Years ago, before the Humber River Trail, went under the 401, I rode a part of it with Patti. We didn’t go far. My only strong recollection is pushing our bikes along the sidewalk over the 401 and how noisy it was. Patti’s recollection is that we got ice cream at Dairy Queen on WestonContinue reading “Sunday March 30 – Riding the Humber”
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Tuesday November 5 – Bike Assist
Michael is away planning his mother’s funeral, preparing her house for sale and wrapping up her affairs. The kids are at school and it is a cool, but bright, November Day – a good day for a ride. I read about the Pan Am Path last summer. The path, when completed next summer, will stretchContinue reading “Tuesday November 5 – Bike Assist”
Friday October 24 – Autumn and Les Miz
I had a lovely ride this morning to Downey’s Farm to see if I could catch a glimpse of my friend Gail leading a school group. I was not disappointed and learned all about how pumpkins grow in Gail’s very entertaining fashion. The kids loved her. In the afternoon I took a walk in theContinue reading “Friday October 24 – Autumn and Les Miz”
Tuesday October 28 – Bike the Creek Planning Ride
Sunday afternoon we received a call from Caroline and Pete, good friends of Michael’s mother, Maureen, telling us they had found her delirious, and bleeding, in bed on Sunday morning. They took her to the hospital for assessment. In the evening they called back to say that nothing had been found yet, but that sheContinue reading “Tuesday October 28 – Bike the Creek Planning Ride”
Cycling Goal Achieved
The light was glorious this morning as I prepared to leave the house to meet Patti for our first ride together since we each acquired a road bike. We rode the Etobicoke Creek Trail from County Court Boulevard in the south to just north of Conservation Drive in the north for a total ride ofContinue reading “Cycling Goal Achieved”
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 ofContinue reading “Thanksgiving”
Awesome Autumn
It was an awesome autumn day for a ride in the country. I headed up Torbram Road only to encounter a road closure that sent me across Countryside Road to Airport Road and then back across Mayfield Road to Torbram. Riding on Mayfield is not for the faint of heart. One SUV passed me withContinue reading “Awesome Autumn”
Book of Mormon
What a perfect autumn day it was today. I started out with a quick bike ride in the cool of a perfectly still, sunny morning. The trees were changing colour at the Mayfield Golf Club. Upon my return home, I had a quick shower, then Lara and Joe picked up Michael and me and weContinue reading “Book of Mormon”
Tour De Mississauga (#tourdemississauga)
What an awesome day I had today. I have had the goal of riding the 100 kilometre route in the Tour de Mississauga today, since I rode the 60 kilometre route a year ago. On July 1, I cycled 50 kilometres on my hybrid bike and was on track with my training programme. However, asContinue reading “Tour De Mississauga (#tourdemississauga)”
Sunday September 14 – Riding Up The Escarpment
Next Sunday I am signed up to ride the 100 kilometre route in the Tour de Mississauga. Last year I did the 60 kilometre route on my hybrid bike. This year I have a road bike, but fell off it and hurt my knee on my first ride with clipped in shoes. I bruised theContinue reading “Sunday September 14 – Riding Up The Escarpment”