park. Aunt Linda's friend's Lisa and Chris thought it would be calmer up there so we could take the boat out for the afternoon. A virgin to watersports I was ready to try anything but certainly not experienced at any of it. Nicola was a natural on the water skis and the knee board. I got up on the knee board a couple times but wiped out every time I tried to strap my self in with one hand while holding on with the other. Either way we all had a good time. We also took a whirl on the tubes, which you can go much faster on. Number one rule is hold on, well that's basically the only rule. It was still pretty choppy on the lake, making for some pretty exciting wipe outs. Apparently I am on massage duty for Nicola now as she "claims" to have heard her back crunch on one hard landing, however I'm still convinced it's just a really good excuse. Tonight we headed back east to Ottawa to stay with Nicola's high school friend Paula and her fiance Ryan, who we missed on our first way out east. Tomorrow we will check out Ottawa and head back west again, hoping to make good time towards Winnipeg.

Getting ready for the first knee board of the day, of course the guy who's never done is voted to go first.

Nicola lookin' like a pro, totally showing me up