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 43 – 1st August – Rest Day in Niagara
0 miles ridden - 0 feet climbed. Unfortunately even though I could have slept until 7am I was awake and ready to go at around 4am as, it turns out, were most others on the trip but I was able to lay in bed listening to the Archers omnibus so all was not lost. By 7:15...
Day 42 – 31st July – Brantford to Niagara Falls, New York
77 miles ridden - 1276 feet climbed. The sun was peaking through the clouds when we left. Maybe we would escape the forecast rain? Or maybe not because within 5 miles we saw lightning and heard thunder and we were all pulled in to a coffee place to wait out the...
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...