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Another year, another try at the Ride for Heart. The annual fundraiser that closes down 2 major highways in downtown Toronto to allow pedestrians on to walk, run or ride. We were originally going to opt out this year since we had a major bathroom …
The camping season begins for 2018! Our annual trip to Mew Lake in Algonquin Park! It’s May, just barely, the temperatures have just been hovering around 28 DegC the last little while so why not…. Well… because it’s May…. and the weather is unpredictable. A …
So, it’s taken me quite a long time to get all the Canada 150 posts out there…. and life has a habit of getting in the way….. Seeing as this fall and winter have flown by with lots of fun events, I thought I’d try to …
*** sorry for the delay***….. Little did i know how sketchy cell service would be across Canada. I’ve been trying to keep up with writing this blog but uploading it was another story. So… I’m a little behind. My apologies to those of you who …
From Sudbury, we headed west and hugged the coast along the North Channel, past Sault Ste. Marie and then up to Lake Superior Provincial Park. The shorter trees of Sudbury made way for tall pines again as they lined the hills on either side of …
Rain… Rain… Rain.. but magically we seem to find the right times to stop and do things as the rain lets up. In Ottawa, we managed to avoid the rain under canopies and such just as we were having lunch or dinner, and upon arrival …
Kids out of school and a long day of work…. Phew… Time to kick back and relax for the night before we begin our journey!?!….. Of course not!!! We make the call to just DO IT…. Get in the car and go…. And so in …
Sometimes you just need a break… So as our anniversary was coming up, the ‘big kids’ decided to take quick getaway up north to Northridge Inn. A beautiful stunning property on the south end of Bernard Lake just south of Sundridge. The boutique hotel or inn …
With tickets in hand for the only afternoon TFC game this spring, we spontaneously decided a bike ride to get to BMO Field was a great idea. Water bottles and snacks packed, we headed out with about just over 2 hours to spare to get …
Two years ago we were rained out, last year we double booked. So with determination, we re-committed to the Ride for Heart 2017. Portions of the Gardiner Expressway (main highway across Toronto’s downtown/waterfront) and Don Valley Parkway are closed down to vehicular traffic. Cyclists, runners …