Summer is awesome! I love summer. I've never been a fan of the cold. My body has always responded well to heat. Post Syracuse 70.3 (2 weeks post race to be exact) we headed north to Muskoka for some camping, training and race spectating at Muskoka 70.3.
The riding into Algonquin Park is spectacular. Some good hills, huge shoulders, and awesome pavement. Once you enter the West Gate each kilometre is marked and you can reload drinks every 10k. The shoulder for the most part allows riders to be two abreast without interfering with traffic. It does get buggy if you stop like I did when I took this pic!
Home base for the 5 days. We usually stay at Algonquin Trails Resort. It's a quiet, clean camping resort with an indoor pool, wifi and Dwight Beach is only a 2 minute drive away. Logan feels comfortable here and loves to ride his bike around, campfires and swimming - love it!
On my long run I ran into (not literally) Lionel Sanders, defending champ of Muskoka 70.3. Great guy, chatted with me for about 10 minutes and snapped a pic so I could prove I met him. By the way I'm the one on the right with the one-pack!
If you're ever in Dwight hit up Moose Café & Grill for breakfast - awesome. Logan is doing best moose impression - well played young man.
Next up was cheering on Team TCOB members at the 2015 Muskoka 70.3. This is a legit course with hills constantly coming at you. It was very warm - the athletes dug deep. The pic above shows what it takes to be a good spectator - big umbrella, chairs, refreshments, sunscreen, and iPads. We parked ourselves on Hwy 60 because it was a no-man's land for spectators and we felt the athletes could use a lift on this long stretch. 
Pretty lady on the bike course in the morning!
Here's a couple of action shots of Lionel Sanders on his way to winning the race. He ended up winning by 14 minutes - a dominating performance.
Back at home we returned to our gardens in full bloom. The recent heavy rains have been welcome and the plants have responded. Looks beautiful.
The Backyard Jungle.
Don't forget the beverage, never forget the beverage! Next stop? Another week in Muskoka - mostly work but more training in store!
Cheers!
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