Day One Hundred and Seven - Hungry Sumo

Dear all,

HURRAY HURRAY HURRAY.

Today is the day that A JAPANESE RESTAURANT OPENED UP IN COLLINGWOOD!

Also coinciding with Canada Day: Canada's birthday and excuse for all round celebration, balloon extravaganza and national holiday.

It also turned out to be a fabulous evening and perfect for feasting and celebrating and where better to do this at home, with take out Japanese food, a couple of beers and gorgeous Darren!

We thought it be best to get take out on their first day in business to avoid any crowds so grabbed the menu off the internet ( I love technology), picked out a ton of goodies and in 20 minutes, da daaaaaa, Japanese food to feed a tribe was sitting in Darren's car whizzing it's way back home.

A feast awaits! It was delicious.

We wanted to try a broad range of the foods on offer so went for some Yaki Tori ( chicken on a stcik) and a couple of different sushi rolls.

The sashimi plate was incredible and was possibly some of the most authentic Japanese food I have had 'out' of Japan.

Good luck to the Hungry Sumo (http://thehungrysumo.com). I really hope they do well, they will certainly be getting good custom from Darren and I!

And in other news:

1. Below a video of the fireworks from our balcony and my valiant effort at being Canadian.

I have also included pictures of the fireworks as they are so brilliantly awful ( the fireworks were awesome.. my photographic skills were not)

And for those who would like to practice with the words ( in various languages), please see below:

Official English	Official French	Inuktitut
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.	Ô Canada! Terre de nos aïeux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l'épée, Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une épopée Des plus brillants exploits. Et ta valeur, de foi trempée, Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Translation: O Canada! Land of our forefathers, Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious garland of flowers. As is thy arm ready to wield the sword, So also is it ready to carry the cross. Thy history is an epic Of the most brilliant exploits. Thy valour steeped in faith Will protect our homes and our rights	ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ! ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ! ᐱᖁᔭᑏ ᓇᓚᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᕗᑦ. ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑎ, ᓴᙱᔪᓗᑎᓪᓗ. ᓇᖏᖅᐳᒍ, ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ, ᒥᐊᓂᕆᑉᓗᑎ. ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ! ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊ! ᓇᖏᖅᐳᒍ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᑉᓗᑎ, ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ, ᓴᓚᒋᔭᐅᖁᓇ! Transliteration: Uu Kanata! Nangmini nunavut! Piqujatii nalattiaqpavut. Angiglivalliajuti, Sanngijulutillu. Nangiqpugu, Uu Kanata, Mianiripluti. Uu Kanata! nunatsia! Nangiqpugu mianiripluti, Uu Kanata, salagijauquna!