After 33 days of post-COVID-19 confinement, summer can (finally) begin. I don’t know if it’s a spring 2021 homeschool reminder, but this summer I had the irresistible urge to keep my five daughters with me. No field. Just rest, swimming pool, cones flowing everywhere, outings and yes, a little iPad.
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We may have traveled to seven several times, we must now train to go out in tribe. It requires a minimum of organization, but it’s our daily life, and we don’t want to miss anything either. I thought that in 2022, we had passed over the packages designed for two adults and two children.
We started off slow. An outing to the Ferme du Roy to pick strawberries. I still make a pie every other day. A nice outing to Sainte-Catherine beach. I still collect sand in my tote bag. Saint-Jean fireworks with friends at 10 p.m. They still tell me about it.
Now we are ready. The girls — 4, 4, 6, 8 and 10 — pack their own bags. Toothbrushes, spare clothes and sleeping stuffed animals, everything is there. Head to Quebec City. We are on vacation, we feel like improvising, adventuring, planning nothing. It’s the Quebec Summer Festival! The programming impressed us. The fats shows are late, it takes a pass, but as long as you’re there, you say to yourself, why not.
Why not ? Surprise ! It’s two children maximum for one adult. This means that not only could I not go, but even if we had managed to teleport my husband – who was not yet on vacation – we would not have been able to go. Hum… the lady was not happy.
Back home, I book online for the latest novelty, Upla. A two-hour trip with a two-storey trampoline. A guaranteed success. Again, for safety reasons, it’s one adult for every two children. I organize myself with a friend, the exit is saved.
My granddaughter’s dearest wish was to go to the spa. They have heard me dreaming about it for a long time. I booked a morning. The window of possibility is short. Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. It’s awesome. Introduce our children to the art of well-being and relaxation, if only for a short time! I am booking for my three big ones and me. I get an email the day before at 3pm telling me that the maximum number of children per adult is two. They invite me to find an adult to accompany me. The day before at 3 p.m.!
I understand the understaffing, post-pandemic burnout, and security issues. But is the two adults, two children mold still fair in 2022? Has he ever been? And here, I’m not even talking about an entry discount price, I’m talking about an entry fee. No matter the number of children, if we are able to manage, can we, too, enjoy the summer?