I broke a spoke on the rear wheel of my Trek FX-3 hybrid bike, so I decided to switch back to my 28 year old Raleigh Tarantula mountain bike I’ve owned since 1996 for my commute to work today.
Sally has the same model in the same colour in her size so we would have matching bikes. This is the bike I left locked up at Union Station when I worked downtown Toronto in 2012, and it would be faithfully waiting for me every morning I stepped off the train.
Today, my wife and I joined our son and his girlfriend at Palmer Park in Port Perry, Ontario to enjoy the waterfront and the downtown area of this charming town on the southwestern shore of Lake Scugog.
I noticed there was a bicycle repair station next to the bicycle lockup next to the waterfront. Now if only there were decent dedicated bicycle trails between Oshawa and Port Perry.
There was a really nice farmer’s market/flea market vibe going on.
This morning, we set out to conquer the entire Track and Tower hiking trail. This marked a special occasion for us, as this is the second time in our lives to have completed this difficult trail. On this adventure, I brought my Pentax KP with my “Nifty Fifty,” which was the only lens I used for all of these shots with a polarizing filter. We started out by signing the Visitor’s Register at the trail head.
This morning we decided it was time to explore the island and the rest of Canisbay Lake.
Finding a place to land was easy. We tied up our canoe and set out to explore the island.
On the island, we found some wild raspberries…
…and some wild blueberries. They were tiny but delicious snacks.
After that, it was time to explore more of this beautiful lake.
To our amazement, three young ducks came out to greet us and say hello.
Today was a day of reflection, as we explored the tent-only sections of Canisbay Provincial park. We started out our camping adventures together in a tent, but for the past six years have been camping in our tent trailer.
The main idea of the tent trailer was to keep all of our camping gear in the trailer, so all we would need to do was to pack clothes and food, hitch up the trailer and head out.
