Me Gio and Drew...
Canal wall...beautiful...
Perfect weather... ~13 degrees C, no wind...
After we waited for Loren to get home from work so we could use her keys to get into the garage (where I had locked my keys) we were off!
As it's Drew's first canal wall ride I warn him,
"we might see skunks, fox, snakes, punk kids somking dope, or nude gay men...or any combination of the above...act accordingly..."
Short ride, 53 minutes of pedaling, almost 13km, light kits casting enough illumination to follow the single track along the St. Laurence at 14 km/hr average speed...we got into the zone....the island of Montreal following us along the north side of the trail.
(Time for some uttanasana...my neck is kind of kinked backward)
No injuries though...two close skunk calls...Drew screaming in shock when he came across the 2nd one...
"AAAARRRRGH!!!! what the hell was that!???" he yelled.
"probably another skunk..." I tell him...
"and in case you're wondering probably not the best approach to making sure we don't startle them...they can spray up to about 30 feet...I told you act accordingly..."
"next time yell in a low, hushed, calm tone of voice"