Day 6 - Meltdown

Yesterday, the dike broke. The dam breached. The camel found that straw. Something.

MG reached her limit and wanted to go home. Only that. Well, that and to talk to her mother. So, call mom. Maybe that'll be it. Maybe mom will calm her down.

No. Mom wanted to drive the 8 hours to pick her up. Maternal instinct stronger than we thought. MG's Dad thinks that mom is insane. Mom finally reconsiders. More telephony. Children split up for the day. TS and RA go to Rideau Center to pick up flip-flops and earrings. (And gas: 107.9 cents per litre). MS and MG head down to the pool for several hours. RA and TS return - TS heads to the pool. Children swim for another hour and a half, amicably.

So, crisis averted, and we're hungry.

MS has been eyeing The Mill for most of the week now. In fact, we stopped by on Monday - it was closed, but the menu looked good. So, head over there. "BUSINESS CLOSED" signs have been nailed to the door. They've been in business 30 years, but heard that we were coming, apparently.

So, back to Elgin Street - we ended up at the Mayflower. Absolutely no atmosphere, but the food was really good.

Today we're homeless for a few hours as we transition to the Novotel for one last night.