The Victoria Day long weekend means many different things across Canada.
For many people it is a gardening weekend, the first that generally guarantees no frost in most places. For many Ottawa cyclists the long weekend marks the first Sunday morning closing of Ottawa's parkways to motor vehicles and opening up to cyclists, skaters, joggers, skateboarders and every other non-motorized means of getting around.
May 18th, 2008 was a wonderful morning for the first bike day. It was cool in the morning, but warmed up quickly. As usual we saw lots of people out on the Colonel By Drive and spoke to lots of people about our quadracycle.
You can also read our on-line diary entry about this trip.
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Ruth takes a break on the Colonel By Drive
The Rideau Canal was just filled with water recently, ready for the boating season
Our quadracycle from the back during a break
A jogger happily offered to take a photo of us both!
An interesting scene on the canal - the Fair Jeanne Brigantine
The Colonel By Drive is used by many interesting cycles, in this case a tadpole trike
A view of Dows Lake and the pavillion from the Col By Drive, with the Gatineau Hills in the background
Tulips along the Colonel By Drive. This weekend marks the end of the Canadian Tulip Festival here in Ottawa
Ruth is happy with her cup of espresso
Ruth takes a short break before we leave the Colonel By Drive and head out onto the roads again
Everybody talks about high gas prices, but very few do anything about it!
