Bubbles in the Saguenay

L'Acropole

L'Acropole des draveurs is a mountain 1080 m high in Charlevoix. It is composed of three rocky cliff peaks overlooking the Hautes-gorges-de-la-riviere-Malbaie area. Two weeks ago, Renee, mom and I set out to hike to the top!

After 5 kilometers of uphill path, we reached the first peak. From here, we had to walk on the top of the cliff, among the sub-arctic vegetation. At the highest point, is is a full 10 degrees colder than at the bottom of the mountain! That is where we stopped for lunch.

A week with Pierre and Sharon

School has ended and mom, Renée, and I are in the Saguenay to visit. We spent a much too short week with Pierre and Sharon, crammed with a lot of action! Between go-karting, the zoo, Tadoussac, kayaking, hiking, and swimming, we barely had time to sit down to play cards!

Water Fight

Here we are, cooling off on our green roof. This is the best way to escape the heat of summer!

Paddle the Don

A few weeks ago, Mom and I participated in a fund raising event called Paddle the Don. The Don River flows through Toronto, and the participants canoe 10.5 km through the city. There are a few things to look out for when you are urban canoeing:

1. Large blocks of concrete
2. Man-made waterfalls
3. Low bridges
4. Rusty metal crates
   

Luckily, we managed to avoid all these and made it to the finish without capsizing once, although with a few significant new dents in our canoe! Next year, we will talk Renée and Dad into coming!

Tourists

I am finally visiting New York! We have been so busy the last two days that we have barely spent any time in our hotel, named "The Pod". Since our arrival we have been to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, walked the Brooklyn Bridge, took a boat trip around Manhattan, walked on the Highline, visited the Museum of Natural History, the folk art gallery and the Frick, rode on the (crazy) subway and shopped. My legs are so worn out from all our wanderings, I wonder if I will ever be able to stand up again.

It's all very intense and exiting, and tomorrow is another busy sight-seeing day!

Birthday

On April 9th, my birthday, I began the day by getting up at 5:30 am (on a weekend!) to drive to Waterloo for the provincial u-14 water-polo tournament. Unfortunately, there was not mutch birthday luck for me, and we finished in last place. Well, I think (hope) we are starting to play better as a team and I had enormous fun playing teams from all over Ontario!

When we got home at 10pm, I opened my presents and ate delicious chocolate cake!


The crazy fire-eater