IOCO EXPEDITION

JULY 22 i went from my home in DUNBAR on my bike at 11 25am  to KING EDWARD AVE to the ARBUTUS GREENWAY then from there all the way to west 7th ave wich took me all the way to ASH STREET and onto 1st ave wich got me onto the CENTRAL VALLEY GREENWAY. from there i got to the VCC CLARK SKYTRAIN STATION wich i got on and went all the way to the MOODY CENTRAL STATION . when i got to the MOODY CENTRAL STATION i head for the MURRAY STEET overpass that got me into the bike lane on MURRAY ST and headed east long there until i got to the SHORELINE TRAIL . when i reach the start of the trail wich was paved for bikes and walkers i went north long the trail wich i could see the end of BURRARD INLET and from there i got onto ALDERSIDE RD were i went long lot of waterfront homes wich is a very long street wich ended were i had to across a railway line that use to go to the IOCO OIL TERMINAL and onto IOCO RD were i headed west for FIRST AVE and had to walk up the hill of FIRST AVE wich was a very big hill but rode part of it when it came flat and i can ride it . then i got to the intersection of FIRST AVE and BEDWELL BAY RD in the VILLAGE OF ANMORE were i could go right and head for BUNTZEN LAKE but i went left for SASAMAT LAKE and WHITE PINE BEACH  when i got to the entrance of the park i saw a sighn saying i am in BELCARRA REGIONAL PARK so i went down the road on the right of the sighn and wile i was on the road for WHITE PINE BEACH i saw SASAMAT LAKE long the road and went all the way to the end of the road wich took me into the parking lot of SAAMAT LAKE and WHITE PINE BEACH wich i had go long on to a path and there was WHITE PINE BEACH and SASAMAT LAKE . it was very crowed at the beach and the SASAMAT LAKE park was also crowed wich the path goes all the way from one of the lake to the other end wich i saw and a floting bridge too at the far end of the lake. i did not stay long at SASAMAT LAKE because it not a very big lake but from what i saw it a very popular place for people living the tri cities like PORT MOODY COQUITLAM PORT COQUITLAM. so after i saw lot of SAAMAT LAKE i went back onto the road and headed for BEDWELL BAY RD wich takes you all way to BELCARRA PICNIC AREA wich looks over INDIAN ARM INLET and DEEP COVE in NORTH VANCOUVER i have been there so i know what it like but i did want to ride there because i saw that was very big hill to get over and i felt that was to much for me so i went onto BEDWELL BAY RD and went east back into ANMORE and first ave and on to IOCO RD and ALDERSIDE RD and the SHORELINE TRAIL wich got me back on to MURRAY ST and onto the overpass and back to the MOODY SKYTRAIN STATION that trip from the MOODY SKYTRAIN STATION to SAAMAT LAKE to me 45 min to a hour but i got to see a part of PORT MOODY and ANMORE wich i have not seen in a very long time. when i got on the SKYTRAIN at the MOODY SKYTRAIN STATION i went west for the GILMORE STATION got off there had a pit stop there for a wile then on to the CENTRAL VALLEY GREENWAY and all the way to 1st ave and the OLYMPIC VILLAGE CANADA line station wich took me only half hour to get to from the GILMORE SKYTRAIN STATION. when i got the canada line at olympic station i went all the way to the LANGARA 49th ave station and rode from there to home wich i got home at 4.50pm. so i saw a part of metro vancouver wich lot people never heard about and a lake in the metro vancouver park system wich i never knew about only the people in the TRI CITIES know this lake and BELCARRA REGIONAL PARK

GREATER VICTORIA BIKE TOUR

 i went to VICTORIA on july 10 2021 for the day to rent a bike from a bike rental place named CYCLE BC at 685 HUMBOLDT ST in downtown VICTORIA . i got there around 10 am and got a 21 speed bike to rent for my tour by bike around GREATER VICTORIA . i left the CLYCLE BC shop at 10.10 am and headed long HUMBOLDT ST to WHARF ST and onto the JOHNSTON ST BRIDGE wich took me onto HARBOUR RD bike lane wich i saw POINT HOPE SHIPYARD wich the shipyard is located on HARBOUR RD . so when i go to the end of harbour rd i got on to the LOCHSIDE bike path wich is also a waking path i saw the start of the bike path when i saw signs saying this is the LOCHSIDE bike path. so i got onto it and went all the way to the SELKIRK TRESTLE wich is a old CN RAILWAY line and when i got onto the SELKIRK TRESTLE i saw the views of the GORGE WATERWAY and the trestle wich is very wooden and very bumpy in places on that bridge since it a wooden trestle. so after a stop on the SELKIRK TRESTLE i headed east on the trestle and went all the way to the interchange were the LOCHSIDE TRAIL meets the GALLOPING GOOSE TRAIL and the end of DOUGLAS ST were it goes into the TRANS CANADA HWY .when i got to the interchange i went onto the GALLOPING GOOSE TRAIL and went east long the TRANS CANADA HWY wich i saw the hwy all the way including the big walls long the trail for the noise to block out for the houses next door to the hwy. so i went long the GALLOPING GOOSE TRAIL and went as far as HELMCKEN RD were i saw VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL and i went long HELMCKEN RD to see if i can get to the end of the GORGE WATERWAY but i could not so i turn back and went back onto the GALLOPING GOOSE TRAIL and found the overpass for ADMIRALS RD wich took me over the TRANS CANADA HWY wich is a bike and walkers overpass and onto PORTAGE RD wich it lead me to PORTAGE INLET park wich was at the end of PORTAGE RD and there i got to see the end of the GORGE WATERWAY and PORTAGE INLET wich the waterway end at. PORTAGE INLET PARK is not very big park but it gave me a great vieu of PORTAGE INLET and the end of the GORGE WATERWAY. so i stayed there for a wile then after that i went back onto PORTAGE RD onto the ADMIRALS RD overpass and back onto the GALLOPING GOOSE TRAIL and headed for the SELKIRK TRESTLE. after i went onto the trestle i went long harbour rd onto the JOHNSTON ST BRIDGE and onto WHARF ST and onto GOVERNMENT ST wich i went all the way to DALLAS RD and onto the bike path past BEACON HILL PARK and all the way to CLOVER POINT. when i got to CLOVER POINT i saw ROSS BAY and TRAIL ISLAND and the lighthouse wich i wanted to see wich i have not seen it in very long time. after a very shot stop at CLOVER POINT i went back onto the DALLAS RD bike path and onto GOVERNMENT ST and back onto HUMBOLDT ST and got back to the CLCLE BC bike shop at 12.40pm so overal i got to see parts of GREATER VICTORIA on a bike and the old railway trestle  wich i wanted to see. for more info on bike rentals in VICTIRIA go www.victoria.cyclebc.ca