Sunday August 30th: “We should have been here last week” was the thought dancing through my mind as we cycled from Duncan, facing a poor five-day weather forecast of rain and mixed weather. Our first day’s destination was Port Renfrew, a distance of approximately 91 km. The ride to Lake Cowichan was uneventful. We rode … Continue reading Vancouver Island Loop Tour →

Fifteen CCCTS cyclists were hosted by Alen Augustin, Damir Leka and Goran Ritosa, our friendly, professional SITNICA Guides from “the original Croatia bike tours company since 2000”, for an 18 day adventure on some of Istria’s and coastal Croatia’s quiet and scenic roads. Each of the three regions we experienced were distinctly different: Istria’s colours, … Continue reading Croatia As It Used To Be →

Sunday evening, April 21, we gathered in the Holiday Inn downtown Sacramento for our first of many Happy Hours, eager to hear what was coming our way. Eight Canadians and 6 Americans had answered to call by Warner Griswold to join a tour of the historic gold-mining area which is now dotted with vineyards as … Continue reading 2013 Wine-Gold Country Tour →

By Eric O’Higgins Jan 5-6. Ah, that January sunshine, it makes it all worthwhile. The club has done many Hawaiian trips to the Big Island and many fond memories are attached to it. This year’s version is working out the same way – – kindly weather (mostly), glorious scenery (except for lava), and fun companions … Continue reading 2013 Hawaii →

by Anne Campbell, Diana Olsen, Dan McGuire Oct 23-25 By train, planes, and automobiles, thirty one intrepid cyclists arrived from various points in North America for another of Warner Griswold’s well organized tours. Unlike the rest of the very flat Texas, the rolling hills of the midwest had enough to challenge all riding abilities. Bikes were … Continue reading 2012 Austin and Hill Country →

by John Pringle & Yvonne McLean Background.  Bernie Phillion on October 31st, 2011, answered a Newsbrief ad stating, “I am interested in leading the proposed cycling tour (of) Croatia in September 2012.” Great news it was! Bernie was new to the club, and had organized no club events, but he oozed potential leadership skills, thus the … Continue reading 2012 Croatia – Pula to Dubrovnik →

by Greg Giles & John Pringle August 6th., had fourteen club cyclists from various locations in BC, Ontario, and Washington state, depart Vancouver via either the Horseshoe Bay or Tsawwassen ferries; four more rode from Victoria. We converged at Nanaimo’s inner harbour where we boarded a small skiff-like ferry (similar to those plying Vancouver and Victoria’s … Continue reading 2012 Island Hopping to Haida Gwaii →

By Gillian Chee “The Wanderlust has lured me to the seven lonely seas, Has dumped me on the tailing piles of dearth; The Wanderlust has haled me from the morris chair of ease, Has hurled me to the ends of all the earth … And I’ve got to glut the Wanderlust again.” (from The Wanderlust … Continue reading 2012 A Klondike Bike Trip →

The Dirty Seven – (Gala and Doug Sly, Joanne and Larry Kennedy, Greg Giles, Larry McRae, and Warner Griswold) experienced a once in a lifetime tour from Las Vegas to Grand Junction Colorado – approximately 850 miles (22 days). We left Henderson/Las Vegas at 6:00 am to beat the heat on our way to the … Continue reading 2012 Glitter to Red Canyon aka Dying in the Desert →

By Eric O’Higgins It isn’t polite to talk about the weather, even though it was perfect and sunny in New Zealand while you all were in the deep freeze. We came up the East Coast highway, almost empty now of people since the road was built in the 1950s. We were sharing the pavement with … Continue reading 2012 NEW ZEALAND EAST →

A Personal Account by Ken Levine Pretour Day 1 – Sat., Nov. 12 Finally, after traveling 27 hours from Holly’s Vancouver house to Delhi, India, arriving at our hotel at 3 a.m., 18 ½ hours of actual flight time on 2 crowded flight segments, standing in line for 4 security and customs checks, and enduring … Continue reading 2011 India Tour →

A View From The Back of The Pack by Ken Levine May 7,2011 Reno, NV to Graeagle, CA – 64.8 miles Two four letter words describe today, the first official day of the Sierra/Tahoe Tour: HEAD WIND. (Yesterday, our tour organizer and leader, Warner Griswold, led a 30 mile ride in the greater Reno area … Continue reading 2011 Sierra/Tahoe →

Jan. 3 to Jan. 24 A Personal View by back-of-the-pack rider Ken Levine Jan. 3, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City): This was the first official day of the trip and it started with orientation and introductions to the group members and our hosts, Pedaltour’s guide, drivers, and bike mechanic. From the CCCTS, we had Jeannie, … Continue reading 2011 Vietnam →

Part 1: St. John’s to Deer Lake Its July 17th 2008 and twenty senior folks (average age 64.3) begin to gather in St John’s, NFL to spend a couple of days sight-seeing in the local area before beginning a magical trip cycling across Newfoundland. We began our trek with a short (35 kms) but very … Continue reading 2008 Newfoundland or Bust →

An Aussie Goes to Harrison: June 17, 2008 My second summer riding with the CCCTS and my first overnighter Report by Marjorie Miller Eleven of us started off from Langley, cycling to Fort Langley and then to Harrison Hot Springs on the north side of the swollen Fraser River. The country-side is very lush and … Continue reading 2008 Harrison Hot Springs →