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, quickContinue reading “#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Train Travel Day to Ottawa”
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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 OntarioContinue reading “#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Packing Day”
Mother’s Day Ride
Trystan brought me breakfast in bed this morning, just before 7am, for Mother’s Day. He thoughtfully got it ready early so that I could head out on a 70km ride before it got too hot or too wet. As it turned out, it didn’t get up to the 30 degrees Celsius predicted a couple daysContinue reading “Mother’s Day Ride”
Day Out At Wild Water Kingdom
Today Trystan and his friends Edmund and Zack, Owen and I went to Wild Water Kingdom for the day. It was the warmest day we have had lately, although I wouldn’t call it hot. The kids were fine, but I wore my short wetsuit to keep me warm in the breeze when I was wet. Continue reading “Day Out At Wild Water Kingdom”
Day Out in Brampton
Today, I ventured out after a few days of resting my injured leg. Owen and I decided to go to the relatively new Mount Pleasant library branch and to run some errands. We drove to the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood in northwest Brampton which is a planned neighbourhood which includes: a transit hub for GO TransitContinue reading “Day Out in Brampton”
“Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.”
“Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.”, Elaine told me in a comment on my Cars and Bikes post two days ago. Last night I practiced getting my new cycling shoes into and out of the pedals, in the house against a wall. This morning Owen and I called on his friend Emma and weContinue reading ““Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.””
Doctor, Movie and Pick Ups
The day started with a trip to the ophthalmologist for Alun who has had a teary eye for months. Turns out the tear duct is blocked. We got some new eye drops to reduce inflammation and he is to massage the inside corner of his eyes. We go back in four weeks to see ifContinue reading “Doctor, Movie and Pick Ups”
Cars and Bikes
My day started at the garage today. The radio in our van was replaced after it stopped recognizing ipods and phones that were plugged into it. A few months after that it stopped working altogether and made a popping noise every few seconds whether or not the van was turned on. A computer reset fixedContinue reading “Cars and Bikes”
Small World
Today I rode my new bike to Caledon East for a coffee at Gabe’s Bake Shop. I’ve been using Mapmyride to track my rides. My best average speed for this 35 km round trip on my hybrid bike was 20.2 kph on a day with 8 kph winds. Today, on my new bike my averageContinue reading “Small World”
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 requiredContinue reading “How Do They Do that?”