Tad frosty here this morning. Actually we had our first frost of the season. Suppose that is not so bad - December 14 and the first touch of frost. No snow so I'm not complaining.
Two more housemates arrived yesterday. So now we are four. Four Canadians. So last night we took Rachael and Brad out to get some food, bombarded them with information about Belgium, and just generally hung out. This morning the three of us went out for a little spin. My ride was all about easy recovery riding so it gave me a chance to be social on a ride and show Rachael and Brad some of my favorite places to ride. Mid-way through the ride we stopped at a great cafe near the house. Rachael and Brad needed food and I wanted a warm drink. I didn't order food, but still got some! Strangely the waitress brought me the same dish that Rachael ordered - we were told it was a Belgian specialty... Well, it was French Toast! Really good French Toast - but definitely not a Belgian specialty. Anyway it was a nice little warm-up and lunch before heading out for a bit more of a spin. Afternoon has been spent getting groceries and now getting phones sorted out.
All in all, a pretty good Monday. I'm taking it easy with my training for the start of this week as I've had four big weeks of riding and racing and I have another big block of racing coming up. Kind of nice to just be able to go out and lightly press down on the pedals.
The weekend of racing in Holland was good - had its ups and downs. To read all about the racing and extra-curricular post-race action, go check out Ottawa Cross. We did go to the Blauberg Kerstmarkt on Sunday afternoon. So here are some photos of the food action:
This was delicious - egg, potato, meat, onion, and tartar sauce. A great post-race supper:
This is how it is made:
For bacon lovers - bacon marinated overnight in oil, onion, and spices - then barbecued and served between bread...
Someone had to have one...
Pancakes? Pancakes filled with sugar? Guess who had one??
Last week I went to Cafe Libro to enjoy a decaf-cappucino and of course I took a long my Sony eBook Reader... Thought you might be interested to see the size of the Reader:
As for the rest of the day? Well, I have to fill out a bunch of forms for the CCA for the World Championships in Tabor. So I'm off to Jos's place tonight to get those filled out and faxed. Then I think I'll chill out. Do some yoga. Finish reading Alice Munro's latest and maybe watch the Overijse race. Just trying to take things nice and quiet as soon this place will be packed with people and we'll all be running around full of pre and post-race adrenaline and excitement.