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D'Amour Road
by
Sigrid
Macdonald
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Chapter Three
I was kissing Alain, his hungry wet tongue probing mine, his rock hard body pressed up against me, his right hand caressing my erect nipple when we were rudely interrupted by the alarm clock. Yawning, I stretched my arms, rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, and slowly rolled out of bed. I am definitely not a morning person. In fact, I stumble through the early morning in a semi-coma until I’ve had at least two cups of coffee. A hot shower helped to revive me. I skimmed the newspaper while I inhaled a bowl of bran flakes and a banana. Then I was off to the office.
The drive to the hospital was pleasant. Last night’s snow had melted. I took Prince of Wales Drive, which had a scenic view of the lovely Rideau Canal. 123 miles long, the canal formed the world's longest skating rink. The water-way was built after the War of 1812 when Canada defeated the imperialistic Americans. The goal was to provide a secure supply route from Montreal to Kingston. Construction began in 1826, about the same time that Ottawa was settled under the name "By Town." Lieutenant Colonel John By supervised the daunting and dangerous project.
Thousands of labourers trudged through the bush, swamp, and rocky terrain. The bush was so hard to penetrate that much of the work on the canal had to be done during the winter when travelling on the frozen river was more manageable. The men cleared the forest, excavated the rocks, and designed the magnificent stonemasonry for the locks. It was hard to believe that all of the work was done by hand. Skilled labour was performed mainly by French Canadians, who had experience on other lock projects, and British stonemasons.
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