Yvonne at the Van Der Graff Generator at the Science and Techology Museum. This is quite the hair-raising activity! We must start at the beginnng, though. This day started with a rather hair-raising event. Jim and I woke up just moments before midnight with the wind howling and our awning threatening to be ripped off. Jim jumped out of bed and into sandals to quickly get the awning stowed. Thank goodness he's always got tie-downs securing it to earth. We then got to watch a truly spectacular lightening show from our bedroom and the company of a glass of red wine. Our adrenalin slowly decreased and we returned to a peaceful slumber. In the morning we found out the park had lost 5 trees to the storm. Luckily, all had fallen away from RV's.
Our next discovery was that we had put a non-rechargeable battery in the battery recharger. If you've never done it, don't. What a &*^% mess! I noticed what looked like mud splatters on Yvonne's bedroom ceiling. I thought it was a muddy swimsuit event from the weekend, but on further exploration, found the exploded battery in the charger. We then spent a couple hours shaking, wiping, cleaning every item in her bedroom. There was a fine dust and chunks of a black, dusty/greasy substance everywhere. What fun.
So, we finally got on our way to the Science & Tech Museum at about 10:30. We found it with no detours or wrong turns. It was an interesting museum, but not as exciting as Science North in Sudbury. Yvonne and I had fun riding a snowmobile. Yvonne enjoyed making a rocket and talking on old-fashioned rotary-dial phones. We spent a few hours there and headed home for a bit of shopping and a swim.
Tomorrow we are planning a leisurely bike ride and a late, late night to see the Light and Sound Show at the Parliament Buildings. Yvonne is so excited to be able to stay up late. We told her the show starts at 9:30 and she said "That's past my bedtime" - you betcha, girl. Hopefully we'll get a nap in.