London Bike Show 2013

http://www.thelondonbikeshow.co.uk/

Road cycling, mountain biking, BMX, cycle cross, a family cycle.

Thirty-five Minute Walk to Lecture at Brock University

I parked my car across from Good Will at the Pen Centre shopping mall and walked (in a very cold north-west wind) west along Glendale Avenue, then turned left on Hampton Road. I walked through the suburban streets to Glenridge Avenue at the bottom of the escarpment. Then walked up the escarpment along Glenridge to Brock University.

At Brock University I attended a meeting of the Niagara Peninsula Society of the Archaeological Institute of America where Prof. Ben Ford, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, gave a talk called
"The Search for Chauncey’s Fleet in Lake Ontario", about naval ships on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.

On my way back I took the Bruce Trail  from the top of the Escarpment behind Brock University to the west end of Tremont Drive back down to Glendale and my car.

To walk from the Pen Centre to Brock University takes about 35 minutes.

In a Strange Room

I just finished reading South African novelist Damon Galgut's book, In A Strange Room, with three stories narrated by the same character (whose name is also Damon). It is a novel about his travels in Africa and Europe, with similiar themes tying the stories together.

The first story, The Follower, is about two men who go backpacking together on a long walk through Lesotho, their relationship ending badly. The other two stories have similiar unhappy endings but the third story is the most intense and saddest of the three.
I've read other books by Galgut and greatly enjoy his writing.

Niagara Falls Loop

Sunday, January 13, 2013.
We walked from Dufferin Islands to the Falls and back. It was a very warm day for January. 16C.

Facer Street Loup

 

 

On this loop, we walked about an hour. Stopped at the library, and then went into Walmart on the way home.

 

 



The St. Catharines Public Library, Grantham Branch, at the corner of Niagara & Carleton.

West to Fairview Mall

 

 

L and I walked west from the corner of Carleton & Bunting along Carleton to the Fairview Mall. Again it takes about 40 minutes to walk one way. But since we went shopping we were away for 2 1/2 hours.

 

This finishes the complete pattern, which forms a cross. To walk it (one way for each arm) would take 4 x 40 minutes or 2 hours and 40 minutes. A total of 5 hours and 20 minutes both ways. In reality, we walked about 8 hours total.

 

The finished pattern looks like this:

 

South to Queenston Street

Walked south along Bunting Rd. Takes 37 minutes to walk from Carleton Street to Queenston Street. Places visited on the way back: