Cross Canada Adventure, the sequel.

So the family decided that notwithstanding the fact that Air Canada is virtually guaranteed to mess up any vacation in Canada where air travel is required, the family opted to roll the dice and headed across this fair land of ours for the second annual Cross Canada Adventure!!

This second go around was not to be any ordinary jaunt across the country, but one involving jaunts across time too. How you ask? 88 miles per hour and 1.21 gigawatts, that's how. Behold:

August 2004
August 2009


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August 2004

OH NO! The Delorean had a major malfunction and sent Baby M and Dad back to 1867.
Whew, back to 2009 and Madeleine could not be happier.
While the sightseeing and time travel were lovely, the main fun was visiting with family.

Here's Dad, Madeleine with her great-grandparents.
And alone with great-grandad.
Three generations.
Relaxing with Janet and Brian.

Madeleine shares a moment with Uroma.
Madeleine having a blast with her great Aunt and great host Siobhan.
With Paul and Nancy, who brought some lovely clothing gifts for Madeleine which will assuredly be featured in a future blog entry.
And of course with Grandma and Opa who came up to Ottawa before their trip to the People's Republic of China.
Great-Grandma, Dad and the Baby M.
Great-Aunt Janet.
Grandma with Madeleine.

In addition to family, Dad's good friend Shaun lives in the Nation's Capital.


"Hey guys, this is central Canada and it's summer, isn't it about time we head to the cottage?"
"That's more like it." And no, you don't need to adjust your sets, that ain't me but my good buddy Malarkey, Golden Retriever extraordinaire.
Baby M and Dale chat about the stock market.
Baby M down by the lake.
Mom and daughter take a dip.
Madeleine says swimming is for suckers, I'm taking the speedboat for a spin.
And then it was time for a wee nap.
Seek out some shade.
What a lovely couple of days, the last night Dale and Siobhan took everyone out for a fancy dinner. It seemed like nothing could possibly ruin this amazing vacation.
And then Air Canada got involved. Will our heroes escape the preposterous incompetence of Canada's airline monopoly and make it to Newfoundland, or will they be sentenced to an eternity to hell on earth (eg. Mississauga?). Tune it next time to find out, same bat time, same bat channel.