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
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
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 It was time to get serious about wine. I woke up rather early and went through my morning routine in a robotic fashion as my mind was only on one thing: cruising through the desert on … Continue reading Day 13: Dust on the Bottle
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 I gotta say- I sure did luck out on the weather. Yesterday as I traveled from Nelson to Oliver the weather was in the 30s and sunny all day. Today would be the same with a … Continue reading Day 4: Hot Fun in the Summertime
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 Silver roared out of the Coast Mountains into the Fraser Valley like a wild stallion that had been caged too long. The open skies and wide valley simply encouraged him to take wing with an unbridled … Continue reading Day 8: Live Forever
Wed, 4 July 2007 Today was hot. How hot? Damn hot. I think it reached 36 degrees. I woke up in the morning after a horrible sleep. Not sure if the AC was working in my room, but it was … Continue reading Day 5: Drinkin’ Wine Spoo Dee O Dee
Saturday, Sept 5, 2009 This year’s Munchy Box Wine Weekend was an eclectic mix of new territory and old standards, filled with pleasant surprises and unexpected let downs. The first let down was the weather, which was overcast, cold, and … Continue reading Day 18: Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone
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