Biking in Dahab, Egypt

Hi friends! 

Hope you are all doing well :) 

I woke up this morning and went for a run along the Red Sea in Dahab. 

I can't get enough of this view! 

After breakfast and a bit of time lazing around in the sun, my family and I rented some bikes to see a bit more of the town. 

We ended up riding along the beach, which was tricky but so beautiful. 

We stopped to watch some kiddies fishing. 

And then continued on our way

So many pretty sights. Our bikes were pretty brutal - my chain fell off three times and had no gears to speak of - but it was a fun way to sightsee all the same! 

Made me miss Mr Blue, my bike at home, a bit. But let's be honest - ain't nobody biking at home in the minus 40C snowy weather ;) 

Sorry, that was mean. Sending warmth to everyone back home! 

Bit of a Bail

Morning friends!

Hope all is well in the world with you. I'm feeling a bit rough this morning, due to an unfortunate biking incident last night. My bike route takes me past the Shepherds of Good Hope mission area in Ottawa, which is always the craziest part of my ride home - there is usually at least a couple of people who yell strange things at me as I pass by them. 

Last night, however, I was biking along, minding my own business, when a lady walking down the street starts yelling and launched herself at me completely out of the blue and makes me ride at a weird angle off the curb so that I go sprawling out on the concrete to avoid being thrown into the traffic on the street. She then proceeded to freak out even more and start grabbing at my helmet and asking me if I was okay so I grabbed my bike and so, naturally, I pretty much ran away.

But then I biked the rest of the way home because I still had a bit of a walk. Kind of like getting back on the horse, n'est-ce pas?

So, I now have a bit of a bruised bump on my chin - thankfully I was wearing a neck warmer so I didn't get completely scratched up. I was also wearing my dorky helmet [prooomise Momster] - gotta save the money-maker - but my knees definitely took the brunt of the crash. Walking up stairs has been a bit tricky today.

Thankful for frozen peas. 

Moral of the story, my friends, is wear a helmet when you ride in the city and beware of both cars AND pedestrians. 'Cause you never know whats going to happen. 

There's nothing like a hearty bowl of vegetarian chili to soothe the soul. And bruised knees.

Recipe coming at you this afternoon :)

ART Take Two

Guten morning,

Hope all is well in the world with you. I was crazy rushed this morning - slept through my alarm AGAIN - and I was so thankful that I had thought ahead last night and made a green juice that was waiting for me in the fridge this morning.

Technically you should drink them within an hour of juicing when the nutrients are at their peak nutritiousness, but a general rule is that you can keep juices up to 24 hours in the fridge. I made this one with the following:

cucumber
2 stalks celery
2 small apples
head of broccoli
bundle of cilantro

Workout

I went for a nice 5km run yesterday during lunch hour, and was it ever beautiful outside! A bit crisp, but I had my hat so I was good to go.

I did the loop across the Portage bridge, along the Ottawa river and back over the Alexandria bridge. One of my fav routes to run at work - I feel so lucky that I can run along the river! Makes for a peaceful break from work, and I always feel WAY more productive when I get back to work. A  win-win situation, if you will.

ART Take Two

I went to the physio again last night, and decided to take the Ottawa parkway bike path towards Westboro. Just for the record, if you haven't already done so, you DEF have to check out this path. It is gorgeous. And makes me super happy.

My amazing trying-to-takephotos-while-biking shot

I wouldn't mind seeing these views on my bike ride into work every day! 

 Anyway, I had another good session with Liz from the Ottawa Physiotherapy and Sports Clinic last night - she did the ART (active release therapy) on my foot, calf and hamstring for about half an hour. It is ridiculously painful at times when she presses on a specific pressure point and moves my foot to release tension, although strangely satisfying. If ever you have any sports injuries (which I don't wish on anyone, it is the worst) I would definitely recommend seeing her!

Have a great day!

Question of the Day:

• Any fitness plans for tonight?

I am planning on heading to a power yoga class with a friend tonight, and I'm hoping that I survive the class - I haven't done power yoga in FOREVER and I feel like my calves and hamstrings are feeling a bit loosey goosey from my physio appointment last night...but I'll let you know how it goes.


This is when child's pose is my best friend ;)

Cousin Hangout

Morning friends!

I'm not sure if you can tell from this pic, but there was frost on the bridge as I crossed over to the Quebec side for work this morning.

I'm wondering how much longer I am going to keep biking...I'm only just starting to love it as part of my morning routine...I don't want to give it up so soon!!

Cousin Hangout

It was the last time that my little bro and I were able to see my cousin before he leaves to go back home to BC, so they came over to mi casa and we just hung out and chatted the night away.

A bit of a blurry pic - we got one of my cousin's friends to snap a pic of us before parting ways. Notice how I only come up to their shoulders...I am officially the runt of the family. Sad trombone.

I wish we lived closer to each other - it was so nice to just hang out for a bit. Hopefully we don't let three years go by before the next hangout!

Have a great day everyone! It is Friday, after all :)