Category Archives: Hamilton

Hamilton 2025 – Day 6

A big storm did arrive last night, and lowered the temperature a bit, but did not clear out the humidity. We left a little later this morning, and kept it local. On our way to visit New Hope Community Bikes, we passed by Hamilton’s Children’s Museum located in Gage Park. It is undergoing an extensiveContinue reading “Hamilton 2025 – Day 6”

Hamilton 2025 – Day 5

Last night, Cindy asked me if I had ever been to Ancaster. I had, on a Greg‘s ride, riding from Dundas up Wilson Street into Ancaster. I remembered it being very challenging, and it was a much cooler day that day, than it was forecast to be, today. I used Google maps to determine itContinue reading “Hamilton 2025 – Day 5”

Hamilton 2025 – Day 4

Alina got up at the crack of dawn to ride to Bramalea GO to catch the bus that arrived at Hamilton Centre GO Station at 8:55. She then rode the short distance over to where we are staying. After a bathroom and snack break we left about 9:30. We are riding a loop that IContinue reading “Hamilton 2025 – Day 4”

Hamilton 2025 – Day 3

We decided to do a short ride on the Hamilton Brantford Rail Trail, leaving it to ride through a neighbourhood to pick up some level 17 tiles, or Squadrathinos as they are called on Squadrats.com, before descending into Dundas, for lunch, then returning through McMaster. We stopped early in the ride at the John RebeccaContinue reading “Hamilton 2025 – Day 3”

Hamilton 2025 – Day 2

I woke with a headache and backache this morning, so we changed our plans from, biking to Brantford, to a lazy morning, and a ride to Hamilton Beach in the afternoon. I’ve written about Statshunters.com before, which I use to create a personal heat map of all the places I have ridden my bike since 2013,Continue reading “Hamilton 2025 – Day 2”

Hamilton 2025 – Day 1

Cindy, and her husband, Mark, and I have come to Mark’s daughter’s house to look after her cat, Joanie, in Hamilton for the week.  Michael, and my oldest son, drove me my bike, and my stuff to Hamilton. My daughter Megan, and her fiancé John, walked over from their place in Hamilton, to join usContinue reading “Hamilton 2025 – Day 1”

Hamilton- Day 7

We decided to walk to Steve’s Open Kitchen for breakfast. It took us past Hamilton City Hall, where there is a topiary Tiger-Cats mascot, mini football field, and football. There is also the now ubiquitous large public art sculpture of the name of the city. Adjacent to City Hall is Whitehern, a well preserved, statelyContinue reading “Hamilton- Day 7”

Hamilton- Day 6 – Dundas

We planned a short ride today, riding along the Hamilton Brantford Rail Trail to Dundas Valley Conservation Area, then leaving the trail and descending into Dundas for lunch and coffee, before riding back up, Cootes Drive, and through McMaster, and back to the apartment, for a ride of about 25 km. We started the morning,Continue reading “Hamilton- Day 6 – Dundas”

Hamilton – Day 5

We started the day by walking across the street to the Ark and Anchor for lattés which we took back to the apartment to drink while I made breakfast. Ralph came out this morning and ate his breakfast, and then settled down for a rest in his litter box. I’ve never observed such behaviour inContinue reading “Hamilton – Day 5”