Stories from Big Guy, Small Scooter
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Merry Christmas
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Dec 16, 2009
Merry Christmas! It's been far too long since I've blogged - and I apologize. Sometimes the day-to-day action of teacher, family life, home repairman, guitar player, web site designer, pilates rookie, cyclist and watcher of the occasional TV show gets… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Schwinn Hope
- Scoot
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Derby Reach and Return to Fort Langley
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Oct 13, 2009
It's been a while. The weather throughout September and into last week was unseasonably nice. Warm sunny days and mild evenings dominated the weather at a time when usually a moist, coolish blob of grey cloud skies are the norm. Unfortunately I have been busy with school,… Full Story »
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Hanging in There
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Oct 4, 2009
September's done. It's always one of the busiest months of teaching in the year. So I haven't really been anywhere exciting on the weekends except in front of a computer screen, tapping away lesson, online stuff, and other teacherly things.… Full Story »
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Friendly USA - Trip to Bellingham on a New Route
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Sep 4, 2009
I had an amazing ride yesterday. It wasn't so much the ride itself, it was the slight change of climate in the US when I went across the border. Don't get me wrong, I find Americans can range from wonderfully angelic to cranky so and sos - much like Canadians - but yesterday was special. First, though, I had decided to take a different border crossing because I can no longer take the Albion Ferry. The ferry service has ended permanently because the Golden Ears Bridge has… Full Story »
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Sunshine Coast and Island Scooter Ride (Part 2)
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Aug 21, 2009
Powell River Powell River is a larger community of around 13,000 (thanks Google) and has things like malls, Starbucks, and other important indicators of civilization. I popped in to the Tourist Information for a map and brochure, got a bottle of wine from the… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Scooter Ride
- Vespa
- Scooter
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Sunshine Coast and Island Scooter Ride (Part 1)
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Aug 20, 2009
Finally, a scooter trip! The plan was to go to Horseshoe Bay, and up the Sunshine Coast to stay in Powell River for a night. The next day I planned to go to Comox on Vancouver Island and then to either Nanaimo or Victoria to take a ferry back to the mainland. Because of the length of each entry (and all the pretty pictures) I've split up the trip into three parts. Here's part 1. Maple Ridge - Horseshoe Bay Distance: 77km… Full Story »
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Icefield Parkway Cycling Trip
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Aug 8, 2009
I was excited as this was the week of our summer cycling trip. We have gone to many different places, mostly in the Rockies, during the past several summers and this year was a repeat ride - the Icefield Parkway that goes by the Columbia Icefields. It is a 230 km ride each way for a total of 460 km (285 miles). Satellite image link. We headed out from Maple Ridge on August 1st - holiday weekend. The 9 hour trip from home to Jasper was fairly… Full Story »
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Hot, Hot, Hot Cycle to Victoria
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Aug 1, 2009
Up here on the West Coast of Canada, we are just coming to the end of a heat wave - something not seen around here very often at all. Over the past few days, the temperature at Vancouver Airport reached 34.4 C. (94F.), and inland, 36C. (97F.) and, further inland, over 40C. (104F.). Come on, this is Canada. Anyway, my wife and I decided a couple of months ago to take the ferry to Vancouver Island and cycle from… Full Story »
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Fire!
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Jul 26, 2009
Although this happened almost a week ago, it's taken me awhile to blog about the West Kelowna fires as I've been really busy this past week. Last weekend, my eldest daughter and her boyfriend went up to the boyfriend's parents' vacation home in West Kelowna. Kelowna is in a part of Canada called the… Full Story »
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From "Free RIde" to "Running on Empty"
Big Guy, Small Scooter &bull Jul 18, 2009
Wednesday started off as a way to take advantage of a couple of things that will no longer be around. It turned into something quite a bit different, as things turned out. I first decided to go to the beach for lunch - White Rock beach.… Full Story »
