a happy heart: A Girl and Her Dad: Road to Canada (Day 3)

Day 3 we continued to hang out with the Canucks. It probably has been the best day of our trip so far! I don't even know how to process everything that happened or even put it all into words. Here's a brief run down:
1. After several hours in the car, we finally realized that we were in another country.
2. We went and had lunch in the CN Tower, and also explored it.
3. We went to the Ripley's Aquarium.
4. We went out.

Lunch in the CN Tower consisted of a three course meal while being 114 stories up in the air. Oh, it also was the first time we've had real food in like, two or three days. Dad ordered duck. And while ordering it, he got a tear in his eye because that's what Harold would have ordered (his dad, my grandpa). Probably the cutest thing ever. So now, when I describe my main dish, it will sound boring and not sentimental. Well, probably because it is. Though, it was delicious. I just got your standard ribs and mashed potatoes. The really incredible thing about our lunch, besides how good it was, was that we were able to rotate around the city of Toronto and a part of Lake Ontario. The view was absolutely incredible. And do to a full rotation, it takes about 72 minutes. Getting up to use the restroom was a challenge in that the tables moved. So, the journey back to my food took a little longer than I would have hoped. After lunch, we went down to the observation deck and the glass floor. I thought that Dad was going to s*** his pants upon seeing the glass floor. He would not walk out onto it for a good amount of time. It was similar to the one time I tried taking our cat for a walk. It just stood stationary and meowed until it could go back inside. Granted, Dad didn't meow, but he definitely stood stationary and seemed terrified. At one point, I turned around and saw him standing about three inches onto it. I was flabbergasted. Maybe seeing all the kids jumping up and down on it gave him some courage...

After the CN Tower, we headed on over to the Ripley's Aquarium (probably my favorite part of today). I don't even know how to express it in words. So, I won't try to. The only thing I'll say is that there were fish, sharks, and stingrays swimming over our heads at one point, and I felt the electricity that an electric eel omits. It felt like the one time I touched an electric fence to prevent goats form wandering too far away from their grazing land. Really, it was a light jolt of electricity (dad didn't even feel it) but it was enough to make a little girl almost cry, and me not want to touch it ever again.

After our adventures, we headed back to the hotel and napped. We went back out around 10 PM to a bar/pub called Bar Hop. The beer selection was so incredibly unique and we were both pretty overwhelmed with our selections. We each ordered two beers. Dad's had higher alcohol content so he was maybe a little bit more drunk... but that also made him the life of the bar. I just sat and observed. We began to grow pretty hungry and figured that we would continue roaming the one street we were familiar with in hopes of finding food or another pub. Everything was once again closed, except for the hotdog vendor on the corner of the street. So, we resorted to walking back to our hotel with a hotdog and brat in hand. This seems to be a reoccurring problem for us...

All in all, today was a success. Dad cried, almost s*** his pants, and got drunk. I just observed and made sure he was still able to function while continuing to enjoy my time with him. Someone has to keep him in line. He even said that we are friends now and my being disciplined days are over. YES. Tomorrow we're leaving Toronto and heading for the falls. We might try the barrel challenge and roll down the falls. KIDDING. That would be crazy. Stay tuned!