Ryan and I have started planning some vacation time for 2010, which put me in the mood to look through some of last year’s vacation photos.
Over the next few posts I will highlight some of our vacation moments of 2009.
First of the year was our May trip to Ottawa, ON and Alexandria Bay, NY.
Ryan and I arrived in Ottawa for Victoria Day Weekend (May 2-4) when the Canadian Tulip Festival is in full bloom. This festival is the largest of it’s kind in the world. With three million tulips blooming, it’s quite the spectacular site to see.
After a great weekend in Ottawa, we headed south to visit my parents for a day. We ended up having to stay a bit later than planned due to some car trouble, but were on our way to our next destination of the Thousand Islands by late afternoon (we were planning on leaving in the morning).
We stayed a night in Gananoque before our trip across the border to Alexandria Bay.
Our stay in Alex Bay was great! We stayed at Captain Thomson’s Resort and had a fantastic view from our balcony. We spent our evenings sitting and enjoying the clear skies and view of Boldt Castle on Heart Island beautifully lit up and spent our days both touring Heart Island and also enjoying the weather on patios.
The view from our private balcony at Captain Thomson’s: 
Boldt Castle:
After leaving the Thousand Islands, we were on our way back to Ottawa for Race Weekend! I was to be running the half marathon, so I wanted to be there a bit early to get prepared.
We checked out the 10K race and saw some amazing elites competing for the top spot on the Saturday evening. Ryan shot some photos that evening in preparation for the next day’s Marathon & Half Marathon.
On Sunday, My nephew and niece ran in the Kids Marathon and about an hour later it was my turn to start in the half marathon. It was a warmer day than usual with bright sun and very little shade. It was a great course. I definitely enjoyed the day.
Here’s a shot of my niece wearing all 3 completion medals (mine, hers and her brother’s).
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