Ottawa, ON, Canada

Most Canadians are just about sick and tired of the chilly weather by now. Had enough of -20 C temperatures, constant shoveling of driveways and sidewalks, and had chapped lips aplenty!

So, it’s not unusual for everyone to jet off to sunnier climes… Personally, I hop on a plane southwards and have a week or two in Florida. Unbelievably, they are enjoying days of +20C (and hotter) and walking around in shorts and t-shirts, while we suffer the deep freeze.

This, of course, makes many Canadians wonder ‘why the hell are we walking around in snow pants and scarves, when it’s sunny just a couple of hour’s flight away??’ D’oh!

Well, at least I wonder that as I sit in the swimming pool and forget about freezing cold Ottawa… Then, upon returning for the second half of March, things are a little better. The snow is melting, the ice is cracking and Spring is on the way!

April weather brings flowers and grass (yep, that green stuff lurking beneath the white stuff). So, suddenly, winter doesn’t seem quite so bad… At least until the next winter comes along.