Sambro-Loop Ride

Hey y'all!

Just getting back and unwinding from a great ride along the Sambro Loop with my good friend @redwards5. I wish I would have known about this loop when I first got into biking as it's easily one of the most Maritime-esque rides you can find within the HRM --without busting your butt out to Peggy's Cove and back. 

It has everything you're looking for! Coastal fishing communities, the smell of the ocean, a very gradual decline for about 25 km to get to Sambro itself, and enough rolling hills to work off the booze you overdid it with last weekend! I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars for difficulty and a 4.5 out of 5 stars for scenery. It's roughly 50 km out and back from the Rotary and back along Purcells Cove Rd. 

Because seriously, after the Herring Cove Bike Lane Debacle I refuse to support that business association. Except Pavia Gallery of course, but they're so far out, I feel like they fall outside of the typical, short-sighted group of neanderthals of the Spryfeild and District Business Commission. 

Let's jump back to over-boozing over the weekends though: This weekend I'm heading to the Halifax Seaport Beerfest to sample some wonderful and worldly beers from Nova Scotia and beyond! Having recently accepted and grown to love Guinness Irish Ale I'm looking for a local Irish Ale to add to my beer-list.  

Granite Brewery is a close contender with their Keefs Irish Ale. You should totally look into Granite Brewery. They have a great bevy of beers to explore. I'm also looking forward to checking out those Cape Breton brewery beers (Big Spruce), along with any blonde beers that tickle my fancy. 

Well... Here's to feeling good all the time!

Funny People and Trapped at the Parkade

After last weeks abysmal movie, I was determined to see a really great movie before summer ended. Being an avid Adam Sandler fan, I was leaning towards seeing 'Funny People' when it came out. Of course feeling exhausted from work on a consistent basis tends to make me push things like this off. Fortunately my friends roped me along into seeing it when it came out.

Best Sandler movie/movie in general that I've seen this summer for sure! I totally recommend you go to your local theater, or movie piracy ring and pay to watch it/own a copy of it today.

Of course when the movie ended, my friend Jables and I walked out of the theater and into 20 mins worth of sheer frustration trying to navigate the parkade to find her car.

I never thought there was any merit to that Seinfeld episode. Color me wrong.