Ride 2 - I hate 'No Exit' signs

Ride 2 - 24 February 2019

Distance 12.5 miles (Distance to Date 21.3 miles)

Time 1:24 (Time to Date 2:36)

Ride 2 and I already hate 'No Exit' signs. Every single stupid yellow sign may as well say 'Double Distance'!

Other than that, not much to report! I'm already finding it quite cathartic colouring in maps. When I do the rides I have a phone mounted on my handlebars so I can track streets (and try and ensure I don't miss anything!), so I slowly make my way around the target area, basically colouring in while taking in the scenery! Taking adult colouring to a whole new level!

This bike was a bit more road worthy than the last!

Points of Interest......

Elvis Bear! (48.48393, -123.32582)

Just a bear, looking like Elvis, hanging out under a palm tree.

The Crazy Tree of Gordon Head (48.486991, -123.321943)

Do you ever look at something and think, "that guy's got too much time on his hands?"

Tyndall Park (48.484249, -123.321919)

Come here on a sunny day for open space and great views of Mt Doug

Library and Notice Board (48.482400, -123.316047)

Library Boxes are a thing in Victoria, so are Community Notice Boards. But you don't see them this well made very often (ever in my case!)

Comments

How many roads are there in Victoria?

So, before getting started, I'm going to make a guess of what I've taken on. The challenge is to cover every road in Victoria, I've taken 'Victoria' to mean Victoria and the surrounding areas / districts. So the municipality 'City of Victoria' has a total of 258km . Unfortunately, I've made my life difficult and included Esquimalt, Oak Bay and some of Saanich! Just a finger in the air here, but it looks like Victoria covers 1/4 of my area, so I'm looking at just over 1,000km. On one of these: Jeepers

Biggest News in Saanich Right Now?

So I think I've had my 15 minutes of fame. Man, it was quick. I was interviewed by the local paper............. and I was FRONT PAGE news!!!! That's right, Victoria on a Bike was the biggest news in Saanich . (We don't need to mention that this week's biggest news in Saanich was 20 people going on a 5km bike ride!*). Front Page The madness didn't stop there. Next I received a call from CBC Radio and asked to be a guest on the All Points West radio show. This is the only evidence I can offer that I was on the radio! What's next you ask? Well after all the attention my website had 60 hits (out of a metropolitan population of >300,000), so I guess nothing is next and things will carry on as normal! * Incase you doubted me

Ride 46 - Press in Tow

Ride 46 - 1 December 2019 Distance 33.9km (Distance to date 1,485.4 km) Time 2hrs 43mins (Time to date 114hrs 7mins) I was joined on this ride by a journalist from the Times Colonist !! Got to start somewhere Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of me and Roxanne exploring the east side of James Bay together, but I do have proof for the doubters........... https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/meet-the-cyclist-who-rode-every-victoria-street-often-twice-1.24039234 The stuff of nightmares Sadly the exploring was surprisingly bland, so not much to report. I was expecting this area to be a little treasure trove. Maybe I was just chatting too much Not as comfortable as it looks Points of Interest..... No points of interest

Victoria on a Bike

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