Lisa Stokes
Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus
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Whitby Getaway- Day 4
I awoke before my alarm this morning and the sun was shining in the window. Cindy already had the coffee ready and we enjoyed a cup before taking Oakley for a walk. Oakley seems to know all the dogs in the neighborhood, and there seem to be a lot. One particular dog visits and…
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Whitby Getaway – Day 3
It rained heavily overnight, and was still raining quite a bit when we got up to walk the dog at 7:30, so we delayed over coffee, until the rain tapered off. We took our time getting ready and having breakfast, to give the roads time to mostly dry up before leaving. We dried our…
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Whitby Getaway – Day 2
We got up and took the dog for a walk this morning at 7:30. It’s always funny walking someone else’s dog and encountering the other dog walkers who recognize the dog but not the people with her. We returned to the house for breakfast and checked the weather forecast to find that the day…
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Whitby Getaway – Day 1
Cindy and I tried to put together a trip along the Waterfront Trail from Brampton to Cornwall that would have been a mix of staying with a friend of Cindy’s, a cousin of mine, and some hotels. But it was too long a return trip and we couldn’t find a reasonable way to transport…
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New York City – Day 9
Park Avenue at 40th Street rises up to the second level of Grand Central Station. It then curves around to the east and then emerges at 46th Street, through the Helmsley building, coming down a ramp within the building. Southbound the road curves around the west side of the buildings. It’s a scene familiar…
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New York City – Day 8
There is a constant cacophony of car horns around Grand Central Station and our hotel. However, this morning it had fallen silent. We opened the curtains to a bright sunny day and an empty 42nd St. We could see traffic cones and runners on the street. I wondered if it was an Open Streets…
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New York City – Day 7
When I opened the curtains this morning I could only see a few blocks due to thick fog. Last night when I went to sleep rain was forecast for the day today, but by the time I finished breakfast the fog was clearing and there was no longer rain in the forecast. We took…
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New York City – Day 6
The day dawned bright and sunny with the promise of a warm spring afternoon despite the fact that it’s still winter. I had breakfast in the room, but today Michael took the day off work, so I got to play tour guide with my newfound New York knowledge. We took the subway to The…
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New York City – Day 5
I had hoped that the weather forecast would prove to be wrong, but when I opened the curtains this morning I couldn’t see the river. It was overcast and the street was wet. I couldn’t tell from the 31st floor whether or not it was raining. I spent some time trying to motivate myself…
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New York City – Day 4
I had breakfast in the room again today, and then grabbed my coffee in the hotel market, and took it over to Pershing Square where I could see Grand Central Station while I drank it. I then walked to the bike share station and borrowed a bike to ride to the High Line. I…
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