Upon the seat of a bicycle built for two

I have a minute here to write the promised story of my ride through Stanley Park on a tandem bike. A few years ago I read an essay somewhere–can’t for the life of me remember where–about how a tandem bike ride nearly destroyed a marriage. It was an amusing article, as I recall and it […]

Random observations on Canadian culture

So, I just spent a couple of days in Canada and I have a few observations. First, those peace arches at the border have it right. Visiting our neighbor to the north is like visiting a cousin. When I was a kid it took me two minutes to start treating any cousin like a best […]

Vancouver Day Two

We rented a tandem bike and rode it around the seawall. I’ll write more about our experience soon, but here are some pictures from our adventure. Vancouver 09 Part Deux