Beautiful ride along the Gaetz Brook Greenway and the Musquodobit Trailway today! Pleasantly surprised by 5km of fresh hard packed gravel on the latter.

I've been making some progress on some maps of the Blue Route that are actually useful. For an overview, the Google My Maps shows trails vs paved shoulders vs roads. Is it likely incomplete because it is really difficult to find this info! Help if you can! www.google.com/maps/d/u/5/e...

We recently went to Shediac for a weekend with family. Threw our bikes on the car and we were pleasantly surprised by some bike trails and slow streets. There is honestly no better way to explore. Also: the chocolatines at Adorable Chocolat are better than most we had in Europe 🤯

Finally found some time to respond to a recent press release about funding for the #BlueRoute. The email is my opinion and highlights that there have been at least 3 fatalities on the Blue Route or similar roads. And that the improvements made are not improvements. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

V had anxiety and being active was one way she managed it. She passed that on to me. My chest pain and shallow breathing showed up last week for the first time in years. Likely due to anger about bike lanes, a woods ban, climate anxiety, etc. So we went to PEI to ride our bikes in the woods! 1/2

Yesterday we rode the Salt Marsh Trail in memory of V, exactly 7 years after she was hit by a car while biking near Truro, NS. It has become an annual tradition to ride the final route she ever completed. We chat, we ride, we toast, and some swim. It is always a special day! Wish she could join us.

Great ride out to Lawrencetown last night. We've never seen so little wind on this trail. We got a little lost in the twists and turns of Cole Harbour, but found a nice alternative to Pleasant Dr. for getting to the Salt Marsh Trail. Downloadable GPS: www.komoot.com/tour/2362383...

We spent 21 days cycle touring in France, Switzerland and Germany! It was challenging, beautiful, stressful and incredible! We did 1240km by bike and many more by train. We will provide more details on the blog over the next few weeks because we definitely learned A LOT! 1/6

Trying out a new way to map the rides we do. Komoot is very popular in Europe and is a nice way to combine pictures and mapping. We will still do blog posts, but they will always be a bit more delayed. Here are the rides we did in Montreal: www.komoot.com/collection/3...

Unexpectedly in Montreal for 36 hours. What should we do? Particularly interested in checking out local attractions by bike.

An amazing weekend cycling in New Brunswick. A hilly car free ride on the Fundy Trail Parkway for phenomenal views, a car free ride in Fundy National Park to a covered bridge, a short jaunt in Sussex, and 63km all on trails and bike paths in Fredericton. We were challenged but loved it! 1/5

First touring ride of the year. A hilly ride through Grand Pré, Avonport and Gaspereau. Mostly quiet country roads, a foggy fossil beach, views of Blomidon and an unexpected brewery with live Irish music. Our rusty winter bikes held up better than expected!

This was as much fun as we expected. Great trails in Victoria Park in #Truro and easy bike rentals from Bike Monkey.

We said goodbye to Bauer this weekend after a short illness. It was heartbreaking to see Dad lose his companion who has literally been with him through everything. Life doesn't seem fair sometimes. But being active and sharing laughs is the best medicine. And Wentworth in the fall is beautiful.

Adventuring with friends and catching a sunrise and a sunset. Pure magic.

Keji is always magical, but sharing it with friends big and small makes the place even better. The calm weather with no bugs was literal perfection. All our past rainy / windy trips made us appreciate it that much more.

Fun weekend biking the Rum Runners trail to a friend's camp near Mahone Bay. We took two days staying overnight at Graves Island. The biggest challenges were trail construction and racoons stealing our breakfast. I hope they enjoyed the homemade muffins and sourdough!

Honoured V with a sunrise ride this morning. Rolling hills and beautiful views. She would have loved it. She's been gone for six years and we still think about her everyday.

We've finally finished our blog posts about our June trip to New England. We bike toured on Martha's Vineyard, tried 5 different bike trails on Cape Cod and fell in love with the carriage roads of Acadia National Park. beactivelikev.ca/2024/07/26/c...

