Posts tagged "cycling"
Tennessee Tales

Tennessee Tales

This bit of philosophy from Snoopy was seen in a bike shop restroom! The last two days have been cold and wet.  Since we only have three cycling days to go we decided to sit one out, since tomorrow, Tuesday is supposed to be sunny and a pleasant temperature.  We’ve already missed some beautiful scenery...
Down west in Virginia, approaching Tennessee

Down west in Virginia, approaching Tennessee

We thought tonight’s campsite would be close to Marion, VA where there is a library, (that’s where we are now), but turns out the campsite is 6 miles down the road and there’s a stiff headwind, so we only have a few minutes here.  But better a short update that none.  I had so much...
On the road!

On the road!

We’ve been on the road four days now, and mostly have been dealing with challenges!  But we have managed about 120 km, and have met the nicest people, seen more of Quebec than we expected, gotten caught in quite a rainstorm, listened to Michelle Obama’s speech, heard the results of the Quebec election as they came in,...
Triathlon!

Triathlon!

It was a big day — satisfying, and good fun — but more than that as well.  We lucked out (as did all the many other participants and scads of organizers and volunteers involved): even though showers and thunderstorms had been predicted, not a drop of rain fell on the 30th annual UBC Triathlon-Duathlon.  It was...