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Charli in Ottawa - February 2013



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It was February. It was cold. It was time to make Charli do all the wintersports we could think of
(and that we were brave enough to join in on as well)....

We manged to coordinate our appearence on the Rideau Canal webcam with viewers in Norway (Olav and Janet) and in the UK (Vivienne and Liz). So much fun when a plan comes together. While it wasn't visible to the webcamera, the poster read "Greetings from across the pond" and had both a Canadian flag and the Union Jack.
Photos and a movie of the very first time Charli and Hild went downhill skiing
Charli kitted out

Charli is ready...
Rob ready to film it

Rob is ready...
Hild kitted out

Hild is ready...

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Time to hit the ice!
Next we went skating. Here is a photo of Charli pushing Rob on the sleigh. We giggled when we saw that the blanket we got with our rented sleigh was a Harry Potter blanket!!!

Charli pushing Rob around   The Harry Potter blanket  

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Snowshoeing - Hooray!
Next we went snowshoeing in Gatineau Park. We're all new at this game!

Rob, Hild and Charli on snowshoes

Here is a map of our route and a video showing what we were up to.
Snowshoeing route  

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------------- Cross Country Skiing -------------
Tuesday we went cross country skiing. That makes 4 sports in 4 days! Impressive (and exhausting)

Charli and Rob   Charli and Hild  

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By request: "How to" and "How not to" instructionals for various snowy conditions

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A Final Movie - Improving Skills on Skis and Skates!

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A Final Final Movie - Appearing on the Rideau Canal webcam!

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Thank you for visiting us Charli! We had so much fun together!



February 2013

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