I had not seen my parents since before covid and met up with them and my sister in Canada. We took three trips. The first one was to Kingston with just my parents. We went to Fort Henry which preserves the 19th century military life with uniforms and all. They also have demonstrations on how the old tanks worked which was super interesting. We took a ferry to Wolfe Island with our car and drove around, visiting a beach which had waves from the lake. It was really beautiful.
The second trip was to Niagara Falls, which is one of my favorite things from Toronto. This time we did ziplining with a view of the falls and of course spent a bunch of time at the horseshoe falls just staring at the immensity of the water falling down.
The third trip was to Banff, Jasper and Lake Louise. I had been to Banff and Lake Louise 11 years back, and Lake Louise and Lake Moraine are my favorite lakes in the world. I retraced my paths of yore, doing the hike to the Tea House and having a snack at the tea house where we were lucky to find a place overlooking the beautiful lake and mountains. Lake Moraine was as beautiful as ever with its unique azure blue water. We were really lucky to have a sunny day there. We spent a bunch of time in Banff doing the Gondola ride as well as the Bow falls. We did the Columbia Icefield adventure, walking on the glacier and filling up glacial water to drink. In my adventures, I slipped with my leg in the icy cold water which made it even more of an adventure. But the best of the trip was for last, and that was Jasper. I had never been there and we saw deer and bears with some regularity. The boat trip on Lake Maligne is probably the best boat trip of my life with unreal views and a tour of Spirit Island. Even the pyramid lake in the Jasper area is awesome.
I had not remembered spending such quality time with Sister and Parents since I left from India, so this was a super special trip!
