Ile Bizard, Laval, Two Mountains, Oka, Hudson and more

on board the ferry


Tito Lits enjoying the view and the beautiful weather


Tito Lits watching the boats on the lake


Uncle Pilo enjoying the ferry ride and a short break from pedaling 

Ile Bizard, Laval, Two Mountains, Oka, Hudson and more

Oka - Hudson Ferry


cooling under the shade while waiting for our ferry


Uncle Pilo, bike and jersey to match 

Ile Bizard, Laval, Two Mountains, Oka, Hudson and more

waiting for the ferry, I had to dismount off my bike to honor the sign posted to my right


Yes siree, I turned off my bike engine


somewhere in Oka, at the end of the of the bike path (part of the Route Vert / Green Route bike path system) that runs between Two Mountains and Oka

taking a quick break and a photo opp, getting ready to climb a couple of hills towards our left


downtown Oka :-), cars and cyclists lined up to board the ferry that would take us across to Hudson 

More from our June 20 Ride

Tito Lits. by the entrance to Rene Levesque Park- the park's a good place for family picnics, walkers, runners, bladers, as well as cyclists.

The small building to my right houses a bike rental / roller blade rental office.


Dragon boat team practicing


Paddling towards the the sunset


Uncle Pilo- behind are uniquely designed out houses for pee breaks and whatever else :). Notice the dark clouds in the background. Strong south easterly winds.

For the rest of the photos from this ride please go to my Picasa / Google Album 

Comfort Bicycles | Hybrid Bicycle | Chainless Bicycles | Mountain Bikes | Shaft Drive Bike - Dynamic Bicycles

Comfort Bicycles | Hybrid Bicycle | Chainless Bicycles | Mountain Bikes | Shaft Drive Bike - Dynamic Bicycles

Woh, woh, hold on - chainless bicycles?

Grazing in the Grass

Rene Levesque Park - Lachine, Quebec

Last minute decision to go for a weekday late afternoon or early evening bike ride - looked like we had a couple of hours of riding window before the rain fell, we decided to grab the opportunity for a leaisurely ride (define leisurely- hehehe)


photo opportunity at Rene Levesque Park, spotted a couple of road bikes grazing in the grass - veggy bikes.


Pilo's Veloci-Ti Guru - the owner was a bit nervous about the weather situation, he's bike hasn't been rained on, yet. :-)


Tito Lits' Bad Boy Cannondale Road Warrior, still going strong. 

Thrilla from the Grilla

 

Uncle Philip's back from the Philippines and we are so glad to have our Grillman back to serve us a thrill-a of a meal-a. 

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Lunch at Peter's Cape Cod with Trish

Trish had to take care of some school business at John Abbott this morning and so, just like a loving, caring father should be, I drove her to St. Anne de Bellevue.

Afterwards, right around noon time, we decided to visit Peter's Cape Cod, for lunch.


In front of the house of Simon Fraser in St. Anne De Bellevue, just across Peter's Cape Cod seafood restaurant


Trish ordered the Garlic Shrimps Platter while I ordered one of my favorite dishes at Peter's, Fried Calamare Platter.

It was a beautiful sunny day, lots of boaters, as well cyclists in St. Anne's.

Went for a 30km bike ride later in the afternoon around Dollard des Ormeaux and Pierrefonds.

More photos from our June 11, Sunday afternoon ride

Took these photos with my Nokia phonecam.


Old Port of Montreal


Pilo reporting our current whereabouts :-)


Health break, somewhere along the Lachine Canal bike path


By the Lighthouse


the luxurious $41M yacht, Blue Moon

What did EEG CS do on Pito's Birthday?

Why of course, we celebrated your birthday Pito. How, you ask? We went for a bike ride in your horror, ooops, sorry, I meant in your honor.

We suffered for you, but it was all for a good cause- your birthday remembrance :-)

Here are some meteorological stats, courtesy of Uncle Pilo's GPS tracking system:
WIND W 26 km/h
GUSTS 35 km/h
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 72%
DEWPOINT 12°C
PRESSURE 100.59 kPa
VISIBILITY 24 km
CEILING 4000 ft

What wind you ask?

Take a look at Pilo, yellow jacket, wind stopping outfit, but noticed how he almost fell over the railing because of the gusts.



Check out this photo (below), the direction of the branches and leaves of the trees, checkout the flag in the background. Gusts at 35 kph.



Checkout the waves pounding the wall behind me; in spite of all these we still went ahead, to ride in your horror, I meant your honor.



Let's change the subject, maiba ng usapan, when we got to the Old Port the sun came out from the cloud cover and lo and behold we see this beauty of a boat, almost similar to our Blue Lagoon, this one was the Blue Moon.



Uncle Pilo and I with the Blue Moon in the background.



How about an artistic photo composition from Uncle Pilo, one of his favorite, a silhouette shot.



I have a few more photos from a little ity-bity Nokia phonecam. Will add a little bit later.

Meanwhile, I'll go shower now and later on, visit with my sister Grace and my brother-in-law Uncle Philip who just returned from a trip to his hometown in the Philippines.

Hasta la vista baby!!

Tour De L'Ile Montreal 2006 Collage

Tour De L'Ile de Montreal 2006 photo collage.

Pictures from Tito Lits' digital camera. 

Rene Levesque Park- Tour De L'Ile of Montreal 2006

Pit Stop #2 at the Rene Levesque Park in Lachine, QC 

Tour De L'Ile of Montreal 2006

Another successful and fun-filled ride with the EEG Biking Society family.



A good samaritan offered to take this, our group picture, when he noticed uncle Pilo struggling to get set up for a self-timer shot.

L-R: Pilo, Aubrey, Timmy, Tito Lits, Trish, Anderson, Lenny, Marv, and Paul

More pictures at my Shutterfly Album

Today's Ride

the IMAX at the Old Port

Pilo and I teamed up once more, again, as usual, the usual route, usual meeting place, etc.
Destination, the usual, Old Port or Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

We had a two to three hour window before the rain started to fall once more. Actually the rain started to fall when we were heading back to the car.


in front of the Science Museum, Old Port of Montreal


brought my digital camera today, too bad we missed the sunset scenes


giant plasma screen by the IMAX cinema


runners, cyclists, inline skaters, and pedestrians share the road at the Old Port


busload of tourists at the Old Port of Montreal

Stroke Identification, get to a stroke victim within three hours

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within three hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke . . . totally. He said the trick was having a stroke recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for within three hours, which is tough.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word, I agreed. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously . please read:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the afternoon. Ingrid's husband called later saying that his wife had been taken to the hospital and passed away. She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some stroke victims don't die, they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within three hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke . . . totally. He said the trick was having a stroke recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for within three hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE:

Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps.

Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK, to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue . if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

If he or she has trouble with any one of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to ten people, you can bet at least one life will be saved