March 2018 March 3 2018: Libby Covernton, now residing on the Sunshine Coast, delighted the Cruisers Saturday morning at the Centre by her appearance to run/walk with us. She joined Rene, Ivan, Larry, Susan, Rod, Alex, Leslie, Miriam and Bobtoc. The route proposed by Bobtoc in his previous email to go east into Coquitlam was nixed due to lingering snow and some ice on the routes there, so the group moved west to utilize Joe’s Trail. …
February 2018
February 2018 Kits Beach in Winter February 3rd:On Saturday morning, it was a great morning weather-wise because it wasn’t raining for once and it was mild (9 C) for this time of year. 11 Cruisers took advantage of the day, 12 counting Bobtoc who came to say hello and that he would be taking it easy for awhile. Some of us actually ran for a change! We all ran or walked the Joe’s trail route, …
January 2018
January 2018 Monday: On New Year’s Day, being a cold and foggy day at the outset, Larry, Edie along with a very nice lady Tracy Oates, who is the wife of one of Tim’s life long friends, Susan and Bobtoc Skytrained to the Waterfront station, then walked to Stanley Park and continued their walk around the park before leaving it to walk into the west end, stopped at Timmie’s on Denman then walked to Burrard …
December 2017
December 2017 December 2nd: Edie and Laurie did the 5k Ugly Sweater Dash in a downpour, jumping or walking around the washouts on the path at Rocky Point. Lots of great outfits and high spirits despite the rain. Local craft breweries offered the adults a free beer after the run. Great way to start the Christmas season. Saturday morning saw Len and Jax, Susan, Rod, René and Larry brave the “light” rain (? well, there …
November 2017
November 2017 Sunset view over Mundy Park taken by Flora November 1st: Rod and Larry turned out on Wednesday night, which was a bit cooler but still a nice night for a run, which they did, doing the Beaverbrook-Eastlake-Underhill route, then over the hill and back along Forest Grove. Distance about 7 km, time for Larry about 47 minutes, for Rod 55 minutes (he ran most of the way and felt good!). Bobtoc is at …
October 2017
October 2017 Vancouver Lights at Night – Our Beautiful City October 4th: Mary, her friend Jeannie, Edie with her canine April, Larry and Bobtoc met Wednesday at the Centre, Larry to run and the others to walk. Larry’s route was up and over the Gaglardi pedestrian overpass, used Ashgrove Crescent for a change, back to Forest Grove Drive to Underhill, then reversed direction and ran back going east on Forest Grove Drive, the Beaverbrooks to …
September 2017
September 2017 Great People in Glorious Vancouver September 2nd: Alex, RA Edie, Larry, Rod, Susan and Bobtoc by various Skytrains met at the Main Street and Terminal station on a beautiful weather-wise morning Saturday, the object being to walk the False Creek paths. The six started by tackling first the path on the south side of False Creek. They walked one hour, at which time Rod left the group, under the advice given to him …
August 2017
Ah, the good life – doesn’t get any better than this! August 2nd: On Wednesday Flora, Larry and Bobtoc met at the Centre and walked the Stoney Creek trail route in the hope that the trees and stream may mitigate the effects of the smoke in the atmosphere. The sun was a red-orange circle in the smoke-saturated sky. The trio walked to the gate at the North Road end and returned to the Centre, after …
July 2017
July 2017 On Saturday morning, Canada Day, 13 Cruisers and friends met in Fort Langley to walk along the Fort to Fort trail. Edie, Libby, Debra, Christina, John, Rachel, Flora, Susan, Larry, Alex, June, Anna and Darlene all enjoyed the beautiful weather, helped along by the trail being mostly shaded along the way, so conditions were perfect! Lots of Canada red-and-white attire was seen everywhere. The group all walked at least 12.4 km, with Libby, …
June 2017
June 2017 June 3rd: Alex, RA Edie with canine April, Flora (congratulations Flora for showing up at 7:56 am!}, Larry, Len with granddog Jax, Mary McNichol, Susan and Bobtoc met at the Burnaby Lake parking lot Saturday am on an overcast but dry morning. At Len’s suggestion the group headed for Deer Lake via Kensington Ave south into the Burnaby Heritage area to Sperling Avenue, thence into the Deer Lake trail on the south side …