HBD

Best birthday wishes to Arlene and Cheryl who celebrate on Thursday and Friday respectively.

Another Notable Anniversary

Our beloved country is celebrating its 158th. Doesn’t look a day over 103. All the bombast from down south has made us even more proud. The true North, strong and free! 🇨🇦

Weekly Walks

It looks like temperatures are settling down, albeit still very summery. Remember to keep well hydrated and sunscreened. You may also wish to look into sun protective clothing which has the advantage of not sweating off. Here’s a link to one review of “best of”. Not an endorsement but a good place to start. I also found a shop online called Coolibar that had a wide selection of styles. USA made though, but they ship to Canada. We make no judgement. Again, just for reference. If anyone finds a Canadian source, please post in the comments.

So after all that, Saturday at L@8 and picnic table if it’s not too hot.

Races

A report from Rainer on a good short race:

We did a little 5km ‘fun’ run on saturday. Margy figured this a good way to get me going again.

It was the Shoppers Drug Mart Run for Women (downtown from Women’s College Hospital).

Well organized and a good downtown route … of course Margy beat me (again) and came in 2^nd in her age category … not PB times but respectable. Something I am sure some of the other 

Shore Thing ladies would enjoy.

Here is the link for next year’s event should you want to plan that far ahead.

From Ruth, something sooner (September 28) and close, but with a curious name.

Here is a 10K (and 5K and 3K) race in our backyard. The early bird cost is only $23.83, and amazingly, the quoted price includes the taxes and processing fees (rather than the shock of finding out that your advertised $69 entry fee has suddenly morphed into $75).

The name is rather unfortunate. Bimbo is a Mexican company with the Canadian rights to an amazing number of brands.  According to Wikipedia, the name is a combination of Bambi and Dumbo, the favorite movie characters of the daughter of one of the founders. You’d think they’d have thought a bit more about this choice!

Weekly Walks

The forecast is chancy at the time of writing, but leaning towards a good outcome. Let’s hope for the best🤞🏻. L@8 as temperatures are still reasonable in the mornings. So far…

Happy Birthday!

Rainer celebrates his Geburtstag this coming Thursday. Hope it’s the schöniest!

Island Walk In Review

We could not have asked for better weather. It ended well at the Island Cafe for a tasty meal. If you’re hungry, stick with the mains. The tacos are satisfying and intriguingly spiced. Just beware of agressive starlings.

Weekly Walks

L@8 with picnic table gathering post walk, right? Right!

Island Walk

It looks like we have a consensus, and cooperative weather.

The Island walk will be earlier than usual, so I have posted below possible departure times that may fit with most people’s desired distance and site seeing wishes. For more information and options, here is the full schedule link.

What is hoped for is that whatever destination you sail to, we will all end up at the Island Cafe at 6. Let me know either in the comments or WhatsApp if you plan on joining in as I will need to reserve for a group our size.

To purchase tickets online, click here.

Weekly Walks

Saturday morning looks PERFECT! Let’s get out there and enjoy the walk. Walk to Cherry Beach perhaps?