Stories from days in the Saddle
Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 41 – 30th July – London to Brantford
69 miles ridden - 1394 feet climbed. We were all excited about a leisurely 69 mile day taking in the sights and smells of the Ontario countryside until we looked out of the window Yes it really was raining and just for good measure we had a 20mph headwind virtually...
Day 40 – 29th July – Port Huron, Michigan USA to London, Ontario Canada
87 miles ridden - 1240 feet climbed The excitement of cycling over the bridge into Canada was palpable as we sat eating breakfast at 5:15 this morning. It's quite amazing how at that time of the day you don't really recognise what you are eating, just whether it is...
Day 39 – 28th July – Birch Run to Port Huron
90 miles ridden - 958 feet climbed Despite the somewhat gloomy weather forecasts we did not see any rain today. The temperature peaked around 27C/80F which was great for distance cycling. However, we had a headwind for all but about 20 miles and the road surfaces were...