Sunday, October 12, 2008

-ALI SIFTON!! MARRY JASON (OR ME!!)-

Jason and I had the most awesome Thanksgiving weekend ever over here in Canada. Jason's commerce buddy Ali invited us and a few friends over to her cottage for a Thanksgiving weekend! sounds quite normal right? but the only thing is... her cottage isn't the average cottage. Ali's family (the Siftons) owns land over here in Canada that has been passed down for generations. By land, i mean like eh... the size of say... half of Bishan or something like that? HAHA

It was amazing!!! Their cottage was facing the St. Lawerence River and their family name is on the maps (Sifton Road) and nautical charts (Sifton Bay). When we arrived, we were greeted by the awesome autumn colours as well as the bridge their family owns (basically the government had to ask for their permission to build a highway through their land!)

The Sifton Bridge. Joining 2 portions of their land

Entrance to Sifton Estate

Then over in the estate, there was the guesthouse we stayed in, the main cottage where her family stays as well as other houses around owned by their relatives. The land also contained a ranch for horses, an equestrian course. 2-3 powerboats, 2 jet skis, wake boarding equipment, a tennis court amongst other stuff. At night, we were treated to a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner with an awesome turkey as well as ham and other things like sweet potatoes etc etc

The days were packed with activities that was simply awesome! its kinda like a Canadian version of Club Med!

1. Marveled at the beautiful environment we were in
2. (attempted to) play lacrosse, American football, rugby
3. Swam and kayak in the freshwater river, which is really quite an experience compared to a swimming pool or a saltwater body
4. We played tennis
5. BBQed marshmallows and made smores in the evening
6. We took boat rides in an awesome power boat (courtesy of Ali's dad) out along the Thousand Islands (that's where the salad dressing gets its name! )
7. Stargazed at night
8. Just lazed on a deckchair in the sun staring at the river / lake. Pondering how awesome God is. (ok that's for me)
9. Watch the sun set and rise
10. And finally.. felt extremely depressed to leave the place... =(

Here are some photos of what i am talking about: