this weekend i was treated to an escape from toronto courtesy of my landlords. they had been encouraging me to join them at their house in collingwood for the past few weeks, and the timing appeared to be right for this particular saturday/sunday. the only condition was full internet access, as i have been going back and forth with my supervisor on final details for his grant proposal that is due next wednesday. fortunately, the internet was not a problem, and i have fully enjoyed my relaxing winter saturday away from the city. i started by waking up naturally with the sun at 8:00 am (something not often possible in my basement apartment), then enjoyed a freshly baked muffin and coffee for breakfast. took a leisurely shower after reading the entire globe & mail. worked on aforementioned grant for a couple of hours and paused for lunch. then, i snowshoed up the escarpment and around a loop of the bruce trail with my landlord, which took about 2 hours. great cardio (!) and so peaceful in the ravines. i thought about taking my camera, but didn't want to spoil the serenity of the run by stopping to take snaps. so unfortunately, no photos for all of you. the view from the top was incredible though - at one point you can see georgian bay out between two of the ski hills. after the very quick trip down the escarpment, i took a 30 minute soak in the outdoor hot tub. outdoor hot tubs are SO underrated. after another shower and another hour of work i helped assemble a few parts of dinner, and spent the evening with friends of the landlords. i think tomorrow i will try for another snowshoe run up the hills, justifying another hot tub soak. then i should get back to the city and back to reality. not for long though, as i'm headed for vancouver on thursday morning!
that's all. snowshoes plus hot tub soak plus wine equals sleepy.
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