Lisa Stokes
Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus
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Friday October 3 – Humber College North Campus Visit
Today Megan and I visited the Humber College North Campus. It is one of five campuses that we plan to visit to help Megan decide where to go next year. The campus is quite close to home – only about 15 minutes by car – and easily accessible by public transit. I was surprised…
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Saturday October 18 – Climbing the CN Tower
In early October 2007 Megan asked me if we could climb the CN Tower. I didn’t know, but told her I would look into it. I found out that The Toronto United Way holds a climb for fundraising every October. Alun expressed an interest in going, too. I researched how many stairs had to…
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Gas Price War
When I was out running errands this morning, I came across gas for $1.096! I can’t remember when it was last under $1.10. This is at the Esso at Richvale Drive South, which for months have been running cheaper than the one near me. Today, the one by me was $1.179. I filled up…
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Wednesday, October 15 – Happy Birthday Dad
It is my dad’s 81st birthday on Sunday October 19 so today Lara and I took him out for lunch at Panera Bread in Mississauga. I love their Autumn Squash soup. Over the years I have found it difficult to find a creative gift for my father. It’s not that he is hard to…
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Thanksgiving
I had a lovely ride for coffee up to Caledon East to my usual stop at Gabe’s Country Bake Shop. As I pedal north, I anticipate the coffee and think about what I will choose to eat with it. The sky was blue, and while the leaves were changing, there is still a lot…
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Summer is Over
There was frost on the roof this morning when I got up. I dressed in my warm running tights to go meet Patti for our Saturday morning run. Patti tells me she had to scrape frost off her windows before driving. It was sunny and still so it didn’t feel as cold as it…
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My Green is Showing
Owen caught a cold and missed school last Friday. I tried my best not to catch it, but Monday morning I woke up feeling terrible. I didn’t have any colds in the fall 2013/winter 2014 cold season so perhaps I am a little more susceptible this year. That seems to be how it goes…
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Sunday Ride
It was a cool windy day today, but I am determined to get in a few more long rides on my road bike before putting it away for the winter. Since the winds were from the southwest today, I decided to ride to Mississauga to my dad’s place for a visit. It took me…
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Misty Autumn Day
Today Gail picked me up and we went for a drive in Caledon and Halton Hills. When I checked the weather on Monday evening, Tuesday was forecast to be rainy and today was forecast to be clear and sunny, a perfect day for a drive and photo shoot. Unfortunately, the day dawned overcast and…
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