This year Lii Ling couldn’t ride, because of her recent shoulder surgery. It was tough without Lii Ling and her packed-full panniers, but Neil and the kids managed to cart all the necessary supplies through the 50km route 🙂 The weather cooperated – cool in the morning, no rain. Early start around 5:30am: Heading for […]
Domestic Travel
Free house boat trip for the May long weekend
Back in September 2015, we rented a house boat via Happy Days Houseboats house boating on the Trent Severn Waterway and at the end of that trip, Neil submitted a photo to win a free house boat rental. For reference, this is the winning photo. Grandpa and Joan joined us for this trip. On departure […]
Repairs
Bike repair marathon
Getting the bikes ready for the big Ride… it takes a long time to tune up five bikes! Clean & lube chain, gears, derailleurs, brakes, suspension Adjust derailleur hi/lo limits and cable tension True wheels as needed Tighten brake cables as needed Plus some extra repairs (winter was hard on the bikes): Drill & wire […]
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Running home
Nolan has started running to and from school – 2.25km each way. He’s hard to catch! Usually he beats us, but today Felix was at an appointment and Lara managed to catch up to Nolan.
Activities
1000 piece puzzle: Barbecue at the Round Barn
Just finished! Felix loved this puzzle – lots of action in many spots. Have to look for those kinds of puzzles. Every night after homework, he’d work on this. “Ta da boom!” as he slotted each piece in.
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Sunday fun
Wonder what these two are up to. I know what he’s doing! Gave him the recipe and told him to double it. Aha, so that’s what he was building. She’s still at it. And voila! In case you couldn’t tell, she made a bench.