We're off for a few days

We're trundling over to Kejimkujik for a few days.

Unlikely to have internet connection, so will have to update when I get back.

Ciao.

Day 9: Rest+

• Returned to Halifax for the day, to see what we could see (see see)
• Been here over a week, still not used to all these damn polite people.
• We saw more sun (which still hasn't managed to hospitalise me)
• Spent most of the day sitting in various patches of shade, drinking milkshakes and the like.
• Heard a local spout the wisdom "The only pastry I like is donuts". Indeed.

• Took Jon and Cathy to the airport, stopped at Dairy queen on the way for another round of oversized icecream. 
• Jon impressively managed to eat a full pot of icecream whilst driving.

• Went to the store to buy some tea, James went for the sensible choice of pasta and a fruit salad, I opted for lucky charms.

• Spent the evening programming, attempting to solve some ridiculous maths problem.

Day 8: Rest

• Shattered after rafting, 
• Day mainly spent loafing about the house, complaining about the heat

• Decided to go for a light breakfast in town somewhere, got directed to a place called Smitty's
• Far too much food.
• Didn't have a camera, so couldn't take picture of the largest stack of nachos ever, and James' look of disbelief that this was the 'half nachos'
• Actually heard the waitress say "oh my god that's a lot of food"
• James declares that his "life is a joke" due his apparent inability to order small portions of food, despite his best efforts.
• His dessert of a tyre sized waffle arrives, I'm inclined to agree with him.
• James broke down completely and resorted to moo-ing at me, in an attempt to describe his desire to eat at the ice cream shop known as Cows.

Day 7: The Raft-ening

• Bit seriously behind on the blog updates now, surprisingly difficult to write a few hundred words a day.

• Day 7 was the day we chose to go tidal bore rafting, in which we clamber onto a rib and ride the highest tides in the world.
• Couldn't take my camera, for fairly obvious reasons, so no pictures I'm afraid.
• James got soaked, I managed to say dry for some reason, even though I was sat opposite him at the front of the boat.
• Wasn't so dry when I decided to go for a swim. Attempted to lower myself graciously off the side of the boat, but forgot to account for the fact that I was wearing trainers. Went straight under.
• Getting back in the boat was a similar problem, not my most graceful moment.
• Took all eight of us on the raft to drag a rather hefty kid back in after he'd gone swimming. For more information, see the previous posts on portion size, or tune in later for details about 'the doubledown'

• After the rafting was something called mudsliding.
• It wasn't for me.
• Looked to be as much fun as a really dirty slide.

• Pretty hungry after the rafting, we returned to the car and hunted out some quick food. We found a KFC, and it was herein where we discovered  'the doubledown'
• For this 'burger', KFC decided to forgo the use of bread, and opted instead to use two pieces of battered chicken. This was wrapped around bacon, cheese, sauce, 500 calories and a higher sodium content than the recommended daily allowance.