Happy New Year! Not all the Cruisers were as brave as Miriam and Len who did the Annual Polar Bear Swim at English Bay as part of their long standing New Years Day tradition and Flora and Rachel who did the Penguin Plunge again at Rocky Point. Flora and Rachel went to the hot tub at Poirier and then on to lunch at Cafe Divano in Klahani. We are very proud of our brave plungers! …
December 2018
December 2018 The Frau Princesses at The Ugly Sweater Run Saturday December 1st: Flora, RA Edie with April, Larry , Rick, Rene Susan and Bobtoc met at the Centre Saturday on a little or no-rain ,+3C temp which rose to +C temperature morning. The route used was from the Centre to Joe’s Trail. Two groups formed, the first being Larry, Rick, Rene, and later Flora, and the other group being after Flora moved up, RA …
November 2018
November 2018 Dark days for ducks Saturday November 2nd:Alex, Flora, Ivan, Larry, Laura, Rod and Bobtoc met on a drizzly Saturday am at the Centre. The destination chosen was east into Coquitlam to Como Lake, crossing North Road from Willoughby into Coquitlam via Smith Ave to Robinson Street, to Foster Ave, Gatensbury then returning west using Robinson again to Ivy and Webster back to North Road, crossing at Cameron back to the Centre. Larry and …
October 2018
October 2018 Joe’s Trail on a Sunny Saturday Monday October 1st: RA Edie with canine April, Rod and Bob met at the Centre Monday evening under ideal weather conditions; fairly warm temperature, no rain, and chose the Forest Grove Drive route frontwards, i.e, Eastlake then north on Underhill to Forest Grove and you know the rest of the route back to the Centre; time and distance, 1:42 and 7 km. CoquiltamCruisers: Jennel, Heather & Sami …
September 2018
September 2018 Our favourite Rocky Point with Rod Saturday September 1st: On Saturday Rick Davidson, Len and Miriam along with granddog Jax, Edie with April, Larry, Susan, Alex, Eoin and Laura, Flora and Bobtoc turned out at Burnaby Lake on a just right temperature morning. The route chosen for the morning’s walk was to Deer Lake via Kensington Ave into the City Hall area, thence to the lake, circumnavigated the lake, with some of the group …
August 2018
August 2018 August 2 2018:On Wednesday Alex, Laura and Eoin, Rod, Larry, Susan, Edie with canine April and Bobtoc met at the Centre and, due to the cooler temperature than experienced in the last few weeks, opted to walk/run the Forest Grove Drive route frontwards, i.e., from the Centre west using Eastlake to Underhill, north to Forest Grove Drive then east to the Gaglardi pedestrian overpass, past the Stoney Creek Community School then continuing on …
July 2018
July 2018 Confederation Centre to New Brighton Park On Canada Day, Larry, Susan, Edie and Edie’s friends from her walking group, Marguerite, June, Maureen, Greg and others, along with three dogs, walked the Trans Canada trail from Eton just west of Willingdon, under the Second Narrows bridge and onwards to New Brighton Park, distance about 10 km, time about 2 hours. Most of the group then went to Café Artigiano’s on Hastings St. for some refreshments. …
June 2018
June 2018 Saturday June 2nd: Sherian, Larry, Len and Miriam with granddog Jax, Rod, Laura, Flora and Bobtoc met at and ran or walked from Rocky Point on a cool but no precip morning Saturday. Most of the group ran to April Road before returning; Flora and Bobtoc reached the 1100 block Alderside before returning to Rocky Point; time and distance for those returning from April Road, 1:44 and 10km respectively, and for Flora and …
May 2018
May 2018 Everything is just ducky! May 2 2018: Laura, Edie with canine April, Rod , Larry and Bobtoc walked Wednesday evening to Joe’s Trail via Cameron St, to Government St. the Cariboo train crossing then east to Joe’s Trail, and at 2 km turned back to the Cameron Centre. Total distance, 4 km, time 1:05.23. The group enjoyed temperature of about +15 C, some cloud cover, no sign of rain. May 5 2018: Flora, …
April 2018
April 2018 April 4 2018: On Wednesday night, Alex, Bobtoc and Larry walked the Stoney Creek trail, up the North Road hill to Chapman, and returned, distance 4.8 km and time of 1h10. A drizzly evening but at least it was daylight, and spring was in the air, sort of. On our way back to the Cameron Centre parking lot, Flora drove by and waved, on her way home from work. From Jennel: The Coquitlam …