Training Log Archive: coach ld

Short jaunt around the doggie trail and park before heading to London to sign papers at the lawyer's to make the cottage sale official.

Evening paddle on the longest day of light, to the mouth of the (Ausable) river with Goose, the rest of my family in the tin boat. We scattered my dad's ashes. He wanted to be sprinkled in the lake but it was too rough to do it in front of the cottage. It was doable in the river - with the hopes that the ashes in the river will flow out to the lake. The solstice light as we neared sunset was beautiful and just got more golden and gorgeous then flamed to a brilliant pinky-orange that glowed on the horizon till after 10:00.
We sang a version of one of his favourite songs, a cowboy lullaby:

When I die, take a trip out to the lake
float and boat out in the water, one last wish I'd like to make
scatter all my ashes to the wind and to the sky
let them fall into the water, let me go and say goodbye

Get along my little chicks, get along and not too slow
for now it's time to rest and I'm raring to go

C • Perfect 2

Jogged from the school to the new fire station and then down the trail through the enchanted forest. Lovely summery morning. Was wishing I could go paddling but we lost a "foot" for our rack and carry a boat at the moment.
Dropped the Girl off at the airport to fly off to start her own adult adventure in Yellowknife. Exciting but kind of sad. Guess we'll just have to go visit.

C • Yellowknife 3

Such a warm day and evening - with late light! Did a toodle up Duffy's to Castlederg and home in the last of the sunlight. Lovely:)

Beautiful morning. Goose and I met MaxVO2 at Albion for a ride. We followed the Summer Solstice course that was marked for the race this weekend and chatted. It was fun to do hills. Probably more in an hour than Goose and I did in 2 weeks on our trip! Pretty sure Pate never broke a sweat.

Was working at Brathwaite today so I rode over to Heart Lake conservation area on my lunch for a ride on the trails. Pretty tame but very pleasant. We had a very nice catch-up dinner with Bash, Bent and Pater Max this evening:)

C • Thank you! 2

Beautiful bright blue morning. Went up the Humber to the stairs and back through the cemetery. More hills than we did in 2 weeks in Quebec. Felt good:)

Balances, planks, push ups, abs and back ex.
Good long stretch on the cottage deck. Then a short swim in the small window of sunny skies in an otherwise very grey day with a lot of very strong wind.