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- 8/27/2024, Tuesday - Biked Hamilton Ontario
Kathy took the grandkids to the water park and Rob was out farming all day....so we decided to explore Hamilton, Ontario by Bicycle. It is always fun checking out a new town and what better way to do it than by bike or walking? Here is a video of our trip. All in all it was a really magical day. Lots of new sights and sounds. At about dark we went back to Rob and Kathy's and sat around a bonfire and shot the shit until late. It was a good day.
- 8/23/2024, Friday - Sunday, Matt Fest music festival
We met a guy named Brian who knows a lot about the music scene. He invited us to Matt Fest XXIII. It was a music festival where most of the crowd were musicians. They had about 20 bands over 2 days. There were 2 stages so the music was continuous. It was a lot of fun! We won't bore you with a ton of videos, but below are a couple. This video is typical of the musicians. Most of the songs were original songs that people had written over the years. In between bands on the main stage Emmie sang some songs. She has a great voice...You should listen to her.
- 8/21/2024, Wednesday - drove to Niagara Falls then biked from there
We had biked from Buffalo to Niagara Falls 5 times before. We have blog posts to prove it :) It is a long ride though and we never had the time to explore the section downstream from Niagara Falls. This trip we decided to drive to Niagara Falls and spend the night and check out the part that is downstream of the falls. After the Niagara river flows over the falls, it goes into a gorge and forms giant rapids. Then it takes a 90 degree right hand turn and forms a huge whirlpool. We focused on checking all of that out on this trip.
- 8/14/2024, Wednesday - Biked to a couple of outdoor concerts
Larkin Square in Buffalo has something going on almost every night it seems. It is about 3.5 miles away from where we are staying. Pretty much all of Buffalo is easy to bike. There are lots of bikers and bike lanes and all of the side streets are 4 way stops. Biking is almost faster than driving in Buffalo. Here is a video of the first band we saw: Here is a video of Maria Aurigema at Hydraulic Hearth:
- 7/29/2024, Monday - Biked to Niagara Falls (Round 4)
It was another beautiful day, so we decided to ride our bicycles to Niagara Falls for the fourth time. We just can't get enough, apparently. Finally, here is the nice Relive video of our route with photos:
- 8/11/2024, Sunday - Biked to Asian Food & Culture Festival
On this beautiful Sunday afternoon we rode our bicycles downtown to the Asian Food & Culture Festival in the Canalside area of Buffalo. We checked out all the booths and made a yummy dinner of things from several different booths: spring rolls, chickpea salad (amazing), BBQ skewers, and Butter Chicken. There was a variety of live entertainment on the stage, although it definitely wasn't all Asian-related.
- 8/12/2024, Monday - Slow Roll bike ride in Buffalo
Every Monday interested bikers meetup at 6:30 to cruise around Buffalo. They go at a very slow pace and they name the ride "slow roll". It is well organized with a lot of volunteers in matching shirts. They block traffic so the group can stay together. We do a similar ride in Indianapolis called Bike Party. The two events are very different. The ride in Buffalo is sanctioned and permitted by the cops. They roll in a port - o - let and do everything the respectable way. In Indianapolis, Bike party is just a big ride and there are no volunteers, and very little planning. It is just a pop up ride with no permission or permits needed.
- 8/10/2024, Saturday - Biked to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side
We planned to bicycle to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side with friends who spoke of how pretty the ride is there. Unfortunately, our friends couldn't make it, but we decided to go on our own anyway because it was a beautiful day. Finally, here is the Relive video of our ride this day:
- 8/7/2024, Wednesday - Biked to two free concerts
We are suckers for free concerts (and free festivals, street fairs, etc.), and luckily Buffalo is full of them in the summertime. We are trying to take full advantage of this during our stay.
- 7/27/2024, Saturday - Biked to Veg Fest & Italian Festival
This lovely Saturday we found two different festivals to check out in Buffalo! We think Buffalo goes all out with festivals and free concerts all summer because they are all so happy they survived another winter. After checking out the neighborhood we got dinner at the Italian Festival (including arancini and cannoli) and headed home.
- 7/25/2024, Thursday - Biked to Niagara Falls yet again
You might think we're gluttons for punishment by now, but we really enjoy these long bike rides to Niagara Falls and back. So, yes, we went again because it was a nice day. It was a great day for another 50 mile bike ride, and we thoroughly enjoyed it! No doubt we'll do it again.
- 7/20/2024, Saturday - Biked to Niagara Falls again
We enjoyed cycling to Niagara Falls so much we decided to do it again! This time we decided to take the more direct route (by 4 miles) via Grand Island. This meant going over those big blue bridges we saw on our way to Niagara Falls the first time. After grabbing a bite to eat, we enjoyed the ride home in cooler temperatures. We decided to take the longer route back and avoid the Grand Island Bridges at night. Now, here is a video showing our route...