Rando Rambles

Route / Event:  Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail / 132km [  Ride Log  ] The G2G Crew: Jay, Fred, Pete, Jurjen "Something you must have said to Jay the other night changed his outlook on this whole trip." Barb said. It was Friday night, and we were over at Pete and Steph's place in Guelph, enjoying some greek take-out. Jay and Barb, their neighbours, were there when we arrived.  "I don't recall saying anything to Jay, specifically" I replied, as I considered how this large gyro pita would fit into my mouth.  "Well, he had concerns -- there were possibly detours -- what would you do for food...and then, all of a sudden, he was super excited and couldn't wait to go." she said.  "Oh. That makes sense. Wednesday night I shared a route I had mapped with the guys. I had the trail mapped and all the places we could possibly stop at along the way." I said. I hadn't actually considered the impact of this plan on anyone else -- I just mapped a...

  Route / Event:   St. Thomas-Paris 200  / 200km Permanent [  Ride Log  ] "Hey Google, what will the weather be like in St. Thomas on Monday?" " Monday in St. Thomas there will rain from 4a.m. until 11pm, and a high of 25 degrees. There is a severe thunderstorm warning in effect. " Shit.  "Hey Google, what will the weather be like in Paris Ontario on Monday?" " Monday in Paris there will be scattered thunderstorms with a high of 27 and a low of 19 ." Sigh.  I did not want to cancel this ride. Nevermind the fact that both Michel and I had taken the day off work -- we needed this ride completed for a specific designation we were working toward called the O-12.   The O-12 is an Ontario-specific version what our American counterparts call the R-12 . Like the R-12, it requires a rider to complete a club-sanctioned 200km (or more) ride in twelve consecutive months. Sanctioned rides include either a brevet on the club's calendar, or an individual ri...