The reason for missing last week was due to a trip out to New Brunswick to visit my good friends CptSydor and VVagabond....hereby known as the LandHams...
Actually the LandHams are some of the coolest, friendliest people I know...and it is my honour to be their friend. Anyways, the drive out was nasty hitting a couple of snow blizzards, and having to wait for emergency road crews to clear an accident...but when I got there the LandHams made it worthy...
Although my fatbike may not have agreed...
Anyways with 4 full days out there (I planned to stay for longer, at least until I hit pension age, but they kicked me out after 4 days) we did two-a-days each day....either snow shoeing, or Hok skiing...
on our new Hok skis!! Huge fun and great workout!!
I only left several arse prints on the trail until I got used to them.
And of course we did a boat load of Fatbiking...in perfect conditions (after over 30cm of snow fell), with close to a dozen different sets of well groomed trails within driving distance. This is a very well established mountain biking area!
Often we Fatbiked with the locals....these guys are fast!
And I proved I could fall down off my fatbike just as well as I could with the skis!
We were all dog-tired at the end of each day!!
This is the other members of the LandHam family (Rudy, Olive, and Sage).
I am still Lois' superman...
Anyways....my drive back was sunny and clear, and as much as I enjoyed my visit (a HUGE Thank You to the LandHams for the terrific hospitality!!!), I was happy to be back home. And Lois was happy for me to be back...
Well at least the cats were happy I was home...
Well, anyways I am home...
And is it just me or is there a fatbike race going on every weekend these days?? At Albion...at Halton...and DanOfSubstance has an entire Fatbike Marathon Race Series going on. The last one was just this last weekend at Northumberland Forest...the Snumbler, which apparently went over very well. And once again, ApexTed and his crew were on scene to record all of the action, find the pics here. Links to results can be found here for the 40k and here for the 20k.
In case you cannot tell, I am a big fan of Dan and his races. Always a great mix of challenge and fun. The next one is the Snophy (OK, I'm not a huge fan of how he names his races...), in Kingston on Feb 6th.
And then there is this...
Nice and local...but if you are not already registered, you may be out of luck. I believe it has been sold out for days!
I also discovered this stuff recently...
...and it is great!! What I am most impressed with is that the ingredients are so natural and wholesome! No unpronounceable chemicals, nothing processed. And the flavours are subtle but distinct. I like the cocoa one in my coffee...and I love the maple twist to the vanilla-maple. (I think there is a coffee flavoured one too, but I have yet to try it). And the thickness feels like drinking a decadent milkshake. While the drink is intended as an exercise recovery shake with its protein sources, omega 3s, and its mix of minerals; its macronutrient mix of 8 grams of fat, 20 grams of protien, and 28 grams of carbohydrates also make it a perfect super-healthy simple meal replacement shake.
Anyways, I really like the stuff...so if you are into the healthy food thing, give it a try. You may be surprised.
Anyways....I appear to have jumped all over the place in this post....are you still awake?? Buehler....Buehler??
Ah well...we will try again next post...I'm out for a ride...in this cold January/February weather...
Stay posted!!
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