Day 54

Monday, August 16th
Rest day in Ottawa
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Pretty busy rest day.  I havn't been to Ottawa in years, so I went around doing tourist things for most of the day.

I did laundry first thing in the morning.  It was great to have ample laundry facilies in the resdence.  Next stop was an all-we-could-eat breakfast at the residence caffeteria.  This was GREAT.  There were so many different foods available, and the cost was included in our stay here.

After breakfast, we took a taxi over to the bike shop that Roger recommended.  I got a new right hand shifter, to replace the one that I had damaged back at the beginning of the trip.  It has worked very well since the accident, but it is badly warped and wasn't shifting very smoothly lately.

After dropping off the bike, Paul, Rick and I hopped onto a Greyhound sight-seeing bus, and had a 2 hour tour of the city.  This probably wasn't worth the $30 price tag, but we did get to see most of the city's landmarks without walking around very much.  Annoyingly, the bus had a habit of speeding past scenic spots, and stopping with nothing interesting around - which made picture taking much more challenging.

After that, we stopped at a mall to pick up a few odds and ends, picked up my bike, and headed back to the residence.

I'm about to go and eat now, and will probably hit the sack early tonight to catch up on some sleep.  (We've learned the importance of rest days.)
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
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