Today was a walking exploration of downtown Calgary. We walked somewhere between 13 and 17 km. My Strava said 17 and Patti‘s Apple Watch said 13. She might’ve paused, and I have GPS squiggles adding distance in some of the places where we went inside. I had identified 10 things that I wanted to see.Continue reading “Calgary – Day 7”
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Calgary – Day 6
I didn’t take a picture of Cat this morning, so here’s a picture of us waiting for the bus. Every time I ride the bus I think of the Danish “The Bus” advertisement. The bus we have been taking from the apartment to the bike shop has been very convenient and quick, even if it’sContinue reading “Calgary – Day 6”
Calgary – Day 5
It was 9° when we were leaving this morning, so I had my vest on the bed to take. When I went into the room to put it into my backpack I found Cat making himself at home. We thought we were in time to get the bus that would get us to Outlaw SportsContinue reading “Calgary – Day 5”
Calgary- Day 4
I woke before my alarm this morning to this face. It’s Canada Day so we decided to do a ride along both sides of the Bow River through the City thinking there might be Canada Day events happening along the river. We took the bus from the apartment to Outlaw Sports to pick up theContinue reading “Calgary- Day 4”
Calgary – Day 3
I was a bit sore after yesterday’s ride on the heavy, wide barred, mountain bike and was doing some stretching after breakfast. Cat joined me. We drove to a bike rental place about a 15 minute drive south of where we are staying. We were both much happier with the bikes we rented today. IContinue reading “Calgary – Day 3”
Calgary – Day 2
We borrowed Patti‘s son’s car today to drive to Canmore, where we rented bikes and rode to Banff. Once we were on the highway, there were beautiful views of the mountains, all the way. We reserved the bikes online last night, and chose mountain bikes as they were less expensive than the road bikes, andContinue reading “Calgary – Day 2”
Mont-Tremblant – Day 10
We packed and took it down to the car. Fortunately, we had an elevator to take us down from the 12th floor. It’s always easier to pack to go home – no choices about what to pack and, when you have brought food, if you’ve planned correctly, you have eaten most of it. We decidedContinue reading “Mont-Tremblant – Day 10”
Mont-Tremblant – Day 9 – Ottawa
Apologies dear readers for leaving yesterday’s blog on a cliffhanger and taking a few days to write today’s. We decided to take a walk before breakfast, to retrace last night’s walk, to try to find Cindy‘s key card. The first place we stopped was the bridge on Laurier Avenue over the canal where I sawContinue reading “Mont-Tremblant – Day 9 – Ottawa”
Mont-Tremblant – Day 8 – Ottawa
The heat wave was forecast to continue so we planned to do a 14 km ride I found on the “Ottawa Rural Routes” Ride with GPS account, followed by a visit to the air conditioned comfort of the National Gallery of Art. I love the spiral staircase at Laurier Avenue. We turned too soon asContinue reading “Mont-Tremblant – Day 8 – Ottawa”
Mont-Tremblant – Day 7 – St-Jovite, Montebello, and Ottawa
We packed everything up, loaded the car, drove to the sister resort to return our keys, and then parked in a the shady spot in Mont-Tremblant Village. It was already 25° and we were driving to Ottawa today so, we decided to just ride back to St-Jovite for a coffee, and to experience an enjoyableContinue reading “Mont-Tremblant – Day 7 – St-Jovite, Montebello, and Ottawa”