It's a good 6-7Km to his house.
It was -33°C (with a windchill that made if feel closer to -40°C...).
I probably wasn't quite so well dressed as I could have been. I can't remember the last time I felt so cold. Oi!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
First ride of the New Year
Amanda and I rolled out to our friend Darrin's for a New Years get together.
It's a good 6-7Km to his house.
It was -33°C (with a windchill that made if feel closer to -40°C...).
I probably wasn't quite so well dressed as I could have been. I can't remember the last time I felt so cold. Oi!
It's a good 6-7Km to his house.
It was -33°C (with a windchill that made if feel closer to -40°C...).
I probably wasn't quite so well dressed as I could have been. I can't remember the last time I felt so cold. Oi!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Touring Camel
SSSSSHHHHHHHHH!
Don't tell Amanda! (I just finished her Xmas present - I know, cutting it a bit close, but that's how I roll!)
Happy Holidays everyone! Stay warm - for those of you residing in cooler climes (like me)... or... stay cool - for those in more tropical climes (so not me!). I hope you all have a joyful and prosperous new year, free of tire punctures (I said "hope", we can always HOPE!).
Don't tell Amanda! (I just finished her Xmas present - I know, cutting it a bit close, but that's how I roll!)
Happy Holidays everyone! Stay warm - for those of you residing in cooler climes (like me)... or... stay cool - for those in more tropical climes (so not me!). I hope you all have a joyful and prosperous new year, free of tire punctures (I said "hope", we can always HOPE!).
Sunday, November 1, 2009
More Critters on Bikes
Here is the next batch of paintings in the “Critters on Bikes” series that I have been painting for Amanda…
Can you guess which month I started them in…?
Like the Others these are all itty-bitty... like 3.5x4" or so...
Can you guess which month I started them in…?
Like the Others these are all itty-bitty... like 3.5x4" or so...
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Yuba Again...
I've been having a lot of fun riding the Yuba around and looking for just about any excuse to do so. I noticed in a flyer that there was a "spend $200 get 250 airmiles" at safeway last weekend... Now I don't really care about airmiles all that much... or Safeway fro that matter... But Amanda does get excited about such things so I pointed it out to her and off I was sent to push teh limits of what we could haul!!!
Heading out in the snow.
Here's the cartload of stuff I bought and had to somehow load on to the bike... Now I'm thinking having two bags or boxes semi-permanently attached would be really handy when trying to load this up with large loads. I could have put one bag in each keeping it fairly balenced as I loaded it. Instead I had to load up the one side, holding the bike up with my leg. Then, once the Yuba bag was loaded up I turned it around and leaned it against the wall while I loaded up the Bob Bag and then strapped it on to the bike. In the end it didn't end up all that well balanced. It wasn't a huge deal for handling, but whenever I stopped I couldn't just use the kick stand - it would just tip over...
All loaded up.
I was going to type out the list of everything I got to give you an idea of how much exactly I was loaded up with.. but I'm too lazy... Let's just say there was at least 22 litres of apple juice and soymilk... Which is 22kg right there (almost 50lbs). Then there was bags and bags of frozen peas and corn and blueberries...
Back home...
Heading out in the snow.
Here's the cartload of stuff I bought and had to somehow load on to the bike... Now I'm thinking having two bags or boxes semi-permanently attached would be really handy when trying to load this up with large loads. I could have put one bag in each keeping it fairly balenced as I loaded it. Instead I had to load up the one side, holding the bike up with my leg. Then, once the Yuba bag was loaded up I turned it around and leaned it against the wall while I loaded up the Bob Bag and then strapped it on to the bike. In the end it didn't end up all that well balanced. It wasn't a huge deal for handling, but whenever I stopped I couldn't just use the kick stand - it would just tip over...
All loaded up.
I was going to type out the list of everything I got to give you an idea of how much exactly I was loaded up with.. but I'm too lazy... Let's just say there was at least 22 litres of apple juice and soymilk... Which is 22kg right there (almost 50lbs). Then there was bags and bags of frozen peas and corn and blueberries...
Back home...
Snow
This past week we've had a bit of snow... It's mostly gone now, but it was annoying, chilly, and wet, and I just wasn't ready to start walking of taking the bus, so I said "Snow be damned" and carried on as usual. Luckily it wasn't actually very icy when we had to head out...
It was a sign of things to come, however. I guess we best get ready for more of it pretty soon...
It was a sign of things to come, however. I guess we best get ready for more of it pretty soon...
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
CVT’s Mobile Support Team
My friend CVT is training for the New York marathon next month. He took up running in March. This weekend he was visiting, along with another friend from the Edmonton area, and was planning to do a 28km run on Sunday morning. CVT has never run 28km before – though he did do a Half-marathon earlier this summer. Terry and I decided to tag along for inspiration (or consternation), encouragement and heckling…
(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)
From Left to Right: Terry, CVT, and me with spatula for extra encouragement (and possibly splinting)!
CVT and Terry around 6Km?
Me and Terry around 7Km – taken by CVT who was running backwards!
Me and CVT at about 8Km
CVT at 17Km – the dude is a running machine with a heart like an Ox.
He had started out running 10 minutes, the walking one... then it was more like running 20... then thirty... by this point he had more or less given up on the walking and was just running!
In the home stretch – CVT and Terry at about 26Km
CVT and Terry at 28Km!
Grand total: 28.2Km in just over three hours.
CVT and his Mobile Support Unit.
If only we could go to New York with him! Ah well, he’ll do fine and there’ll be no shortage of folks cheering him on.
Way to go CVT, you are an inspiration to us all!
(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)
From Left to Right: Terry, CVT, and me with spatula for extra encouragement (and possibly splinting)!
CVT and Terry around 6Km?
Me and Terry around 7Km – taken by CVT who was running backwards!
Me and CVT at about 8Km
CVT at 17Km – the dude is a running machine with a heart like an Ox.
He had started out running 10 minutes, the walking one... then it was more like running 20... then thirty... by this point he had more or less given up on the walking and was just running!
In the home stretch – CVT and Terry at about 26Km
CVT and Terry at 28Km!
Grand total: 28.2Km in just over three hours.
CVT and his Mobile Support Unit.
If only we could go to New York with him! Ah well, he’ll do fine and there’ll be no shortage of folks cheering him on.
Way to go CVT, you are an inspiration to us all!
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