It's amazing how life can take a sudden turn, how one moment you are moving along quite nicely, life is the same, everything is happening how you planned and then something can happen that changes everything in an instant.
Last time I updated this I was off to Ottawa for the weekend and then on to Niagara Falls. Well I still haven't left Ottawa. The whole reason being because of Anders, a guy that my friends from home introduced me to. I won't go into the details, but it seems that I just don't want to leave this place.
However, I should tell you about Kingston. I have to admit that for now I am not staying in hostels meaning I can't give you updates on the hostel life and I am being spoilt by having a place for just the two of us. So when we visited Kingston it was to stay in a hotel, a million miles away from any hostel. A room with an amazing view, one that looks out over the marina on to the water and a little balcony on which to relax with a drink in hand and take in the scenery; there's something almost magical looking about the water as it glistens in the suns rays.
Kingston is a cute town, has a gorgeous waterfront walk, old buildings that hold charming character and small streets that play home to a number of shops and bars. Being a university town, you are sure to find a bar or two to party in the evening and that we did with people from the hotel who we randomly met in the room a few doors down.
Nursing a slight hangover, the next day took us to Picton and a place called Sandbanks. Beaches that stretch out in front of you, soft sand beneath your feet, the ocean's waves lapping and huge sand dunes which give the most amazing view once you climb to the top of them.
Then back to Ottawa after being stuck in traffic for hours. Why is it that when you hit traffic you automatically need the toilet, it feels like you've just drunk five litres of water and it's bursting to escape? Also you suddenly become the hungriest you have ever been and topic of conversation becomes food and what delights, (not sure delights is the word), you can find to tuck into once you hit services.
Now my plans have changed. I will be heading to Toronto and Niagara next week, but then back here to Ottawa which seems to have become a home from home and I no longer feel like I'm travelling, just happily living. The next few weeks entails hockey (ice) games, the falls, discovering Toronto and just enjoying the time I have left before my trip home.
I'll update you soon!
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