Monthly Archives: September 2015

Photos of Galapagos

The photos of our trip to Quito and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador are now loaded into the blog. To view photos, hover over “Photos”, in the main menu bar, until the drop down menu appears. Click on “Galapagos, Ecuador 2015” in … Continue reading

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ToA Stage 6 – Edmonton

Today is the final stage of the 2015 Tour of Alberta. Murray and I look forward to this stage as it is an 11 lap circuit in downtown Edmonton, has some exciting hill climbs, crazy fast descents and is walkable. … Continue reading

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ToA Stage 4 – Jasper to Marmot Basin

Up early again. Outside temp at Wabasso Campground is a balmy 2 C. We break camp in record time and scoot up Marmot Road. Get stopped at the gates to the ski hill. G & M, folks we met yesterday, … Continue reading

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ToA Stage 3 – Grande Cache to Miette Hot Springs

Panic. Slept in. Managed to miss two alarms. 45 mins. behind and haven’t even started to pack the tent. We don’t know if we will be able to turn right out of the campground and get up to the finish … Continue reading

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ToA Stage 2 – County of Grande Prairie

Oh today is cold one. It is like one of those really cold mountain days with condensation on the inside of the fly dripping onto the tent above our heads. Inside the tent is actually quite warm from our body … Continue reading

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ToA Stage 1 – Grande Prairie

Start is a long way from where we are. 400km at least. We packed yesterday and just had to get a few things out to the car. 8:55 , 25 minutes late but still should have loads of time. It’s … Continue reading

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