PEI Gran Fondo
August 23, 2014from Flickr http://ift.tt/1zoIwMz
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Northport
August 22, 2014. A quick 30 km tune-up (@23kph) before tomorrow's big ride. This is Northport, just south of Alberton, a working port (as you can see) but also with a museum and pleasure boat moorings.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1vtbWZB -
Jacques Cartier
August 21, 2014. This is the statue of Jacques Cartier (and the PEI provincial flag) at our campsite (named Jacques Cartier Provincial Park) and the Gulf of St. Lawrence beyond. This has been our August home for the last five summers.from Flickr http:... -
Tignish
August 20, 2014. I did a loop today that included the full length of Palmer Road (at last!) and most of Dock Road (73km @ 21kph). This is the St. Simon & St. Jude Church, a 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Tignish.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1p... -
Night Ocean
August 19, 2014. This is the ocean I'm camping by in PEI. I had a beautiful photo of the church in Miscouche I thought I took on the way back from the city, but alas, no card in the camera (this is the Sony RX100 II camera's biggest weakness, it doesn... -
Alberton
August 18, 2014. Another day of inclement weather part of which was spent sitting on the poirch at Alberton Bakery watching the world go by. Alberton is the closest town to the campsite and I always enjoy visiting.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1p6uSN6 -
Palmer Road Church Fair
August 17, 20114. Most days the Palmer Road Church stands by itself on a lonely corner in the North Cape, but during the annual fair it comes alive with hundreds of people, booths, music, food, and of course a dunk tank. Last year I missed it by one d... -
Confederation Trail
August 16, 2014. Cycled the trail from Alberton through O'Leary to where it meets up with highway 2 - a big C-shaped route - then back up 12 to the campsite. 76 km @ 21 kph, pretty good considering the state of the trail, which is slowly being ruined ... -
Summerside in the Rain
August 15, 2014. A rainy windy day which damaged our tent and drove us to spend the day in Summerside, where we enjoyed a full hour of sunshine before the skies opened up again.from Flickr http://ift.tt/XpxPOn -
Richmond Dairy
About 50 km south of our campsite is Rochmond Dairy, a nice bit of relief after two and a half hours of driving toward the campsite. What I like about it is that it's a throwback to the days when fast food chains didn't rule and the centre of town was... -
Nor Wester
August 13, 2014. The Nor Wester chugs into Miminegash harbour to unload its catch. I cycled across the island to visit the port (55 km @ 20 kph (which includes a mistaken trip along MacKinnon Road, which as it turns out is more of an ATV trail, comple... -
North Cape
August 12, 2014. Rode up to North Cape on a wrm clear and slightly breezy day n the Island. 57 km @ 22.7 kph. Also: have successfully connected my computer to my mobile internet, so I can do things like upload this photo. No that's not me standing on ... -
The Campstead 2014
August 11, 2014. Arrived at Jacques Cartier Provincial Park on the North Cape, our summer home where I recharge, get in a lot of cycling, and recomment to a slower and more pastoral way of life more attuned to my disposition.from Flickr http://ift.tt/... -
The Bridge
August 10, 2014. Finally on our way to PEI, about to cross the Confederation Bridge to the Island. The bridge is a marvel and it feels special every time I cross.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1oGNmP0 -
Parked
August 9, 2014. Life goes on in my front yard - this fly (or something - it hovers like a helicopter) rests briefly on the petal of a brown-eyed susan.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1soLcem -
La Pocatière
August 8, 2014. An eleven hour drive home from Montreal, with a stop here along the St. Lawrence River. I'm going to be seeing tail lights in my dreams. In the meantime, the hills on the north shore, across the river, beckon. The call of unexplored te... -
Gananoque
August 7, 2014. Gananoque town hall, where we took a break during a long drive from west of Toronto to east of Montreal.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1nxODaU -
Pitcher
August 6, 2014. Hutcheson pitches a gem, Bautissta hits a dinger, and Jays win! Jays win! Baseball is a story that unravels differently every night, pitting one player against another. In no team sport is the individual as isolated and alone as in bas... -
Bautista
August 5, 2014. Blue Jays game today, sadly not a very good game for the home side. Looking at Bautista's left foot makes me wince, though he's doing it every swing, so I guess it's OK. Tomorrow will be a better day... right?from Flickr http://ift.tt/... -
Peaches
August 4, 2014. Difficult drive to Toronto today with numerous long traffic jams on the 401. After one of them (seven cars had an accident on a bridge in a construction zone) we pulled off at bought some peaches at this roadside market in Belleville.f... -
Miller Family Reunion
August 3, 2014. My mother is from the Miller family of Clarenceville, Quebec, and we had a reunion today at her home in Embrun, Ontario, with her systers, some of my brothers, their assorted children, and other descendents and relatives of Donald and ... -
Casse Croute
August 2, 2014. On the way from New Brunswick to Ottawa we encountered this little brook beside the Casse Croute ice cream and burger stand overlooking the St. Lawrence River just east of Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1lnxYad -
Fredericton
August 1, 2014. Time for one last meeting before my vacation, this in Fredericton. Then on the road!from Flickr http://ift.tt/1xQWaas -
Canadian Tire
July 31, 2014. A rubber washer in our shower head is broken and so we have water leaking, which means a trip to Canadian Tire for a replacement (and then to Kent, and finally Home Hardware, because Canadian Tire didn't have one the right size).from Fl... -
Moncton Under Glass
July 30, 2014. This is Moncton downtown viewed from the university campus. I see this scene every day on my ride home from work. I took the picture this time because I liked the contrast between the clouds and the grass.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1xHrVCR -
Potentilla
July 29, 2014. These hardy plants are just outside the office, and no, the bugs in them were not planted by the Chinese. See if you can find the lucky six-petaled Potentilla.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1zsuZp4 -
Lilies
July 28, 2014. From my front garden, these orange lilies glow in the dark. I rarely use the flash, but when I do, it's at night.from Flickr http://ift.tt/1nUxSem -
Pointe-du-Chêne
July 27, 2014. These two visitors were enjoying the sunshine at Pointe-du-Chêne wharf, talking to people fishing off the pier and looking out over the ocean. For me, it was a 70 km ride today, at an average speed of 21 kph, to the ocean and back. I definitely need a softer bicycle seat. Bonus photo of Shediac Bay.
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Rum Road
July 26, 2014. First longish ride on the bike, 50 km in which I managed an average speed of 20 kmph for the first time ever, despite a brutal wind. This is the view from Homestead Road looking out over a small creek and Rum Road in the background. The... -
ACE Room
Juky 25, 2014. So here I am opening up the ACE room - 'Advanced Conferencing Environment' - for another program meeting. Screens still dark, coffee cup still full, logging in and setting up. Just 7 km on the bike today but a very fast 7 km.from Flickr...
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