Lisa Stokes
Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus
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Manitoulin Cycling Odyssey – Day 1
I wore the wrist brace while I slept, iced from time to time, and took ibuprofen. When I finally dragged myself out of bed after 8am, I was still unsure whether or not my wrist was broken. By the time I came downstairs Dayle already knew the hours and location of the local hospital,…
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Manitoulin Cycling Odyssey – Travel day
David, Dayle, Wayne and I are cycling on Manitoulin Island this year. We did some tentative planning in August but decided, given the pandemic, to wait until the travel week to book the trip. Sunday, we got together on a now ubiquitous Zoom call, and decided the trip was a go. Unfortunately, the two…
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Buffalo Getaway – Day 4
We awoke, dressed, packed, checked out, and drove to Wegman’s for breakfast. While yesterday’s hotel breakfast was good and relaxing, it just wasn’t worth three times the amount it cost at the grocery store coffee counter. Having said that, though, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Hotel Henry and enjoyed our dinners. I would…
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Buffalo Getaway – Day 3
I woke up late, for me, at 815, opened the curtains and was greeted with the type of weather I expect in Buffalo in December. We decided to eat at the hotel coffee shop. it cost three times the amount of our breakfast at Wegman’s yesterday. After placing our order I wandered through the…
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Buffalo Getaway- Day 2
We turned off our alarms and got up when we woke up. We drove over to the local Wegmans where we had breakfast and picked up a few items for snacks for the next couple days. Then we drove downtown and parked in the City Hall parking lot. Our plan for the day was…
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Buffalo Getaway – Day 1
Michael and I decided to take a getaway to Buffalo for our 32nd wedding anniversary which falls on the solstice. I was here four years ago with my eldest son to visit the Martin House. I blogged about it here and here. Last time I stayed downtown at the Hyatt, but this time we…
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Greg’s Ride – Day 2
We breakfasted at Tim’s then went back to our AirBnB before heading the 300m to the start of the ride. Dayle found a fabulous house in a perfect location. This is my second year riding Greg’s Ride. I blogged about it last year, here. We arrived at the Legion Hall just after 9 o’clock…
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To Hamilton for Greg’s Ride – Day 1
Today we rode our bikes to Hamilton for the 14th Annual Greg’s Ride. David and Dayle, Wayne and I are staying two nights in Dundas, where the ride begins. Barry rode with us to Burlington then back to Brampton. From their website: “In 2006, OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart was killed while cycling on Tremaine…
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Bike to Meaford – Stats
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Bike to Meaford – Day 4 – Stayner to Brampton
Once again we had to ride to a restaurant for breakfast. Most mornings our planned leave time turned out to be aspirational rather than accurately adhered to, however, this was our longest day for cycling so we pulled out all the stops and got on the road as planned. It’s not often that within…
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