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Lisa Stokes

Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus

  • How Do They Do that?

    This morning I headed out to Georgetown to test again the second-hand road bike that I tested on Sunday night. On Wednesday I went to Cyclepath and talked to Christie about the used bike and also tried two new ones. They felt good but I was really unsure about spending the kind of money…

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  • A Day out at the AGO

    Today Trystan, Owen and I decided to use one of the coupons in the 2014 Fun Pass that the Ontario government provides to schoolchildren in their report cards each year. I don’t think we have ever used one of the coupons before. We drove to Kipling subway station where the north lot was already…

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  • Running Around

    Today was a day of running around not accomplishing much. I began by driving Megan to Mississauga Secondary School. She was told to be there from 8:30 to 10:30. It was her final day of her summer 2 credit co-op program. It is a 25 minute drive at that time of day. When we…

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  • Seven Repairs in Five Years

    My day started with the seventh dishwasher repair in five years on my seven year old dishwasher. I think I have now spent more repairing it than I paid for it in the first place. I have used the same repairman for over a decade. He has repaired my current dishwasher and the one…

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  • Day Out at Canada’s Wondeland

    Alun has a season pass to Canada’s Wonderland. This is the third year he has had one. Usually, he goes with three school friends, however this year he hasn’t planned anything with his friends so far. This year season pass holders can purchase up to four “Bring a friend Mondays” passes for $20 and…

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