Author: Rebecca J Hogue
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Early Summer
Read more: Early SummerSeems that this year (or at least this week) we completely skipped over spring and launched directly from winter to summer. As I write this it is already 15 degrees and today’s high is expected to reach the high 20s. For those that are unfamiliar with Ottawa, our normal temperatures at this time of year…
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
Read more: Flourless Chocolate CakeI’ve made this a few times now, and everyone who has tried it has said they loved it. I have made it both in a spring form pan and in a square glass baking dish. In both cases, I line the bottom with parchment paper and grease the sides with butter, so I don’t have…
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An Outrageous Weekend
Read more: An Outrageous WeekendWe had an Outrageous weekend – that is, we spent two days and one night enjoying Big Rideau Lake on our friends boat, Outrageous. It is a 32 foot Carver cabin cruiser – as they so aptly but it a “floating cottage”. Life aboard is pretty relaxing – with a routine of swim, eat, chat,…
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A bike tour around Ottawa
Read more: A bike tour around OttawaSince I haven’t had much opportunity to get out on overnight tours this year, I decided I’d do a photoblog of a cycle tour along the pathways in Ottawa. I’d also like to put out a challenge to all my cycle touring friends out there – if you aren’t blogging and aren’t touring, then how…
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Reflections on the past
Read more: Reflections on the pastOn July 7th, 2008 is a date that will forever be stuck in my mind, not only as my father’s birthday, but also the day we left home on our Going East journey around the world without airplanes. That was a long day of doing all the final bits and pieces of packing – making…
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We’re back
Read more: We’re backAfter a much too long hiatus, I’m happy to report our site is back up. Sadly, we got hacked and recovery took much longer than we thought. Scott will share his reflections on this in the coming weeks. With any luck, you’ll see updates of our summer cycling adventures. We are just happy to be…
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A fun time in Cartersville – RAGBRAI Day 4
Read more: A fun time in Cartersville – RAGBRAI Day 4We awoke at 2 am to the crash of thunder and flash of lightning, followed immediately by a deluge of rain. We had been warned about the storm and had secured our tent with extra guy wires, so checked for leaks and tried to go back to sleep. This was difficult, since we had been…
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Frogs on ‘Bents
Read more: Frogs on ‘BentsThe bikes may be the same, but the faces are different. We must admit, it was a little odd seeing two touring cyclists riding the same bikes as ours. This is a picture of Sylvie and Ben a.k.a. Frogs on ‘Bents. They have been on the road since April 2008. We originally connected with them…