17 September 2014
Weather: Sunny & 20C
This morning we slept in to 7:15am got up
and had another buffet breakfast at the hotel. After enjoying a lovely
breakfast we went to our room to get our things for the day’s adventure.
When we got back to our room, Justin remembered that he left his sunglasses
on the table where we had breakfast. He rushed straight down and
discovered that our table hadn't been cleaned but his sunglasses were gone.
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| Squirrel at Victoria Park, Niagara Falls |
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| Squirrel at Victoria Park, Niagara Falls |
Once we left the hotel for the morning, we
walked down to Victoria Park stopping in at souvenir shops along to try to find
Justin some sunglasses. No luck in finding anything that he liked.
We walked through Victoria Park and watched the squirrels.
We
headed back to the hotel as this was our meeting place to meet mum's distant
cousin. Mum and Liz share the same ancestors John McDonald and Elizabeth
Hally both born around 1801 in Argyll, Scotland. I met Liz through
ancestry.com.au. On meeting Liz, Justin and I got into the car which Liz's
husband Jack was driving and he drove to Doc Magilligan's Restaurant &
Irish Pub on Lundy Lane for lunch. I had Grilled Chicken with Pumpkin
Sauce and Vegetables. The chicken was a good size not too big but there was plenty
of vegetables. Justin had the Ulster Burger (caramelised onion, beef
patty, cheddar cheese, tomato and lettuce) with chips.
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| Liz, Me, Justin and Jack |
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| Liz and I at Doc Magilligan's |
Afterwards Jack drove us to Canada One
Factory Outlets Liz helped me find a nice dress to buy. We found a blue
knit and leather dress from Danier Leather. The waitress at Doc
Magilligan's told me that they are a Canadian label. Justin had gone off
to find sunglasses but he had no luck there either. After our short shopping
trip we returned to the hotel again as I forgot to bring along the gifts I had
bought for Liz and Jack. I gave Jack a kangaroo wallet and Liz a red floral
necklace which was made of clay containing sand from Horseshoe Bay at South
West Rocks. This making the gift special as we live about 35 minutes from
South West Rocks. The four of us looked at the waterfalls from the Fallsview
Boulevard near the Marriott Hotel and talked. Liz and Jack gave me two
photo albums with pictures of all her relatives and a family history on the
McDonald's. They gave Justin Maple Leaf Fudge, I did try some and it was
nice and sweet. The day was getting away and our relatives had a two hour
drive back to Kitchener. We farewelled Liz and Jack and then went to the
hotel to organise the shuttle bus for the next day, then headed out once again.
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| View from our room that day. Marriott Fallsview |
We caught the Wego Bus to Souvenir City as
we thought they would have all the souvenirs available in the other Niagara
Parks Gift Shops but this was not the case. So we were on another bus to
the Hornblower stop where Justin bought some sunnies, a Canadian flag patch, a
postcard and a stamp at $2.50. We got $5.00 off because we spent over $30
and we had been given a voucher with our Advantage Pass.
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| Moose statue at Souvenir City |
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| Souvenir City |
We decided to
walk back to Table Rock via Victoria Park to photograph and film the squirrels.
We then got the blue bus back to the hotel, packed our bags, used the
internet in the lobby and had drinks. Justin got a pasta dish from Tony
Roma which we ate in our room while watching TV.
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| Rose Garden at Victoria Park, Niagara Falls |
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| Black Squirrel, Victoria Park |
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| Black Squirrel, Victoria Park |
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