Yes, it is November and yes, we're pictured here at Sauble Beach. My longtime cycling friends Andy and Bryan wanted to get in an epic ride before the snow arrived - we just happend to pick one of the warmest days in November! We started off as the sun was rising in Waterloo. By the time we got to Drayton, our fingers and toes had thawed out. In Mildmay we stoped for one of the best Western sandwiches I've ever had! (It's amazing what physical exertion does for your taste buds). Mildmay to Paisley is a fairly long stretch. Last summer Andy rode this stretch against a strong headwind, so he wasn't too keen on it. Fortunately for us we had an amazing tailwind, making this one of my favourite parts of the ride! In South Hampton, we met up with Lori and Kaitlyn (Andy's wife and daughter) and then set off for last stretch of our ride. It was definately the most scenic stretch - winding along the east coast of the Bruce Peninsula. We made a quick stop at the beach (as pictured above) and then "raced" to Oliphant, home of Andy's parents and our "Nirvana" for the evening. Awaiting us was a fabulous pasta dish which Lori had prepared beforehand. We shared a bottle of red wine and watched a movie for the rest of the evening. The next morning, after an incredible breakfast prepared by Andy's parents, we loaded up in the van and headed home. What an amazing trip!
We are having some incredibly warm weather for December. We picked one of the many sunny days to go find our Christmas tree :) Jeff and I had never been to a "cut your own" tree farm before, so we were off on an adventure! In this area there have got to be at least twenty tree farms! We chose Klaus's Trees near the African Lion Safari (which is kind of funny in itself). They were very friendly, handing us a photocopied map of the location of the trees and asking us if we have a saw. (Luckily Jeff was thinking!) We walked around the area looking for just the right tree, expecting it to be lit from above like the one in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Heeding the warning on the map which said "trees look much bigger in your living room than they do out here", we picked one that looked just a bit taller than Jeff. Fortuately it was a nice little tree, because we had to carry it all the way back to the car! We stuffed it in the Honda (wagon), tied down the hatch, paid for our treasure, and headed home with our first Christmas tree on Dayton Street. 
