I figured it out. It has taken a month. At every meal, Max, Shelley and I are done with our meal and Leo has a full plate. How does he eat so slow we kept asking him. Leo is not sure, but he blames his small mouth. But I figured it out, and it is something I need to do. Maybe we all do. Maybe it is a secret to a longer, healthier life. He puts his fork down after every bite, and it can sit there for a long time.
Now this is maybe not a world shattering revelation to his family back in Austin, nor to the average blog reader of this writing, who is looking for insight about our trip to Canada in Rock Chalk. But every voyage has its discoveries, and among many on this trip, I have now etched another notch in my six gun. He puts his fork down, he chews, and he talks, and he laughs, and he takes a drink and about a half hour later he takes another bite.
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| Celebrating our last lock of the day!! |
But today was a special day. Shelley has been wonderful on this trip doing a superb job of keeping us all fed, the boat clean, working the lines at the locks and all the things a first mate does. But she prides herself on her cooking. So it was no surprise that she had her feelings hurt when we realized that Leo hardly eats anything. "Eats like a bird" as my Dad used to say. But today he excelled. We had spaghetti and meatballs. Leo loved it and soon cleaned his plate. He beamed as he exclaimed, "Look, today I finished first!!!" He was so proud, but it lasted only a moment, as he soon realized that Max and I were on our second helping of spaghetti, and Mema was finishing her second round of salad. He looked so sad with those beautiful eyes, then he smiled. In fact he laughed, as he realized what he just said. It was one of those moments, where we all just laughed. Something we have done so much in this last month. Just laughed.
This country and the Rideau Canal are just beautiful. We spent a few days in Ottawa seeing the sights, and are now moving south and west toward Lake Ontario. The scenery is wonderful to observe as we drift by in our slow moving boat. Enjoy.
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| Parliament Building in Ottawa |
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| Parliament Building from the Rideau Canal |
We watched the changing of the Guard in front of Parliament. The Guards were proceeded in their march by the Royal Bagpipes, and the Royal Military Marching Band. You have to love the pomp and circumstance, but it was all preceded by a little music.
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| Bridges over the Canal lined on both sides with bike paths |
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| Trees and grass so green. Unlike Texas, Stuff grows here |
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