Stormy Day NO Problem

So we woke up on the Tuesday morning in Leamington….windy and over 70 % chance of rain…..uh oh, PLAN B. This was the day we were to ride in the Pelee National Park and WE DID! Rain held off…we walked to the most southern point of mainland Canada and watched the waves crash over the rocks and rode along the trail completely protected by the trees…..it was exhilarating!!!!

The wind was something else

Amazing

Oh wow!

On the trail in the park

Hanging On

On the beach listening to the wind

Great group

The trail to the tip

NEED AN AHHHH MOMENT

JEAN AND MOIRA

STEVE AND JANICE ON STEVE’S BIRTHDAY

RON AND MARILYN

VINCE AND PEARL

DAN AND JAN

JACK AND ELINOR

BEV AND ROBB

BOB AND MOIRA

BOB AND DOLLY

JUDY AND BOB

ON OUR WAY TO THE TIP OF CANADA

Cycling on Pelee Island

We took the morning ferry to the island

Welcome to the island

Which way do we go??

A perfect summer day

Oh the beach…..

Relaxing on the island

A great looking tree

Pelee Island Lighthouse

On the ferry

At the end of the ride

Going to the winery

Who is this guy???

Perfect View

Unloading the bikes

At the Beach

Conorlee’s Bakery was sooo good

It was a hot day

Break at the bakery

Lovely couple….Floyd and Lesley (Lesley has contributed lots of photos to this blog)

Carol did the whole ride

Heather and Karen

New friends!

Dinner at the Legion

Quiet roads

On the ferry

A lovely cruise on Lake Erie

At the Legion with good friends

Bob and Jack

There she goes

We did it!!!

Not sure what I was talking about but I have a captive audience

Waiting for the ferry to go back to the mainland

Pelee Cycling Adventure

The Cyclopath Cycling Club just spent three days in the beautiful Pelee region of south western Ontario……It was fabulous! So what made it so great???

Frist and foremost…it’s the people!

Location, location, location

The wildlife

The unexpected

Wine….always good!

Great cycling of course

Playing on the beach

A cruise

Food glorious food

Unique destinations

Beautiful scenery

Lovely dinner venues

Last Look at Newfoundland

The Governor’s Staircase at Blow Me Down Park

Jack meets up with a school chum from med school

Careful guys! Ian and David at the top of the world at Bottle Cove. Photo by Jack H

Oh my…what a kiss!

Rocky Shores

Greg and Brie….Greg is a fantastic musician who just happens to be our driver too

Dinner at Mallard Cottage

The Crow’s Nest

Great Harbour Cruise with Iceberg Quest

Shooting the breeze

Capelin drying

A grey foggy day

Lobster …..Canvas Cove Bistro style

A gate into the past in Trinity

Bob….come on out!

Rocky Harbour

In Bonne Bay

That darling Ugly Stick

Trinity

Entrance to the Crow’s Nest

Cute shop in Trinity….lovely jewelry

Sunset over Rocky Harbour

Great dinner at the Tea Garden

The dock at the entrance to the Western Brook Fjord

Will that be chocolate or partridgeberry?

I scream, you scream , we all scream for ice cream!!! I am always looking for tasty treats to add into my Great Escapes. I knew we were going to be at the lovely Canvas Cove Bistro in Twillingate for our lunch and I wanted to add in an ice cream cone ! Before the tour started I asked one of the locals about where to get the best ice cream in town….Seaside Variety! Great and it was just a few steps from the Canvas Cove Bistro. I called Woodrow, the owner, and told him I would be buying ice cream for the whole gang. He was quite excited and so was I!

We had our lunch and then all went down to Seaside Variety for our treat….lo and behold there was no way Woodrow could handle us all so David and I stepped behind the counter and served up over 30 ice cream cones! All of the ice cream is home made and by far the most popular flavour was PARTRIDGBERRY! “Woodrow, we’re out of partridgeberry” I exclaimed, and he quickly went and got another batch.

David and I have now something to add to our resumes….ice cream scoopers! And guess what, the Seaside Variety is for sale….hmmmm, I am giving it some serious thought!

She needs a bit of repair but it sits right on the harbour… notice the Christmas decorations are still up

That’s Woodrow

David is working hard

Me too….

Partridgeberry ice cream anyone?

Newfoundland….The Rock

Out of solid rock grows a flower…..such is life in Newfoundland!

Photo by Christie M

Music in Newfoundland

Ahhh, the Sharecroppers! I met these wonderful fellows back in 2004 and every year I come to Newfoundland I ask them to entertain my group for a few hours of song, stories, laughter and sometimes even tears. Guy, Ed and Mike are the BEST!!!!