Postcard from Timperley

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Thursday, 11 February 2010

Thursday 11 February 2010 - 2.pm - Ellie's First Munro

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Where am I now?

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Hello All I know some of you like these little quizzes! So which city can I see in the distance today (that's a very big clue)? S...
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Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Monday 8 February 2010 – Winding Down

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Sadly, this was my last day in Gatineau Park for this year.  On a beautifully sunny Monday morning I yomped around a 16 km circuit from...
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Monday, 8 February 2010

A Weekend at the Algonquin Eco-Lodge

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Helen, Ken and I have just returned from a sunny weekend at the Algonquin Eco-Lodge together with five members of OHOC (Ottawa Hostel ...
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Friday, 5 February 2010

Thursday 4 February 2010 – The Lonely Road to Lusk Cabin

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Today dawned brilliantly sunny, but by the time I’d driven out to P17 (Wakefield, again) it had clouded over and was a chilly minus 12C...
Thursday, 4 February 2010

Wednesday 3 February 2010 – Helen and Martine enjoy a Bimble from Wakefield

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We’ve been rumbled…. Here’s an extract, referring to my ski last Friday , from The Gatineau Guide : “Also out in the cold yesterday w...
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Wednesday, 3 February 2010

TGO Challenge 2010 – A Route is Vetted

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There’s little news from Canada today, other than to report that Dr James R Eyamie found time to sort out a minor dental problem, the a...
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Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Monday 1 February 2010 - ‘Friends and Family’, and the delights of Trail 3 – ‘The Burma Road’

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It’s worth reiterating the purpose of this ‘blog’: “The main purpose of this blog is to keep in touch with friends and family, and ...
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Monday, 1 February 2010

Sunday 31 January 2010 – A Trip to the Fire Tower

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Sometimes social etiquette leaves very little time for blogging.  Today is one of those days. So I’ll be brief… Ken and I enjoyed a...
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Saturday, 30 January 2010

Saturday 30 January 2010 – A Blue Sky Day…

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It’s always a good title - ‘A Blue Sky Day’, and it certainly was just that today. It was cold again – about the same as yesterday – aroun...
Friday, 29 January 2010

Friday 29 January 2010 – Brass Monkey Weather

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On Monday it was +9C in Ottawa.  Today it was –20C.  Taking account of wind chill, say –30 to –35C in Gatineau Park. Both Ken and Helen sk...
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Thursday 28 January 2010 – Meals on Wheels

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Sue and I are very familiar with the ‘Meals on Wheels’ concept as we frequently entertain our friends at their houses, so that the childr...
Thursday, 28 January 2010

Wednesday 27 January 2010 – A Bimble in Gatineau Park

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A routine sort of day really – I dropped H off at work then it was back home for breakfast and ski waxing before the short drive to P10 (Par...
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Tuesday 26 January 2010 – The Canadian War Museum

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Helen and I entertained ourselves today by visiting this museum .  It’s only a couple of miles away but this was H’s first visit, apart from...
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Monday 25 January 2010 – Rain, a Film Show, and some Chance Encounters

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Here’s Ken, aka ‘summitboy’ , tending assiduously to Sunday’s excellent BBQ.  At the time it was still around –10C, but then… …it warmed...
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Sunday, 24 January 2010

Sunday 24 January 2010 – Lac Philippe

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“Where’s Martin?” someone asked.  Yes John, I spent hours and hours trying to find Willie with my children, so I wouldn’t want to waste any...
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Saturday 23 January 2010 – A Trip to the Champlain Lookout

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No John, this isn’t Egypt, it’s back to weather that’s a reminder of Timperley during the first week of 2010. Today’s conditions were p...
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