Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Dunham Massey

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After an easy journey home, albeit having to spend seven hours in Philadelphia airport (planned, they have comfy rocking chairs) we were ho...
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Monday, 17 February 2014

Sunday 16 February 2014 – R&R and Mooney’s Bay

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Cold and sunny today – minus 18C including wind chill. We are on a Beach Holiday, so after a morning of R&R, a trip to Mooney’s Bay se...
Sunday, 16 February 2014

Saturday 15 February 2014 – Trails 52, 50, 55 and 51 and the Taylor Lake Loop

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On a warmer day, Ken left at 7am to complete the 51 km Gatineau Loppet in 4 hours 49 minutes in excellent conditions. The point to point co...
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Friday, 14 February 2014

Friday 14 February 2014 – Retail Therapy

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We were planning to ski today, but waking to 10+ cm of fresh snow, with more coming down, we decided to leave that plan in favour of our an...
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Thursday 13 February 2014 – Rideau River and Canal

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After six days’ skiing I fancied a rest. Skyping with Kate, Jacob, Jessica and Oscar provided an entertaining start to the day. Later I w...
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Thursday, 13 February 2014

Wednesday 12 February 2014 – O’Brien and Meech Lake

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Wednesday: Helen’s downhill ski lesson. So she dropped Sue and me at P11 – O’Brien – car park, from where trail 36 leads over a narrow undu...
Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Tuesday 11 February 2014 – Gatineau Park East

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Today Sue and I headed off to P3, the car park at Gamelin, on the eastern edge of Gatineau Park. There are no cabins in this area, so we en...
Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Monday 10 February 2014 – A Sunny Circuit from Chelsea

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Whilst Ken went to work, and Sue and Helen ventured into Chelsea’s exclusive spa, I started my ski from P8 – the car park in Chelsea, after...
Sunday, 9 February 2014

Sunday 9 February 2014 – A Visit to Lusk Cabin

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A holiday in Ottawa wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Lusk Cabin, which overlooks Lusk Lake, the scene of a Millennium mystery. On a ...
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Saturday, 8 February 2014

Saturday 8 February 2014 – A Trip to the Fire Tower

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On this lovely sunny Saturday, Ken, Sue and I took a 25 km trip from P12 by Meech Lake to the Fire Tower and back. This starts with a steep...

Friday 7 February 2014 – Lac Philippe

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A fairly simple and standard outing on the skis is from P16 near Wakefield, along trail 50 to Lac Philippe, and back – a 19 km ‘there and b...
Friday, 7 February 2014

Thursday 6 February 2014 – Hog’s Back Falls

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Today was bright and sunny in Ottawa. But very cold. Minus 20C. So we gave skiing a rest and resumed our 'beach holiday'. That inc...
Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Wednesday 5 February 2014 – A Camp Fortune Circuit

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Wednesday means a downhill skiing lesson for Helen, at Camp Fortune, the hub of Ottawa’s ‘downhill’ fraternity. So Sue and I started our cr...
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Tuesday 4 February 2014 – A Trip to Western Cabin

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Another lovely sunny day on which to christen my new ski gear. Ken went to work. Somebody has to fund the lifestyle! Pauline, my old coll...
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Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Monday 3 February 2014 – Beside the Rideau River

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Today was a lovely ‘blue sky’ effort. No skiing, sadly, so my new skis have to wait until tomorrow to be christened. I suppose the day’s re...
Monday, 3 February 2014

Sunday 2 February 2014 – The Burma Road

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The above picture is a rare sight in these parts at this time of year. Simon and Doug are lunching in comfort on the bench beside Trail#1 a...