Nathalieland Update - Frisbee/Shopping/Cousins/Swim

Summer Frisbee. Steve is back to playing Ultimate Frisbee after taking a year off due to Achilles pain. Sadly I'm not back on the field because my "sprained ACL" turned out to be high-grade chondromalacia and early signs of osteoarthritis, diagnosed through an MRI and x-ray. Nevertheless I attend every game as a cheerleader and scorekeeper. A couple of weeks ago the girls joined me -- a nice treat!

Summer Shopping. Speaking of the girls joining me, I haven't had to grocery shop alone since the start of the summer break! I enjoy the company as well as the help with checkout and carrying. I bet it'll feel lonely come Fall.

Summer Cousins. With all their time off, the girls have been spending lots of time with their cousins. Whether it's escape rooms, games, crafts, swimming, or shopping, they always seem to have fun. We even enjoyed a visit from their littlest cousins, Maggie and Louise, for some snuggles and playtime. 

Escaped from The Undersea Overthrow!

Summer Hike. Steve just got back from a 3-day trip to the Adirondacks for some major hiking. He and his friend Colin climbed four mountain peaks in two days: Giant Mountain and Rocky Peak Ridge on Day 1 (7.5 hours, 12.6 km and 1,3332 m elevation) and Mount Colvin and Blake Peak Trail on Day 2 (10.5 hours, 22.5 km and 1,237 m elevation). What an accomplishment! 

Summer Swim. While Steve was away we spent a full day with Lorelei and Caleb, the highlight being a chilly swim in our neighbour's pool.

Too cold for me and Emily!

Three cheers for summer!

Day 4: Waterloo

The main reason we booked this trip when we did was because it coincided with the Canadian Ultimate Championship Masters tournament in Waterloo. Being on the alternate roster for Kingston's Masters Team meant that I might have had to play in the tournament. Unfortunately I wasn't able play because of my sprained ACL, but the girls and I decided to drive out to Waterloo on the 4th day to watch one of my team's games.

Go King Bear!

In the afternoon we made a quick stop at Aaron's house again so that he could take a look at my knee and Steve's Achilles. It sure is nice having a friend who is an osteopath!

Doing crosswords and Wordle with Aaron

On our last evening we chilled out in our Airbnb, just how we like it.

Then on Day 5 we woke up, packed up, and drove back to Kingston. There's no place like home!