Lisa Stokes
Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Port Hope to Ajax With an Escort
I am a member of the Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee and was fortunate to be able to attend the 2016 Bike Summit as a representative of the committee. While I was there I met Joe Arruda, a commuter cyclist promoting active transportation in Oshawa. Joe and I started following each other on twitter. While…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Belleville to Port Hope – Headwinds
This blog post is late since Rani kept me up late talking and when I tried to upload pictures, I found that the internet at Summerville Bed and Breakfast in Port Hope was inadequate. I found the following day of riding grueling and discovered the Ajax Super 8 wifi was also inadequate, putting me…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Kingston to Belleville – A Day of Contrasts
The day dawned overcast with a light rain. We faced the disappointment of knowing that John would not be able to ride with us today, due to his damaged ankle, and the concern that he might not be able to ride again, during this trip. It was our third long-distance ride day in a…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Merrickville to Kingston
Today was probably the best day of cycling I have ever had. I think all the others on this trip agree. The day started with breakfast at 7 AM on the second floor of the 1840 Guest House in Merrickville. If you out of the French doors to the balcony showed a stiffly blowing flag…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Ottawa to Merrickville
The day started with breakfast in John’s and Jim’s room, packing suitcases, getting suitcases into the trailer, bikes down to the parking lot from the rooms, ensuring nothing was left behind and checking out. The original plan was to head out of town at 8 o’clock, however, we decided , only with about 80…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Retail Therapy, Carbo Loading and Shenanigans
Once again, we started the day with an excellent breakfast provided by Jim. We ended up eating in his and John’s room on the 17th floor, but I did get a picture of the view from the common room where we ate breakfast yesterday and a picture of the room. Jim once again graciously…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Meeting and Tour Day – Ottawa
What a busy day we had today. We started the day with the great breakfast in the common room on the 17th floor of the residence at the University of Ottawa where we are staying. Jim went shopping this morning and then set up a breakfast buffet in his and John’s room for us.…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Train Travel Day to Ottawa
I had a relaxing morning since the the bike and suitcase were packed yesterday and dropped off last night. I just had to pack my day pack and catch the 13:20 train from Union Station to Ottawa. It was my first time traveling by VIA Rail and it was so civilized – no security,…
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#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Packing Day
Last fall, as members of Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee and BikeBrampton chatted in the parking garage under City Hall after a committee meeting, I overheard John and David talking about planning a cycling trip from Ottawa to Brampton for Canada’s 150th birthday. Their inspiration came from Budi Tahir, a Brampton senior who circumnavigated Lake…
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2016 Cycling Goals Achieved
This year I had four cycling goals. Ride the 120 km route in the Tour de Mississauga Ride 100km each day for two consecutive days Ride 3000 km Ride further than my friend Kevin The first three were the same as last year and I achieved numbers 1 and 3. I thought it would…
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