I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of the couple in the tent beside me getting frisky, I hope their poor kids slept through it because they certainly weren’t trying to be discreet! At least I was able to fall asleep again before the sun roasted me out of my tent in the morning. It being an early start to the day, I had plenty of time to work on my blog and clean up before setting off on the road in good time.
I began my travels east through small towns scattered amongst the many growing corn fields, the stalks reaching ever greater heights in anticipation of the coming harvest. The sun above spread forth it’s blanket of heat across the land, a light breeze occasionally giving momentary relief to the swelter as it rustled the leaves above.
It wasn’t long before I’d arrived in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. I began my drive throughout the city as I explored what it had to offer. What an incredible place, it certainly stood out among the other cities I had seen on my travels with it’s old unique and creative buildings, many of them marvels of architecture.
I decided I’d find a place to park so I could explore on foot. My wandering took me all over the place, with so much to see there was an endless pallet of visual wonders finding their home across the land.
Seeing many of the buildings where so many huge decisions for the country were made such as the Supreme Court or the House of Commons brought about a deeper rumination into how we structure our country.
The sun was beginning to set, I had been wandering around for hours on end. On my walks I had noticed a sign advertising an event happening on Parliament Hill in the evening, I figured I’d check it out before saying my goodbye to the city.
With dusk setting in the fireworks began to start, and not just a minor show, this one was grand with the explosions of light going on for quite some time. Blends of sparkling colors lit up the dark sky with their thundering entrances.
After the fireworks an incredibly unique light show called the Northern Lights began. Brought forth to dramatic music and a narrative voice the clock tower before me was bathed in displays of canadian history as light shows moved across it in fascinating fashion.
A full day of sightseeing was coming to it’s close and I set off east out of the city where I found a shaded place to camp, what a day!