home. Makes us think of all our other friends. We miss you all, and are really looking forward to seeing you all in the not too distant future.
At Marc and Susan we had an incredible supper of Grilled Halibut and these amazing pasta and green salads. We chatted just like in old times 30 years ago on Windsor Street, (but the supper was definitely a step up from former coop days).... Marc is a biker too, and we sure were envious of his super light carbon fibre beauty of a bike. We watched the Tour de France, sighing as the cyclists sped up the 165 km climb, with its long ascent of approximately 1000 metres elevation change, while still averaging 50-60 km per hour for the day. Hmmm put our big adventure into a different light!
Next day we made our way across the river back into Ottawa for a really special visit with good friend Bessa.
She turned herself inside out for us with a gourmet meal. Oh for more of those Quebecois cheeses and those amazing fresh raspberries, that crab salad and the tasty black bean soup. That was to die for. Rivaled the haut cuisine served at Fleur de Sel, the wonderful restaurant owned by Bessa's son Martin in Lunenberg. We talked bikes and social change. Bessa gave us a copy of a book she recently edited called Activism
That Works. Really looking forward to reading it. Then off to bed to get ready for early departure next morning - the forecast still being for record breaking heat- 35 degrees and high humidity.
In addition to an already full spectrum of people from our past and present Evan and Leah got in a quick drink with Evans good friend John. John, thank you for your stories, goodwill and company.
Our lasting memories of Ottawa area will be of friends- and the wonderful warm feeling of knowing kindred souls in this vast country - and having them know us. Friends near and far- we are thinking of you.
Distance: 26.25 km
Time in bikes: 1:36:01
Average speed: 16.4 km/h
Distance from Vancouver: 5442 km
High: 32 degree
Conditions: sunny
Cheers
- The Warpotay Team
Location:Ottawa, Onatrio
I love you all! Thank you so much for the videos - its great to see everyone's faces and expressions again. Makes me feel more connected with the big adventure out there.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been able to read the blog very often but I've been hearing stories over the phone and thinking of everyone.
Good job on surviving the heat - you certainly have some awesome tans for protection! Hope things cool down a little though.
I'm excited about leaving the plains behind and heading up into the mountains. InSPIRE continues to be as busy and crazy and fun as usual. Complete with swinging emotions, big and small questions, joys and confusions, and, of course, plenty of music. Enough that we all started singing on a crowded bus yesterday! Some passengers stared, some smiled, some hummed along. Good times :)