Mazel Tug: Ottawa update

We are still in Ottawa enjoying the places, Farmers Market , and local cuisine…To paraphrase my sister, we are dining our way through the trip…We are looking forward to picking up our friends, the Flints in Smith’s Falls next Friday for a few day cruise to Kingston…Meanwhile, we have lots of time to get to Smith’s Falls, so we will stay here another night (we have a camping/mooring pass, so we only pay for electric if we use it) and enjoy another fireworks competition…If the timing is right, I may stop and get a new antenna (a whole other sad story) to replace one on the boat…All I can say is I DIDN’T DO IT !!! Saw the changing of the guard at the Parliament yesterday (and probably today) as it’s right across the canal from us…Lots of pomp and circumstance…Full marching band and bagpipers…All in traditional uniforms…Also saw the Police in action yesterday…We are tied up near a bridge where the underprivileged apparently gather in bad weather…The boat behind us was boarded by a whacko muttering something about his stolen guitar…Would have been funny, but he had brick in his hand to make the point…They called 911 and the PD was here quickly (along with the Paramedics) to remedy the situation…Last night we slept with a flare gun (oops – not a gun – we are in Canada – a pyrotechnic launching device) next to the bed…Till later…