Let the peddling begin 🥳🚴🚴‍♀️

August is a special month for me as I dedicate it to riding for the hospital for Sick Kids. This year, I am dedicating additional time to ride.

So I can peddle, this is necessary to reach peddling goals of 300 km. 🚴‍♀️ Jackie (daughter of all things wonderful) suggested I take bike and myself on the Go train 🚂🚂 🚂 to Union station and peddle to her place in Scarborough Bluffs 🏔️ sounds amazing🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️!!!! I can pick up some yummy bagels from the fire pit in the beaches 🥯🥯🥯

I think it is maybe 15 or 20 km there and (yes, I do have to return home to Barrie and peddle back to Union Station🚴. That would be a fun ride and probably worth 40 plus km to add to my goal. Not to mention the bonus of seeing the two beautiful granddaughters 👩‍❤️‍👩❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Riding in Toronto is probably a favourite and along the boardwalk takes you to a different place in a busy world.

Riding to Orillia is my go to as the rail trail takes you as far as you want to go. If I ride along the Lake Shore in Barrie or the bike trail, and to Penetang St. and back home that is a quick 20 km. , I always take in Friday Harbour and the beaches of Alcona Innisfil. Each can add 40-50km each ride. I have yet to take the 160 loop that so many talk about and I may plan for that towards the end of the month, and planning it will need as it may be close to a 8-10 hour peddling day.

I may have to think about that one more LOL!! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️ Thank you for joining me on my journey, as I start to peddle on the 1st of August! In loving memory of my Step dad Papa Bill who passed away April 7th 2025, of pancreatic cancer and was a big supporter to my ride each year! A special ride to Orr Lake in your memory will be my pleasure Papa RIP❤️❤️ say hello to mom🚴‍♀️❤️🚴‍♀️❤️🚴‍♀️❤️🚴‍♀️