Monthly Archives: January 2011

Cycling in Florida – Pinellas Trail – Tarpons Springs

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Ron

Late at night, we had pulled into the Tahiti near Tarpon Springs and enjoyed some much needed sleep. In the morning, the weather was still not looking the best but after a nice hot breakfast, we decided to stick around … Continue reading →

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Gainesville, Florida

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Ron

Arrived in Gainsville, Florida about 7AM after continuous driving from Toronto, set up the tent and then cycled for 64 km on the Hawthorne trail.

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Florida Trip – Crossing the Border

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ron

We left Toronto early Wednesday morning and headed for the Windsor/Detroit border crossing. The roads in Toronto were pretty messy with a combination of ice and slush making loading the bikes onto the truck and general packing activities a bit … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ron

5:05 PM Arriving in Toronto. Looks pretty miserable and wet out the train window. Raining and 4 C with quite a bit of snow on the ground.

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Progress Report

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ron

Ron is continuing preparations for a cycling tour in Florida later in January. Blogging from Florida internet cafes will be attempted during that trip. Expect many photos of Florida’s wildlife. Summary of recent uploads. In the past month, the most … Continue reading →

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Old Quarry Trail, Kanata

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Ron

Old Quarry Trail, Kanata (Location) Nice temperatures and a perfect blue sky was all that I needed to head over to the Old Quarry Trail by the Hazeldean Mall with carrots in one pocket and sunflower seeds in the other … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Jump – Video and Additional Photos

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Graeme

As promised, here is a short video from this year’s Polar Bear Jump into the Ottawa River. Click on the image below and shiver along with the participants. Polar Bear Jump – Video and Additional Photos Below is a collection … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Jump – New Years Day – Ottawa

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Graeme

Polar Bear Jump – New Years Day – Ottawa In support of Stopping Children’s Cancer, SEARS holds the Great Canadian Chill. This year, the event was located at Britannia Beach. (Location) The Great Canadian Chill is basically a Polar Bear … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Swim – New Year’s Day – Britannia Beach, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Ron

Polar Bear Swim – New Year’s Day, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario Update: THe cold water is waiting for the 2012 event – see our 2012 blog Graeme and I and my father got to Britannia Beach (Location) this morning for … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve – Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Ron

New Year’s Eve – Ottawa, Ontario My wife and I headed to Parliament Hill for New Year’s Eve. Some years they have fireworks, other years they don’t. This happened to be one of the years when they didn’t. We waited … Continue reading →

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