A ride this past weekend led me to finding this, hadn’t really thought about it until seeing it but it’s an interesting sort of documentary. I decided to bring my Garmin along so I could find my way on roads that I’d never been on before. And it was a fun ride (thanks again Robin […]
Author: Peter Kraiker
2013 Vermont Trip, Part 2
I’m back home in Toronto, reflecting on how quickly the week flew by. I’m happy to report that Babe behaved perfectly after the fix for the starter wire, she purred all the way throughout the rest of the trip including the 12 hours driving back on Saturday. I’m glad we pushed all the way home […]
The 2013 Edition of Autumn in Vermont
Amazing how quickly time has passed this year, and yes… I know I’m repeating myself. I just keep getting reminded of that in a bunch of different ways at a bunch of different times. The last bike riding I did was back in April, back in North Carolina, back before I hurt myself. And so […]
Heading back to Vermont for Autumn colours
As I’ve said before, it’s been an unusual year so it’s really satisfying to be doing something we’ve done for a few years now… heading down to Vermont with some bikes to enjoy the beauty on display. As we were leaving Andrea was getting caught up on the day’s news… it was very saddening to […]
Wow… 2013 Buses at Bon Echo Already!
Amazing how time flies… although for me this year has been an unusual one. Still, it’s the end of September and I’m not mentally prepared. This will be the 3rd time I’ve headed to Bon Echo for a VW campout, and each one has been different. Cold, wet, sunny, windy, fun, and knitting are all […]
So Quiet In Here
I’ve been a fan of Van Morrison for as long as Andrea and I have been together and it struck me as a good spot to re-ignite this blog. I’ve been neglecting it as my focus has been on healing and as understandable as that is I don’t think it’s right or balanced. So this […]
Getting out and about – BoTC 2013
This year has been quite a different year, for lots of obvious reasons. The result has been a lot of different activities for me though, and that came as a surprise. Perhaps it shouldn’t have. Obviously all of the time spent in the halo meant I couldn’t be active the way I normally would be. […]
First Drive, First Photo Shoot Since April
It felt really good to get out for the weekend. This past weekend was the Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships up at Hardwood Hills and it marked my return to being a snapper. I wasn’t able to get up for the Eliminator on Thursday but did have the pleasure of covering the Elite races on […]
The Next Step in The Next Chapter
My neurosurgeon gave me the green light today, I’m very happy with that news. And our conversation went something like this: Get a lateral x-ray of how it looks today.That’s good, now lets look at the pin sites (the back ones are slowly coming around)Take the neck brace off and show me how you can […]
Detached from my hardware
I’ve gotten to sleep on it, sleep without it, and adjust to a new set of sensations. The removal of the halo wasn’t difficult, it was just weird. Andrea was there to help, in fact she got to unscrew the pins while the nurse (Tracy) held the halo in position and then off it came. […]