If the steaming jungles and torrential rains begin to wear you down reflect on those left on the frozen shores of the Rideau.
Sunday night was -33 C, a 41 year record broken, the van was so frozen it felt like there was no power steering, everything was creaking and groaning, especially me.
Yet New Years Eve was raining steadily then froze hard with no snow, bare brownish-green fields, made for great skating on the Rideau and the flooded fields of Last Duel Park.
Lots of snow now, Alex has built a snow fort with roof and tunnel on the front lawn and decorated it with a huge 3 1/2′ tall, bright red, artificial rose which she hornswoggled Amy into buying.
Yesterday’s low was -33 C (colder than Yellowknife) but it got up to -18, took the kids tobogganing after school then made pureed curried sweet potato soup for dinner while Amy took Alex to her second Irish Dancing class.
I am listening to the sound of multiple snowblowers at the moment rather than a jungle-critter serenade and feeling a tad virtuous having shoveled our driveway before sunrise which is now at 7:30 am, it has warmed up to -19C.
I will send a photo or 2 to Tom’s email for whenever you have internet access.
The blog is great way for us to travel vicariously, I wish I could read Dutch.
Alex and Grayson will perish when they see your muddy cherub on the beach and will love the sloths.
Safe and happy adventuring to you,
Bruce.
Hoi Lieverds,
zo te zien heeft Jonas zijn handen vol met jullie twee.
Hij ziet er geweldig goed uit, helemaal blozend en stralend.
Liefs Jenny
hallo lieve Jonas,Annet en Tom
vandaag een mooie dag:Sanne is jarig….
wetende dat Jonas ook bijna 2 jaar wordt.
Zojuist Sanne aan de telefoon; ze hoorde mij zingen en riep mijn naam…~pauwa~zo noemt ze me…heerlijk ding!!ik geniet met volle teugen van haar.ze gaat half maart naar peuterspeelzaal.
straks ga ik op thee visite.
goed, de laatste fotoos van Jonas zijn weer prachtig! lekker zoveel buiten,in water,zand…echt voor Jonas.
Fijn om steeds je verhalen te lezen…
hier is het stormachtig vandaag, en ik heb lekker vrij,in bed met laptop.
ga zo Jessica luisteren over de Pearl.
Ik wens jullie veel moois toe en tot…????
liefs Lioba
Hello Far Travelers of Team TAJ,
If the steaming jungles and torrential rains begin to wear you down reflect on those left on the frozen shores of the Rideau.
Sunday night was -33 C, a 41 year record broken, the van was so frozen it felt like there was no power steering, everything was creaking and groaning, especially me.
Yet New Years Eve was raining steadily then froze hard with no snow, bare brownish-green fields, made for great skating on the Rideau and the flooded fields of Last Duel Park.
Lots of snow now, Alex has built a snow fort with roof and tunnel on the front lawn and decorated it with a huge 3 1/2′ tall, bright red, artificial rose which she hornswoggled Amy into buying.
Yesterday’s low was -33 C (colder than Yellowknife) but it got up to -18, took the kids tobogganing after school then made pureed curried sweet potato soup for dinner while Amy took Alex to her second Irish Dancing class.
I am listening to the sound of multiple snowblowers at the moment rather than a jungle-critter serenade and feeling a tad virtuous having shoveled our driveway before sunrise which is now at 7:30 am, it has warmed up to -19C.
I will send a photo or 2 to Tom’s email for whenever you have internet access.
The blog is great way for us to travel vicariously, I wish I could read Dutch.
Alex and Grayson will perish when they see your muddy cherub on the beach and will love the sloths.
Safe and happy adventuring to you,
Bruce.
Hoi Lieverds,
zo te zien heeft Jonas zijn handen vol met jullie twee.
Hij ziet er geweldig goed uit, helemaal blozend en stralend.
Liefs Jenny
hallo lieve Jonas,Annet en Tom
vandaag een mooie dag:Sanne is jarig….
wetende dat Jonas ook bijna 2 jaar wordt.
Zojuist Sanne aan de telefoon; ze hoorde mij zingen en riep mijn naam…~pauwa~zo noemt ze me…heerlijk ding!!ik geniet met volle teugen van haar.ze gaat half maart naar peuterspeelzaal.
straks ga ik op thee visite.
goed, de laatste fotoos van Jonas zijn weer prachtig! lekker zoveel buiten,in water,zand…echt voor Jonas.
Fijn om steeds je verhalen te lezen…
hier is het stormachtig vandaag, en ik heb lekker vrij,in bed met laptop.
ga zo Jessica luisteren over de Pearl.
Ik wens jullie veel moois toe en tot…????
liefs Lioba
Darn, a putti in dark mud!
Mi scusi! I meant ‘putto’!