Gleniffer is 100 years young. Built in 1912 in Hong Kong from Burmese Teak, she belies her age as her long narrow profile slices the waters near Ganges, British Columbia.
Canada Day Car Show on Salt Spring Island
The Canada Day festivities on Salt Spring once again included a huge and well attended car show. Lot and lots of classic cars all shiny on the outside and immaculate under the hood.
Velo Village Fun Ride
Happy riders take on the Velo Village 2012 Fun Ride from the cyclist-only ferry at Fulford Harbour to Ganges.
pART Project 2012 at ArtSpring
An extraordinary display of creativity is on now at ArtSpring. pART Project 2012 is designed to help support cycling in Africa.
Velo Village celebrates rural cycling: here, there, everywhere. When SRAM Marketing wizard, David Zimberoff, reached out with an opportunity for us to contribute to cycling in rural Africa the answer was yes. The question was how?
“Start,” he said, “with a 100 bike parts. Make art. Auction the art. Give the proceeds to World Bicycle Relief.”
—pART Project 2012
One piece caught my eye. It’s a hands-on kaleidoscope created by local woodworker Illtyd Perkins. The wooden knobs turn various sprockets to create the kaleidoscope effect. Multiple copies of every detail appear in the kaleidoscope.
The front (note the tiny bike):
The rear:
At the Park
I’m pretty sure that the Velo Village riders don’t have this Salt Spring location (Kanaka Road Skatepark) on their maps. But I’m sure they’re welcome and it’s a pretty cool place.
Apparently with or without shirt, and helmet, and safety gear…
p.s. Tonight, 7:30 at the Fritz (“theatre” at “Central”)
Canadian premiere of Reveal the Path (cycling in remote areas)
Bike photos all this week at the Salt Spring Photo of the Day…
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