Contents
- - Christmas Ski
- - First Ski of the Winter
- - Ice Skating Starts
- - Biking Reaches 4,000 km
- - P19 Loop Hike
- - Last Bike Trip to Osgoode for the Year
- - Hike to Lac Fortune
- - End of the Sailing Season
- - One More Bike Trip to Osgoode
- - Last Sail of 2024
- - Hike to the Ramparts Lookout
- - Bike to a Quilt Show
- - Hike to Lusk Cabin
- – - Leo in Ottawa
- – - Bring On The Bay Volunteering
- - Hurricane Beryl
- - Biking the Osgoode Link Pathway
- - Biking to Osgoode Again
- - Biking to Osgoode
- - First Sail of the Season
- - Vesper is Launched
- – - Trip to Vancouver
- - Spring Hike in Gatineau Park
- - Skating on the Rink of Dreams
- - Biking Season Starts
- - Hiking Trail 70 to Healey Cabin
- - Skiing Trails 50, 55 & 54 to Lusk Cabin
- - Skiing Trail 50 to Healey Cabin
- - Skiing Trails 51 & 53
- - Skiing Again
- - Skiing Trail 50 to 52
- - Skiing the Trail 51/53 Loop
- - Skiing to Healey
- - Skiing to Lusk
- - Skiing Starts
- - Skating in the New Year
- - Kathryn's Projects
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Christmas Ski
For the first time together we got out on Christmas for a ski, this time 8 km from P10 to Shilly Shally and back on the Fortune Parkway and Trail 1.
First ski |
Last ski |
Days skied |
Total distance |
TBA |
2 |
18 km |
First Ski of the Winter
We got an early Christmas present in the form of 15 cm of fresh snow overnight, which let us start skiing today. We skied 10 km from P8 to the Champlain Parkway on the Gatineau Parkway and back.
Ice Skating Starts
With summer officially over, snow on the ground and our local rink open, it was time to start ice skating.
Biking Reaches 4,000 km
We had a very successful biking season, reaching 4,000 km for the year today and ended the season with 4,062 km, on , when it snowed.
P19 Loop Hike
This was a hike in Gatineau Park, with Alexis on a cool 4°C and overcast day. It was a nice 7.5 km hike and we seem to have had the whole park to ourselves! Didn’t see anyone else on the trails.
One Last Bike Trip to Osgoode for the Year
Today the temperature reached 13°C and with sunshine too. With the lovely day, we decided to make our fifth and last bike ride for the year to Osgoode for pizza.
Hike to Lac Fortune
This was a hike from P7 to Lac Fortune, with Alexis, for a picnic lunch.
End of the Sailing Season
Today was the day to put Vesper away for the winter. We sailed 44 days and 99.2 hours.
One More Bike Trip to Osgoode
Today we did a bike ride for the year to Osgoode for pizza. There was sunshine, no wind and 5°C for a high temperature.
Last Sail of 2024
This was our last sail of the year on Slowpoke with Alexis.
Hike to the Ramparts Lookout
Today was a 10 km hike to the Ramparts Lookout from P10, with Alexis.
Bike to a Quilt Show
This was our longest bike ride of the year, a 70 km round trip to North Dundas, south of Osgoode for quilt show in a barn.
Hike to Lusk Cabin
Today was our first hike of late summer, from P20 to Lusk Cabin and back.
Leo in Ottawa
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Kathryn's grandson Leo was here for a week in August.
Bring On The Bay Volunteering
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We have been helping out at the Bring On The Bay charity swim since . In earlier years we provided the first safety boat in the swim and then last year we handled dock duty. This year we did "mark inflation" duties on Friday afternoon and very early Saturday morning. This year there were 800 swimmers, which was a record.
Hurricane Beryl
Today Hurricane Beryl arrived, with lots of rain. Last evening though as it arrived it gave us a memorable sunset.
Biking the Osgoode Link Pathway
Today we biked south on the Osgoode Link Pathway, with lunch at Bakker's General Store and a stop at the pathway rest stop.
Biking to Osgoode Again
Today was our second bike ride to Osgoode and back this year. We still had to use the roads for the first part of the trip as the new bike path is still not completed. We had lunch at the new takeout restaurant there, Fry2go, which was pretty good.
Biking to Osgoode
Today was our first bike ride to Osgoode and back this year. Unfortunately our favourite Mexican takeout place, La Cantina, has closed and the location is now a new fry restaurant.
First Sail of the Season
We had ten days since launch of high winds, rain and cold temperatures, but we got in our first sail of 2024 on Vesper.
Vesper is Launched
This was our earliest year for Vesper's launch.
Trip to Vancouver
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In April we did a week long trip to Vancouver, visited family, high school friends and attended Heather and Sara's wedding on Granville Island.
Spring Hike in Gatineau Park
With ski season long over and the snow and ice in Gatineau Park diminishing, we did a hike with Alexis from P20 to Lusk Cabin, with a stopover on the way back at Renaud Cabin.
Skating on the Rink of Dreams
Winter made a bit of a return in late March along with all the salt the city loves to dump everywhere, making biking perilous, so we did more ice skating, including a night skate on the Rink of Dreams.
Biking Season Starts
With spring definitely here and the ski season long done, we did our first bike ride a month earlier than last year.
Hiking Trail 70 to Healey Cabin
With a high temperature of +12°C, skiing was off and the snow was too hard packed for snowshoeing, so we did a hike from the new P15 lot in the Meech Valley to Healey Cabin and back for a picnic lunch.
Skiing Trails 50, 55 & 54 to Lusk Cabin
Today we skied from P20 to Lusk Cabin and back for 8 km.
First ski |
Last ski |
Days skied |
Total distance |
9 |
81 km |
Skiing Trail 50 to Healey Cabin
Today we skied from P16 in the Meech Valley to Healey Cabin and back, in sunshine.
Skiing Trails 51 & 53
Today we skied the loop of Trails 53 & 51 from P19 during a pretty good snowfall.
Skiing Again
We had a skiing layoff of almost four weeks due to poor weather, high temperatures, melting, ice and no snowfall at all. After 11 cm of snow fell on – , we we able to get out skiing again today and did 12 km from P20 on Trail 50 to the Trail 52 intersection and back.
Skiing Trail 50 to 52
Today was 12 km from from P20 in the north end on Trail 50, to the Trail 52 intersection and back.
Skiing the Trail 51/53 Loop
Today we skied 7 km from from P19 in the north end counterclockwise around the Trail 51/53 loop and back to P19.
Skiing to Healey
Today we skied 10 km from from P16 in the Meech Valley to Healey Cabin and back.
Skiing to Lusk
Skiing today was 8 km from P20 to Lusk Cabin and back.
Skiing Starts
Our XC ski season was late getting started in the El Nino winter. Today we got out for the first time after a fresh snowfall in Gatineau Park and skied 7 km around the Trail 53 & 51 loop from P19.
Skating in the New Year
With our usual rink closed for maintenance we had our first skate of at the Rink of Dreams.
Kathryn's Projects
These are Kathryn's completed sewing, painting and knitting projects for 2024.
