Early morning in our hotel - just me and my laptop

This morning, I’m not in the comfy confines of my home, but in the comfy confines of a hotel in Ottawa, where I’m attending and writing about the annual Winterlude festival. I’m waiting for Stefan to return from a morning workout in the hotel gym (I neglected to bring my running shoes, and besides, figured I’d make up my usual morning 5k run by skating the 16k of the Rideau Canal instead), and catching up on some travel news.

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