Badlands of Cheltenham

One of the many highlights of my recent trip to Toronto was a drive by of the Badlands of Cheltenham. On the drive up to the retreat the bus driver made a point of driving very slowly along the road to give us an amazing view of this geological phenomenon. She said that it was one of the main tourist attractions in the area. From the road they looked really cool. I’m hoping to convince my father at the end of the month or over the Christmas holidays that we should drive up and see the undulations first hand.

Youtube video of the badlands

People Watching at the train station

Today, I took the train to Toronto on the way to my folk's place and had some time to kill while waiting for the next train. I decided to pass the time by doing some people watching. Off in one corner were two women with two kids. The youngest was wearing a harness which was attached to her mother by a long stretch cord. The energetic daughter could pull all she wanted by was constrained by the stretch cord. This kid was a bundle of energy. I started to wonder about the durability of the stretch cord as it getting a real beating. I came up with some estimates as to how long it would last and surmised as to what might happen at a critical moment. I didn't have to wait long. Just as she was darting towards a sofa, it happened and she fly into the sofa. Mom wasn't too surprised as she opened her purse and started to unravel a new stretch cord. Happily, the daughter got up and started to pull away as she was attached to a new cord. I started to wonder how many stretch cords the mother might have in reserve but they were calling my train at this point.