Somehow Campbell napped again in the afternoon. Cullen was supposed to take another wink, wink nap but he fell asleep too.
Mike bbq'd steaks with goat cheese and a balsamic reduction, roasted asparagus, and Sal added potato pancakes. I asked Mike if he wanted to go downtown after supper to ride along the riverfront. We loaded the bikes on the rack and grabbed various camera gear. Parking downtown in the evening is so much easier, and cheaper. We found a spot right along the bikepath/walkway. The traffic wasn't on the streets it was on the bikepath. Close to downtown there were people all over the place, walking without a care in the world, left, right and center. Our bells got heavy use as we weaved around people. One we passed over the Peace Bridge to the north side things cleared and we were able to ride a straight line. We went west as far as the Crowchild overpass and then crossed a suspension bridge back to the southside. We stopped on the bridge to take a few pictures and you could feel the bridge bouncing underfoot. Riding across with the surface moving beneath the tires was a strange sensation.
We decided to stop for some refreshment at Eau Claire Market, beer or coffee was the decision. Beer won. We walked in to the patio and sat outside. A waitress asked if we had been seated by a hostess, no we just walked in the open gate. "Not supposed to do that" she said but left a drink menu anyway. I had a very crisp 7.2 IPA, Parallel 49 Filthy Dirty. My taste has recently moved from dark, bitter beer to IPAs.
I tried a new free video service called 'Relive' that takes the data from a Strava gps recorded ride and creates a flyover video. Check the link below, it's very cool.
I'm okayed for a third week of vacation!
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| Peace Bridge and downtown Calgary |
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| Lunch at the Red Park |
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| Cullen waiting for little brother |
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