We were in Ottawa from June 30th to July 4th for Canada, to visit friends and to visit Uncle Bob.

The National Capital Bike Trails

Ottawa has some great bike trails:

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We biked the Ottawa River Pathway from Bell’s Corners

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past the beautiful new

Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada building Ottawa 3

to downtown Ottawa.

Canada Day Celebrations

We were in downtown Ottawa for Canada Day Activities on Wellington Street:

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and on Parliament Hill:

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Hogs Back Falls

We rode along the Rideau Canal:

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up to Hog’s Back Falls:

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to watch some kayakers frollicing in the course:

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before heading back to Bell’s Corners through the Experimental Farm.

In the Van

Our big accomplishment on Wednesday was baking our first loaf of bread in the Camper Van:

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Uncle Bob

On Friday we visited with Uncle Bob in Manotick:

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who got in a picture with Sleepy Hollow:

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That’s it for Ottawa

We are off to Montreal.

If case you missed, we came from the Laurentians.

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