Smoked Calgary Afternoon 🔥

We saw clear skies on the flight over! Then we decended into a smokie city.
As we exited the airport to make use of our 12hr layover we chuckled spotting 3 pine cones dropped (by a kid?) in theLue lisää
Hitting the less smokie skies

After a couple weeks back home we're back at it. A lot of preparation went into getting ready. We packed as light as we could. One checked bag, a carry on, plus a motorcycle helmet!
We were able toLue lisää
Next chapter: USA!

Three pretty intense days of wildfire smoke 😭
Cleaning up the house and items to prepare for our departure.
After worrying about a pending strike by pilots for our next adventure, and rebookingLue lisää
Mother's day at Francois

Spent the weekend with my mom and Erich at thier lake property before going international. Had a wonderful time exploring and helping out around the property.
Operation New Door

J left for a visit with his parents at the lake.
I couldn't shut our front door! It was never that great for an old door, but this was my breaking point. The hardware store near by had one in stock!Lue lisää
Drive back north

Headed to to the ferry terminal early. I thought I was going to be the third to last on the ship, but there was actually a bit of empty room.
I enjoyed a delicious, but weird looking mango on theLue lisää
Funtastic triple cookie

We didn't get into dessert last night so special cookies for breakfast!
I returned my brother's motorbikes.
It was great to spend the day with dad too 👍😎
Lasagna & Dad

Dad's return day home from his motorcycle tour, so I whipped up a big lasagna for him.
I enjoyed an afternoon visit with friends and their two daughters. We had not seen one another in years. SheLue lisää
Pick-me-up pickle

Errands day in Victoria and a little shopping.
I enjoyed some deep fried pickles and a beverage. The waitress commented that it was my "Pick-me-up pickle," for my afternoon. I guess she was right!
Lightening

J stayed in Vancouver while I returned to Victoria. He enjoyed having lunch with a long time friend.
My ferry ride was relaxing. That evening I could see a lightening show in the distance. LighteningLue lisää
Motorcycle road test

Jeremy enjoyed his motorcycle road course in March at a Vancouver school. The Last couple weeks of riding were excellent preparation for the big day. He was borrowing a bike from the school so weLue lisää
Hop on a boat

Beautiful morning in Victoria again! Today's run was around Uvic campus. I studied there for 5 years in the early part of the veg century, so it brought back memories. The outer trail is newer than myLue lisää
Pothole tour

We decided to do the big loop through Lake Cowichan and Duncan on our bikes. The day seemed like it was going to be warm, but we could have used another layer while on the ocean road out to PortLue lisää
R & R Sunday (run and Ritual)

A nice sleep-in Sunday 🛌💤
Cappuccino success ☕
A easy run around the golf course🏃💨
Babushka, "my flying birds," was her greeting. 🧓
J remembered about Ritual Nordic Spa and weLue lisää
Cascade Falls

W&A picked us up for a hike out at Cascade Falls. It was a prefect day for a walk in the woods; not too hot or busy. Afterwards they treated us to lunch at a pub. The sun beams were toasty, so we tookLue lisää
Hot day = ice cream!

Garmin trainer said it was a long run day. So off to Elk Lake for a fun hour.
Another motorcycle ride in the mid 20s sunshine. We found ourselves in Sydney and J thought, "ice cream!" We spotted theLue lisää
Walk your parrot

We had a lovely sleep and woke up to fresh dew. Down to the garden we headed. Four flats of onion starters needed to find their homes in a bed. J and I got to it, assisted by canine supervion. The sunLue lisää
Fulford

Amazing sleep! It must be the heavy run training 🏃. We woke to a very drizzly day ☔, and postponed our early ride departure to see a friend on Saltspring Island.
The rain let up enough for a runLue lisää
Toasty Dump? No, roasted house.

Morning training run at Beaver Lake in bright sunshine and fresh air. We freshened up zipped off on the bikes. Met up with J's cousin&mini for a sea wall walk. He's at the stage of tasting everything,Lue lisää
In the Doghouse.

Up island trip today. More highway riding than ideal, but got to do all fun side-roads after the Malahat. Both sides of Shawnigan Lake and Cowichan Bay.
We visited with J's great Aunt and uncle WestLue lisää
Shirley. The chicken crossed the road.

A wonderful sleep. Coffee to start the day off right as usual. Mt.Doug was calling our name so we did a 6km run loop around it.
Today's 140km ride took us out to Shirley, BC to the famous ShirleyLue lisää
Fish'n chips & coffee

Restful morning and some yoga while waiting for the rain to pass. Our initial plan to zip up island for lunch was postponed until Monday.
Jumped on the bikes and took the long route to the bestLue lisää
Long Run and Motorcycle day

The winds ended and a bright but overcast day. We decided on the golf course trail for our run. We did a few loops. A very friendly elderly walker chatted us up about the beautiful day. The third passLue lisää
70kph drizzling

Wind was howling all day. Drizzling too, so we opted to not hop on the bikes. A relaxing day doing some errands. J got a physio tune up too. Wee bit of shopping. We're still getting used to the city,Lue lisää
Motorcycle ride #1

Today we dropped off Dad at the airport. He's on his way to his Morocco motorcycle group tour. He'll let me wash his bike while he's away, but not ride it 🤔?! Thankfully my brother is lending usLue lisää
Elk Lake run

We're still trying to figure out Garmin. Got our training schedule for the half marathon out of sync. I did sprint runs and J did a long one.
Nice property along the trail for sale, with waterLue lisää
MatkaajaNow I know there is something to see in Calgary when we are there. 😃
MatkaajaYes, the city has stuff to do. Fair bit of public art scattered around too. We were there in April too for a curling tournament. It's much better without smoke.
MatkaajaWe only have a day. I was there in winter 5 years ago. Didn't see much beyond U Calgary.