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A Little Gem

The other day I decided to paint a simple watercolour for my granddaughter’s birthday card….I am NO artist but I can do some simple stuff. My grandkids love my work and that is all that matters! I haven’t touched my paints for quite a while and I pulled out one of my watercolour pads and a beautiful watercolour painting fell out! Not mine but one painted by a dear friend. It was painted by Dave Durnford during our tour in Newfoundland a few years ago. Dave knew how much I love The Rock and he gave me that lovely work of art. I must have put it in the watercolour pad to keep it safe and then promptly forgot about it. Those who know me know that Newfoundland is my most favourite place in the whole world….really! On a dreary winter morning I found this little gem…..Thanks Dave…..

First Winter Walk 2019

In the winter some of the cycling club members get together to walk along the waterfront trail in Belleville. It is a great time for a little exercise as well as a chance to get together with friends.

Some of the gang

Karen and Heather

Ducks galore

Love walking with Al…

Oppps! Either Karen took a tumble or she is making a snow angel

2018 in a few photos

2018 is now over…..here are a few memories of the year!

Good friends in Prince Edward Island

This guy needs to get a cellphone

Fall in Eastern Townships

Looking for a bite

On the trail near Bloomfield

In Gananoque on the last cycling tour of 2018

Ice cream on a super hot September day

Two of my new friends in Charlottetown

Love this couple!

Nothing but the best facilities for the Cyclopaths

David talks to anyone!

Greenwich National Park…beautiful

David loves to ride his fat bike in the winter

AJ…our horse

Wonderful friends in Port Dover

Ireland….so beautiful!

I love this sign….found it in Ireland

Eastern Townships Cycling Tour

Check out the hat

In PEI

Betty and Sandy enjoy a treat

Like I said, David will talk to anyone!

Fun pub in Ireland

Cliffs of Moher

Our castle hotel in Donegal

This guy is great!

He’s a colourful guy

In PEI

Delicious Lobster in PEI

Guess who?

In Granby

Brie and David

Victoria by the Sea

in Gananoque

Irish pub

Giant’s Causeway

On the water at Signal Brewery

Ireland

1000 Island Tour

First Fall Walk 2018

Look good even from behind

Dessert extraordinaire at Cafe 5 in PEI

In Kinsale , Ireland

Irish coffee…..cheers!

Susanne plays and I pretend

A pre dinner get together in West Brome

Sometimes I feel vintage

Don’t ask

On the Port Dover tour

And we sure eat well on our Great Escapes

Carol at Lago in Port Dover

Saw this somewhere

Cheers

Oh a hot, hot day in Granby

Yummy….the dessert, not David

The old yellow bike at the farm

Jean

Need I say it once more…he talks to anyone

Eastern Townships Tour

PEI

He did it….in PEI

So refreshing

One of my favourite summer spots….the screened in porch

At Judy and Jim’s cottage on the 1000 Island Tour

Trying out a motorized bike

The gang in Georgetown PEI

In downtown Warkworth, Northumberland Hills

Friendship

Hmmmm…..those hats!

Trail riding

Working on maps

The Emerald Isle

Dave takes care of a flat

Great guys

Painted rocks along the waterfront trail

Ain’t that the truth
Happy New Year Everyone Here’s to 2019

It’s been way too long since I last shared a post

It has been way too long since I last shared a post …. I’ll stop dragging my feet and get to it and share some of the photos of this year’s bike tours and other adventures……Bev

The 2017 Cycling Season Has Come to an End

Hard to believe our 2017 cycling season is over …we had great rides, lots of new members and old ones too, laughs, good times and can’t wait for 2018 !

Here are a few memories of our season….thanks to those who shared a few photos!

Our first ride of the season

A summer’s day

Picnic at Ameilasburg Museum after a lovely ride

My kind of biking…..

Just a few Bobs

On Le P’Tit Train du Nord

In Sandbanks Park

Start of the season….warmer clothes a must

Burgundy France

Bob does the Alps! Biking isn’t the only thing we do!

Countryside views

Checking out the wildlife

Am I lost?

Floyd….new member!

Berry Boy in Dijon….you have to ask Judy about this!

Happy Hour at Auberge Le Vieux Foyer

Penny loves Sandbanks Park

First ride of 2017

Three lovely women in France

Bob and Mary….

Poppies in France

Great new spot in Corbyville

Jack and Bonnie on the last ride

Parson’s Rocks

Patio Time

Some rides include a portage

Even dogs love the Cyclopaths

Dynamic Dave

Nice new path in Wellington

Come From Aways….in the Laurentians

Early in the season on a quiet county road

Beer….the best reward!

Anyone up to cycling on a fat bike? David’s new toy for the winter!

Lunch at Lake on the Mountain

Fun in Pelee

Janice and Steve…two of our CFA’s

At the shore of Lake Erie

One of my better maps!

Guess who?

Love the colours

At Oxley Winery in Harrow celebrating Marion and Steve’s birthdays!

Lovely view

Good friends

He’s got the whole world….in his hands!

Praying for good weather

Are we having fun yet? Our 2017 cycling season was great!

Sometimes Our Summers are Like This…..

Charlottetown….A Very Pretty Place

My last two days in PEI were spent in Charlottetown…..stayed at the Great George Hotel in the heart of the historic town. I love it there! We will stay there for two nights on the PEI cycling tour next August!

Wonderful boutique hotel

St Dunstan Church

Cafe right on the harbour

Love the food at the Gahan House

Super cafe on Victoria Row near the hotel

Beautiful streetscape

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM

WHEN IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND….ONE SIMPLY MUST SAMPLE COWS ICE CREAM! AT PEAKS QUAY IN CHARLOTTETOWN.

Pretty Little Georgetown in PEI

Went to a charming small inn in Georgetown for breakfast….Georgetown is a pretty little village near Montague. They are working hard to attract newcomers ….some business entrepreneurs have moved in and in the evenings the place is packed due to the local playhouse that has nightly entertainment! If you were on my cycling tour in 2001 , you may remember biking to Georgetown…we watched a tug being built. The ship building is now closed and so is the sawmill but the village is doing just fine. We will bike there on my 2018 cycling tour!

Georgetown Inn

Clamdiggers for dinner

The Maroon Pig…Bakery and Art Gallery!

You too can have one of these for your front lawn

Love this home

The beach in Georgetown

Clamdiggers deck in the early evening

Fun evening at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown

The end of the day

Lobster Lunch

Got to go to the Lobster Shack in Souris for lobster ……told they had the best lobster rolls! We were not disappointed….fabulous spot overlooking the beach! The sun was shining, the water was glistening and the lobster was delicious!