After months of debate, dithering and staring at maps, both the online and digital variety, we are leaving tomorrow for Zurich, Switzerland. Pretty much every country in Europe was discussed over the last few months and for a long while we were leaning heavily towards Spain. However, all that dithering meant we were booking flights later than we should have been, and getting into Madrid, our preferred starting point, was getting complicated.  Zurich started to look more and more attractive. Once that was booked, we could narrow things down a bit. 

We have decided this year we will warm up by biking to Geneva, and then explore more of the gorges in France. It is the loosest of loose plans…all we have booked is our first two nights in Zurich and the final night there before our flight home. It will mean some familiar territory as well which we are really looking forward to. We are hoping to revisit the Chartreuse and the Vercors, two of our favourite places ever. At this point we  will be glad to get the stressful part behind us…getting ourselves and the bikes on the plane. Then the fun can begin. 

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Karen PoretMake sure your shoelace is tied! ( My snake eye sees the tip of your right foot lace dabbling over the “yellow line”) ;)
Those look like Keens..are they? Super comfortable!
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We have had a terrific summer in Victoria, one of the most beautiful places in the world. We are biased of course, but it is stunning.  We have been volunteering with Cycling Without Age, a program where you take seniors for bike rides. It is such a rewarding experience. Becoming a competent Trishaw pilot was a huge learning curve (especially for me) but one day it clicked and I haven’t looked back. It is very different from riding a bicycle. There is e-assist, gears, a throttle and the steering is completely different. I felt like I was 16 again and learning to drive a standard transmission. I mention the program because if you have thought about doing this we highly recommend. It is worldwide. We have met a terrific group of people, and we feel sometimes the rewards are greater for the pilots than the passengers. It is fun and spreads a bit of happiness in the world. 

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Kirsten KaarsooKathleen I completely agree with you about the rewards of being a Cycling Without Age pilot. I have been piloting since about 2018 in Canmore. It is full of rewards that are often unexpected. I have learned a lot of local history as I take old timers around our town. It really is one of the more fulfilling and fun volunteer positions I have.
Have a great trip.
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Rachael AndersonWhat a great thing to do!
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Patrick O'HaraThe Galloping Goose Trail!
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Vancouver Island really is hard to leave. The good news though is that while it is gorgeous here, we are going to have great weather on arrival too. We are excited, we are as ready as we can be at this point, and Switzerland here we come.