Spent a rainy weekend working on the blog from our recent trip. It's not done yet, but here are some bike signs we saw: 1. A multi-use path on Martha's Vineyard adopted by Sam's Sidekicks 2. A closed bike ferry 😪 3. Bikes were priority in Provincetown 4. Acadia National Park carriage roads

Still in denial that vacation is coming to an end. We crammed three separate destinations in 7 days. It might take the rest of the summer to update the blog, but here is a preview: Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod and Acadia National Park. 1/2

We saw a lot of beautiful things yesterday but nothing more beautiful than this saddle bag sitting atop a bench at a bus stop an hour after we forgot it. We were day tripping and it had our valuables. The extra 12km to back track to find it might have been a personal best for me.

Bike packing isn't always glamourous! Hoping the rain passes as the forecast predicts and our trip gets a bit easier from now on.

We are spending #WorldBicycleDay getting ready for a trip that involves work, cycling and camping. It makes packing hard! Cycling is by far our favourite way to travel and we are excited to explore some new places!

Please read more about Johanna and have a joyful bike ride today! globalnews.ca/news/1354519... You can use #RideForGiggles to share your ride, which her family encouraged in the years after her death. 6/6

I found myself in Dartmouth this morning, on the 10th anniversary of Johanna Dean’s death, so I stopped to pay my #BikeHfx respects. 1/2

Finished writing up our post about the #HarvestMoonTrailway which is part of the #BlueRoute in Nova Scotia. TLDR: The views are beautiful, but the conditions get worse the further west you go. Lots of potholes, lots of sand and lots of ATVs. beactivelikev.ca/harvest-moon-trailway

Started a new account to better reflect my day to day views! @beactivelikev.bsky.social is really meant to share experiences and encourage others to be active (and to share our blog). But sometimes I have other things I want to say - usually about cycling in Halifax or oceanography!

Hate hearing these stories.

Taking this sunny day to bike some new sections of the Harvest Moon Trail. So far from Annapolis Royal to Bridgetown it's been like biking at the beach. The views are nice but the sand is not! Wish us luck for the rest of the way to Kingston.

Found this relic of V and her girls heading out for a bike ride back in the 90s.

A failed marketplace transaction, but a beautiful day for a bike ride.

We had booked another weekend at this amazing cabin at Fundy National Park (Feb 10-12, Sat-Mon), but we can no longer make it. I will cancel our booking tonight but if anyone wants it, please send us a direct message! beactivelikev.ca/2022/03/14/w...

Rode our bikes in Canberra for a week while visiting family in Australia. Did 150km to see major attractions in the city and hardly had to go on a road. Such a treat to ride on well connected, complete, easy to navigate bike infrastructure. Fyi Canberra has about the same population as Halifax. 1/2

Halisky was lit last night! The highest turnout for an #ILightHFX ever. Best of all, it was a true all ages and abilities ride through the streets. Kudos to the Halifax Cycling Coalition and all the supporters for a celebration of comunity cycling in all its glory!

Great night out at "I💡HFX", safety in numbers making it a bit easier to explore the city by bike after dark for a change.

Another #BikeHfx event in a couple weeks. I Light HFX 2021 was our first group ride ever. We've joined so many more since then! Bike decoration to start soon. cyclehalifax.ca/i-light-hali...

First trail ride in far too long. The colours are full but still beautiful.

#KidicalMassHfx is for everyone: today we had someone join us who hadn't been on a bike in more than 50 years; and someone else who had just turned old enough to ride inside the family cargo bike!

This looks like such a great family trip for anyone in Southern Ontario.

Found a new use for a bike lock today. Thanks to Gran Fondo Baie Saint Marie for a great ride today! We were both supposed to do 67km, but one of us missed a turn and accidentally did 102km. His finish line comment "that felt long". (No he does not use a GPS)