My Peanut Butter Bike Tour 2017

Sunday 18th June     Spent the day in Stanley Park today. A first for us -  Japadog!  Yes, that is seaweed on the sausage. That's me with North Vancouver behind me.   A cloudy and misty day, but a beautiful place anyway Doug, Happy to be in the park The "hollow Tree" a 1000 year old Red Cedar How they support the "hollow Tree".

Saturday, 17 June 2017    Phew! We made it! The bike make it too!!  Made it in good time. The mountains peeking through the clouds was breathtaking! Wow! I've got to ride over these babies!  Seat selfie! Loved the "Plus" seats!    Found a great bike shop on the UBC campus, The Bike Kitchen . It's a community bike shop. They helped me put my bike back together!   Bike's here and all back together again!!!

Wednesday June 14th      One final visit to my favourite bike shop, Outspokin cycles before I go! They have been super supportive and helpful in my journey to get ready for my big bike ride! I couldn't have done it without you guys! Thanks for being so patient with me! Final look! I match my bike perfectly! The helpful folks at Outspokin!

Sunday June 11th - Photo Shoot    I spent early Sunday morning whizzing through Springbank park while Julie from  http://www.juliewhelanphotography.com  took pictures of me on my bike. What fun! I felt like a celebrity!     It was a beautiful day so all my running pals were out getting in a Sunday run. I was glad for the opportunity to see them before I leave.    Have a look on her blog  http://www.juliewhelanphotography.com/cyclist-emily-logan-cross-canada-bike-tour/   she did a great job! Taking a break on the bridge Over the bridge to Thames Valley golf course Whizzzzzz! I'm pretty sure that was light speed! All systems go! I'll see you guys in September! Happy Trails!

Friday June 9th - Last 100km Training Ride     For our last long ride, Liz and I decided to ride in a big loop around London. It was hot but there was little wind, thank God! We travelled on roads we have completely ignored during our rides. They turned out to be perfect to ride on! Oh well, next year...     Thanks Liz for all your support and advice! Have fun on your adventure next month! Taking a break at Kelsey's Saying goodbye to a friend at Kelsey's after crashing her party!

Last Thursday Endurance Cycling class at the Centre Branch YMCA ! Scott has been a great instructor. The classes were gruelling, but oh so necessary! From September through until the end of April I was there riding the same bike!  I am riding outside now working up to the 160km distance. This class helped me build my endurance and stamina! Thanks Scott and the rest of my fellow class mates! Really, I'm not making this up! There are others in the class! Bike hair, don't care! We'll meet again in the fall!

Saturday, April 22 Training ride to St. Mary's This week's route took us  110km's.  I have not ridden that distance in a very, very, long time! I was so  happy to have my friend, Liz, a seasoned cyclist, there to keep me company! When she said, "do you want to go to St. Mary's?" I said sure! It was a great ride. The weather had been unbelievably rainy this week but today, it was perfect! Sunny and about 14 degrees. We did have a headwind going north but nothing insurmountable. We knew we'd have a tailwind on the way back. At the corner of Prospect and Highway 7, I couldn't resist taking a few pictures of these brand new foals and there mothers! Adorable! Highway 7 is not a road I want to ride on! I was glad we were just crossing it! St. Mary's is the 'stone' town. I had to get a picture by the sign on the way into town. It's such a pretty place. There are no end of interesting photo opportunities! The t...