walking

 

Thursday I drove to St. Luke's Churh Cemetery to look thing over.

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Our volunteer coordinator sent out a message yesterday announcing the next clan-up day at the site.

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Next week will be when the Remembrance Day 2023 ceremony prepearation will be carried out.

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These volunteers will include persons affiliated with the church, students and military personnel.

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All this is an annual event throughout the city. Lest We Forget.

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Labels: remembrance, st.lukes

 

Monday morning I drove the Honda with bike-on-board to Royal Bay.

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I was here last Thursday but today with my bike in tow.

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It was too windy to put the drone up but it was in my carrier.

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Using the Vital Action Video Camera ($99CND) was a good idea.

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It's as good as my 12yr-old GoPro except for battery life.

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It was nice to back in the area and the whole place can be covered in 15-minutes on a bike.

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Labels: colwood, ebike, izip

 

Thursday morning, when the homecare person came in, I drove the Benz to Royal Roads then on to Royal Bay.

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The weather was a damp, Scottish-mist and the 22km distance on the bike gets boring after a few trips.

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After checking out the Westshore Rowing and Paddling Centre and Blue Heron House it was up Serpentine Rd. and on to Royal Bay.

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Painter Road Trailhead is still there so that's where the limo was parked while checking out the surroundings.

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Royal Bay 2020

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Labels: colwood

 

Thursday morning I cycled a 37km roundtrip to Royal Roads University grounds and back home.

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The destination was Royal Bay but I turned around at Painter Road gate.

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iZip's battery was showing half empty after only 19km. What!

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Perhaps I've been taking too many short rides and it forgot it's got 55km in it.

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For something completely different:

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Life imitating art again:

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The headline in this morning's Times Colonist newpaper featured a photograph which is the same as one I took.

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This is great news for this troublesome intersection disrupting the flow along the Galloping Goose Trail

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“Corey Burger of Capital Bike, which advocates for cycling in the capital region, said the Colwood bridge will close a critical gap in the Galloping Goose Trail and vastly improve safety for cyclists.”

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Labels: colwood, ebike, RRU

 

Let us pray

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We give thanks this day for all the blessings Our Father in Heaven (Eternity) showers down upon us daily.

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Sunday, October 8, 2023 we were able once again to enjoy the day of celebration with our son and daughter-in-law in their beautiful home.

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Surrounded by our host's family of four generations and their friends we enjoyed a great feast together.

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Our only regret was the maternal parents were not able to attend due to Bob's recent surgery.

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We also send out thoughts and prayers to those in Israel who are undergoing a terrible, terrorist attack from an evil empire.

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Blenkinsop Valley Resort (BVR)

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Labels: family, thanksgiving

My Thursday morning bicycle ride was interrupted by a minor mishap.

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It happend while walking — not riding — my bicycle around a sharp corner to get back onto the E&N Rail Trail at Admirals Road.

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Stupid me, remained seated on my bike while I 'walked' it around a sharp corner on a paved trail.

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What I did not notice was the trail surface was lower on my righthand side and when I put my right foot down there was nothing there.

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The resulting nosedive put my left hand index finger up against a brick wall with the full force of my body weight behind it.

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The end of my finger stopped while the rest kept moving one finger bone beneath the other. Not good.

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Said finger also became lacerated which required some stitches. Looks good now.

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Labels: e&n, ebike, izip, pedelecs