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Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea from Kilauea
Another from that trip more than a year ago. We’re getting very near the end… It looks like it’s going to be a nice day. Bits of blue sky are showing thru the clouds here and there, so we go up to...
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That Might Have Been Me
So we stood there at the overlook gazing into the distance and into Halema‘uma‘u crater, Pele’s home. The sky was blue. White clouds went by. We could see to the horizon from where we stood. Steam and...
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1. Jonnie A woman walked away from gate 10. She held a leash, and a pudgy, white, puggish-bullish dog was walking trotting along happily with her. I looked over with at the woman standing next to me....
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Leaving Quebec for Ontario
We left Quebec City with storm clouds gathering. Indeed, as we drove away, leaving behind us the Citadel and Chateau Frontenac and the cobblestone streets of Upper Town and Lower Town we thought we...
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In Ottawa they have the Parliament and the many-windowed, many towered building where they meet, sitting on the bluffs overlooking the river, the central tower’s patina dancing against the sky under a...
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Ducks in Flight
Did I tell you that there were ducks in flight as we drove across the countryside of southwestern Quebec? There were. Two ducks. I saw them as we drove down highway 40 headed west. Two ducks. In...
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A Walk in the Park
We left to go for a walk in the park, dad, Khadija, Trudy and I. But the roads and bridges were closed for the full and half marathons. Yet, they have plenty of parks in Ottawa, so there were many...
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Gatineau Park
Just outside Ottawa across the river in Quebec there’s a wilderness. Turn left after you cross the bridge, drive up the sloping road, and turn right. The city disappears behind you. The forest...
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Rolling on the Cobblestones
1. After the Race The sun was going down. The Canadian springtime evening was getting cold. We changed out of our sweaty race clothes, walked towards Rideau Street and watched the sun set behind the...
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