SIMCOE COUNTY ROCKS….

THE FIRST CYCLING TOUR OF 2015 TOOK 42 CYCLOPATHS TO BEAUTIFUL SIMCOE COUNTY…. a gem for cyclists….

Thanks to: Kim W for the party! Fern Resort and the great staff! You made us feel at home. Em’s Cafe in Coldwater…..loved the peanut butter cups and your cookies were superb! Andrew Durnford…..for opening up your art gallery in Victoria Harbour. Mill Street Bistro in Coldwater……amazing lunch! Coldwater Ice Cream…..yummy! The historical Old Mill in Coldwater….an Ontario gem! Washago….what a great little village….Canoe Market has just about everything you could ask for. The Leacock Museum and Cafe….lovely setting Era 67 in Orillia…..fabulous dinner! Brendan of Cycle Simcoe…..your enthusiasm for cycling is super….great maps too! And of course….thanks to all who came on the tour…..we had a blast!

WE ALL SCREAM

GOOD FRIENDS

AT THE LEACOCK MUSEUM

AT ANDY’S GALLERY IN VICTORIA HARBOUR

BRENDAN FROM CYCLE SIMCOE AND ME

On the waterfront

A couple of Dougs

Leisurely Ride

Fern Resort

Dessert Anyone?

Who is it?

Now you know!

EATING LUNCH IN WASHAGO

DAVE IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP

WHAT A GROUP

FIRST TIMERS

COLDWATER ICE CREAM IS THE BEST

GREAT LUNCH AT MILL STREET BISTRO

AT THE BOATHOUSE

MR LEACOCK

HAPPY TIMES

BRENDAN FROM CYCLE SIMCOE AND ME

Great Staff at Fern

At Lock 42

ARE WE THERE YET

THE LADY OF THE NIGHT

SMILE!

BREAK TIME

Deep Blue Skies

Picture Perfect Sunsets

Ice Cream

Charming Towns

Weird Sights

Cycling in Prince Edward County

Our ride took us into Prince Edward County starting at the beautiful Ameliasburg Museum……a beautiful day for cycling!

All done

Ready to ride

Finally….lunch

Scouting for the Erie Canal Cycling Adventure

On Saturday David and I had an adventurous day scouting the beautiful Erie Canal region for my upcoming cycling adventure…..lots to see, great spot to bike and can’t wait for this summer tour!

Main Street

Ice Cream anyone

Erie Canal

Shopping on Main Street

Can you see David?

Welcome Center at Brockport

Dinner at the Towpath Cafe in Fairport

The lift bridge at Fairport

All smiles after 60 km of riding

We didn’t know we were so hip!

Last night David, Jean, Marilyn and I had dinner at the Drake Devonshire…or as it now commonly referred to as
“Drake on the Lake”.

If you were cycling with the Cyclopaths a few years back you will remember this spot fondly when it was the Devonshire Inn. It was magically transformed last year into one of the hippest spots in Ontario and showing up on the international “hot lists” according to a Globe and Mail article in today’s paper! We had a lovely evening and David said at the end of the night , “We have to come back here”…..I agree!

Stop and Smell the Lilacs

Ahhh….Batawa! What a perfect day for a ride…lilacs in bloom, quiet trail, great lunch and good friends. Just perfect

Scouting out Simcoe County

On Saturday David and I were in Simcoe County to scout out the cycling routes for the upcoming Lake Couchiching Adventure in early June. A long day but worth it….found some fabulous routes among other interesting spots! Forty – two Cyclopaths are doing this Great Escape June 1st – 4th.

The Mill houses a fantastic restaurant

I enjoyed a latte at Em’s Cafe in Coldwater while David rode the routes

Someone has to do the tough work!

David rode over 60 km that day….thanks David!

A fantastic quiet road route near Washago….just perfect for the Cyclopaths

Found a great ice cream shop in Coldwater.

Mill Street Bistro where the group will have lunch in Coldwater…..lovely!

Hey, Hey, Hey….It’s a Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day for sure……great ride, warm weather, terrific lunch and wonderful friends…..

Terry’s favourite house in the county

On The Farm

We live on a farm in the beautiful Northumberland Hills…..with three cats and a horse! AJ, our horse, is retired and living a carefree life here. So many of you have asked “How’s AJ”?…..so I thought I share a few photos….AJ, as you can see, is quite fine!

Let the Cycling Season Begin

Today was a great start to our 2015 cycling season….thanks for coming out for the first ride and thanks to Jen at the Dugout for doing a terrific lunch!