TRAVELS – Page 17 – Skelton Sketches

What’s cooler than a tandem?

Posted on July 4, 2013April 28, 2017 by lindaskelton

It’s that time of year again, time for the fitness vacation, via tandem.

First we took in Canada Day in the big city…

Then we drove South of the border to try out some flat miles and link up with some other tandem aficionados.

What’s more cool than riding a tandem?
Riding a tandem in company with other tandems!
First there were just the two of us…

Then two more joined us…

And then, what’s this?! There were four more!

A whole sweet family on a ‘quad’!

We rode, and feasted along the way,

and shared our enthusiasms for the beautiful miles, together.

What a wonderful way to spend a summer’s day.
Now for the watermelon and some sleep before we hit the road again tomorrow!

–LS

All in a Day’s Drive

Posted on April 3, 2013April 28, 2017 by lindaskelton

We rose early for the trip from the still barren prairies, back to the coast. The snow is beaten and beginning to recede..

It’s a beautiful day for driving…

This wayside water lies so still we had to stop for pictures…

There were few just a few other stops…

a lot of curves,

… a lot of miles (625 of them)

and suddenly we were on the coastal side of the range and heading down a soft spring world…Green!!!

Not a sprig of green is yet to be seen on the prairies, but here is another story…

A grand new bridge boasts 8 lanes to ease traffic remarkably and we have reached the coast!

The blossoms have begun in our absence…

But alas, tomorrow I fly to the land of igloos (not!) and sled dogs, and the land of the midnight sun…

Till then, must catch some shut-eye!

–LS

What’s That?!

Posted on March 6, 2013April 27, 2017 by lindaskelton

There it was glinting in the unexpected brightness of the morning sun way up atop Scout Mountain. We were minding our own business, eating French Toast on a Sunday morning, before heading out the door to church. But this glinting thing was suddenly there, beckoning…Could it be a bench?

It hasn’t been so very long since I was last up Scout, has it? I’ve never known there to be a bench at the top; we just settle down on the windswept rock usually. But today was different. After church we scrambled up there to find this delightful addition to a great hike:

And for a few moments we sat and reveled in this new thing—not just the bench, but the brilliant sunshine that brought it to light!! We’d almost forgotten what sunshine was like.

It’s remarkable the energy the sun gives, not just fueling photosynthesis, but fueling human activity. We came down the mountain, pulled the tandem out of hiding and pedaled around the neighborhood, then headed out to the boat with new friends, to introduce them to the great ‘salt chuck’ by sailboat–

It was a splendid day for a sail—sunshine for warmth and wind for power…Wonderful to see the sun again!

–LS