There was some relief from the heat today. When I woke in Oliver the temperature had dropped significantly with an expected high of only 30 degrees. It started to rain about 8am and I hoped the rain might do something … Continue reading Days 4&5- Temporary Ground
I think this tour should be named after the temperature in BC instead of my age. Every day the thermometer has gotten higher and higher and today it was forecasted to reach 41 degrees…and I was headed to Oliver, right … Continue reading Day 3- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
On the Sideways Tour 2014, during one of the monologues one delivers to themselves many times while on the road alone, I thought I should curtail future solo wine tasting tours. It is an experience that is enjoyed exponentially greater … Continue reading Day 11: Don’t Look Back into the Sun
It felt good to be back in Canada. Safer, I suppose…not from violence or anything like that, but from a nightmare if I ever got into an accident or something. I bought extra insurance for the tour because I was … Continue reading Day 10: I’m Shakin’
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 I feel that I haven’t adequately painted a picture of just how hot it is here, and the effect is has on….well, everything. It has been 37 degrees every day since I got to Oliver. Even … Continue reading Day 7: Canned Heat
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 The mission for the day was to tour some wineries around Summerland and Naramata. We were up bright and early, and after a quick breakfast we were on our way north at about 9:00am. #1- 8th … Continue reading Day 6: Just One Drink
Monday, July 14, 2015 Just like Miles and Jack in the film Sideways, my buddy Scott and I met up in the Okanagan Valley to tour wineries and hang out. Scott and I have been friends since Kindergarten, and it … Continue reading Day 5: Lazaretto
Aug 28- Sept 4, 2013 This is totally cheating because it’s not a bike tour at all. It is, however, a significant trip to British Columbia…and so I included it as the final chapter of the Lord of the Roads … Continue reading The Return to the Vines
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 If you pushed a rug with your foot on a hardwood floor a bunch of folds would pile up. Those folds are pretty much what happened to create the Columbia Mountain system- the southern portion of which is … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 5: I Get Around
Monday, July 29, 2013 If I knew I only had a few more hours to live, I’d want to spend those hours riding Silver on the road from Creston to Kootenay Bay. It is the perfect riding road in almost … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 4: Pinch Me
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