Saturday, June 14, 2008
First Bike Trip of the Season!
Well! Friday was the juggling class, and I think it worked out really well! There were actually 10 people there (8 new grads + 2 full timers), and by the end of the class 3 of them were doing basic 3 ball juggling really well, and 2 others were doing a couple variations of 2 balls in one hand. Woot woot! And the best part is, I think I actually managed to do a pretty convincing job of relating it to consulting and tying in a number of lessons re: professionalism / presentation, learning new skills, giving and receiving feedback, negotiating, etc.
Today Laura and I embarked on the first hobo roadtrip of 2008. I've previously biked Toronto -> Oakville, so decided I didn't need to do that leg of things again. We drove out this morning to Burlington, and I biked ~70km from Burlington to Hamilton, then from Hamilton to Brantford. We met up at McMaster for lunch, right across from the hospital. From Hamilton the ride was along a really nice rail trail - saw a few nice birds (oriole, cardinals, warblers, swallows) and got a bit too much sun. I'd expected the day to be overcast, so hadn't put on sunscreen (what was I THINKING?) - arms are red as a lobster now. I'd been planning to do Brantford to Waterloo or Guelph tomorrow, but looks like its going to rain.
Today Laura and I embarked on the first hobo roadtrip of 2008. I've previously biked Toronto -> Oakville, so decided I didn't need to do that leg of things again. We drove out this morning to Burlington, and I biked ~70km from Burlington to Hamilton, then from Hamilton to Brantford. We met up at McMaster for lunch, right across from the hospital. From Hamilton the ride was along a really nice rail trail - saw a few nice birds (oriole, cardinals, warblers, swallows) and got a bit too much sun. I'd expected the day to be overcast, so hadn't put on sunscreen (what was I THINKING?) - arms are red as a lobster now. I'd been planning to do Brantford to Waterloo or Guelph tomorrow, but looks like its going to rain.
Labels: Biking, Hobo Roadtrip, Juggling
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tercel Of Love
Ah the glorious Tercel of Love, how she's treated me well over the years. With the parents doing the cottage thing, it's looking fairly certain like the Tercel Of Love will be in Toronto this summer, helping out with another leg of the cross country bike tour.
So far the plan is to do a number of weekend stints...sorta Ottawa -> Kingston, Kingston -> Toronto, Toronto -> Niagara, Niagara -> Stratford, Stratford -> Guelph, and then up towards Barrie and northward!
I'm very pleased that summer is in the air....hoping to get out on the trails for my first real ride of the season today. I've been biking to work for a few weeks now, but it's no substitute for some good ol' fashion trail riding!
So far the plan is to do a number of weekend stints...sorta Ottawa -> Kingston, Kingston -> Toronto, Toronto -> Niagara, Niagara -> Stratford, Stratford -> Guelph, and then up towards Barrie and northward!
I'm very pleased that summer is in the air....hoping to get out on the trails for my first real ride of the season today. I've been biking to work for a few weeks now, but it's no substitute for some good ol' fashion trail riding!
Labels: Biking
