The day started with Willy and Rusty in our bed. After four days of driving on gravel roads, my car is absolutely filthy. We were originally going to do a ride in Mono Township today, but yesterday when we were having coffee, we met a group of cyclists that mentioned the Upper Grand Trailway, aContinue reading “Hillsburgh 2024 – Day 5 – Waldemar to Arthur”
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Hillsburgh 2024 – Day 4
We drove about 15 minutes to save 30 km of riding for a planned 46 km ride. The scenery continued to be rural and pastoral. Within a kilometre or so of leaving the car, we encountered this newly surfaced road that was very wet, very uncomfortable to ride on, and made our bikes filthy. IContinue reading “Hillsburgh 2024 – Day 4”
Hillsburgh 2024 – Day 2
Today we planned to do Barry’s second tile collection route, which again, were new tiles for him, but not for Cindy and me. He planned a coffee break at the Tin Roof Café in Erin, where we arranged for David and Dayle to meet us for lunch and treats, to celebrate Dayle’s 71st birthday. CindyContinue reading “Hillsburgh 2024 – Day 2”
Erie Canalway – Day 4 – Lockport to Rochester
The forecast high today was predicted to reach 31 so we decided to be on the road by 7 AM. We were staying just outside of Lockport with only a short ride from the hotel on roads to get to the trail. We passed the lovely county office building, and shortly thereafter came to theContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 4 – Lockport to Rochester”
Bratislava- Day 3
We discovered when we checked in yesterday that the hotel charges €25 for a second person in the room, which we didn’t know before we got here, but it’s still an amazing deal for me to be able to come to Europe and spend only that much a night, and it includes a wonderful buffetContinue reading “Bratislava- Day 3”
May 22-23 – Spin the Lakes – Part 1
Patti and I have been going away for a long weekend each spring for seven years. We take our bikes with us to do some riding, although cycling has not been the primary purpose of the weekend. From 2008-2010, we went to Ottawa for the Tulip Festival and were delighted with what a cycle friendlyContinue reading “May 22-23 – Spin the Lakes – Part 1”
Sunday April 26 – Failing to Climb the Escarpment
Patti and I have signed up for Spin the Lakes on May 23 near Huntsville. It starts at Hidden Valley resort, and they have a deal with the resort for participants to stay at a reduced rate, so we will drive north on Friday, stay overnight, ride and head home after the ride. The routesContinue reading “Sunday April 26 – Failing to Climb the Escarpment”
Sunday April 19 – Riding the Humber, Again
On my second ride down the Humber this year, I invited Patti to come along. I mapped the ride from the Toronto Public Library on Humberwood Boulevard down to the lake and found it to be 50km return. We weren’t sure if we could go that far this early in the season but decided toContinue reading “Sunday April 19 – Riding the Humber, Again”
Sunday March 30 – Riding the Humber
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”
Winter Getaway – February 1-3, 2015 – Part 1
I am almost two months late with this post and got out of the habit of blogging since late January. I am going to try to get back into it. Surprisingly, my two oldest teens both inquired why I had stopped blogging, which means they must have been reading my posts, which is as goodContinue reading “Winter Getaway – February 1-3, 2015 – Part 1”