We decided to have a ‘tourist in our own city’ day and used Lay’s Chip Trips for the Paul’s Boatlines Cruise of the Rideau Canal. I have lived here (almost) my whole life and I have not been since the mid ’80s. Hubby has lived here his whole life and never taken the tour. So that was settled.
I cashed in some Lay’s Chip Trips for a two for one coupon and we headed downtown. We thought we picked a perfectly cool day and even brought sweaters for the kids, but Mother Nature has been playing havoc on us this summer and we were melting before we left the docks.
We travel Colonel By Drive all the time, but for this ride we got to see it from the water, so lovely and so green this year.
Our tour guide was funny and resourceful and we met some very nice folks from New York, so it really was like being a tourist in our own city. We passed this beautiful walking bridge and J yelled, “Hey that is where we skate in the Winter!” to which we replied, “we skate down this whole canal.” J was so amused and thought it was pretty cool that we were now boating on the same place that we usually only skate.
The cruise down the canal took just over an hour and we were hot and hungry so we had a lovely brunch on the Market.
Whether you are playing tourist in your own city or taking a trip somewhere else in Canada, Lay’s Chip Trips has a large variety of discounts available for you to use. It’s not too late to sign up and enjoy the benefits.
Disclosure I am participating in the Lay’s Chip Trips program by Mom Central on behalf of Frito Lay and PepsiCo. I received Lay’s Chip Trip points and a gift card to offset my trip costs to facilitate this post. The opinions on this blog are my own.
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Awesome! I totally want to do this. Would you be interested in reposting about the cruise at Kids in the Capital. I think readers would love this.
Aw, this brings back memories! When we lived in Ottawa Troy worked with a guy who had his own boat, and he took us all the way down the canal once. It was a really hot day that day too, funnily enough.
Your photos always make me miss Ottawa so much. 🙂
Fantastic idea, I’ve never done the cruise myself and V loves the water. I wonder though if she’s too young at 2.5?
Gorgeous photos! I was only a kid when we lived there and I don’t know if we ever went down the canal in the summer. It is beautiful all the way around!