Tour Fever!

Already getting itchy feet and dreaming of grander tours...



More to come!

Riding the Lockside trail to the Galloping Goose

Finally getting around to writing about our BIG TOUR!

These videos are of day two of our summer 2008 tour from Sidney to Campbell River and the Discovery Islands.

After a great first night staying with Yvette our CouchSurfing host, we spent the day riding from Sidney past Victoria to Hatley Castle starting on the Lockside trail in Sidney and connecting to the Galloping Goose.  It was our second trip to the castle which was also used as the school in the X-Men movie.

PS: Please disregard my dumb out of context conversations as they seemed funny at the time but now seem so incredibly dumb.



Traveling over the Blenkinsop Lake Trestle

Trying to slow down

I found this video on The Slow Bicycle Movement

It's a bit how I've been feeling lately as I become more and more disgusted at how the world it and all the greed, hate, corruption, violence, anger, selfishness, and self entitlement spiraling out of control.  The trick is learning inner peace and not allowing what goes on in the world to control me.



"Handlebars" by the Flobots

What could have been

Part 1 and 2 found at the Epicurean Cyclist.  A good representation of one culture going in the right direction at a time when the US was building up an infrastructure for the automobile.

Back in Sidney

At McDonald Park. Last night of our trip (original message sent Aug 8)

R & R on Quadra Island

After a steep ride and hike, this is the view. Still on Quadra