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| Family Cycling Tour |
With
all the bicycle trips our family took over the years and all the
photos from those rides, I just had to make a painting with us in
action. It might not be the last one.
At the
time of the tour this was taken from, we were living in Alexandria,
Ontario. During the summer the factory where my husband was working
closed for two weeks giving us the opportunity to plan a bike trip.
We spent several months training with our four children at the time.
The oldest was nine years old and the youngest was five. Everyone
carried their own bedding and eating utensils. My husband followed up
our train of bicycles with a bike trailer full of other equipment.
Our
initial tour went from Alexandria down to the St. Lawrence River and
then along the river through Cornwall. We looped back tracing part of
our earlier route returning to Alexandria. We were on the road for
five days. After a few days rest, we went for another two days. This
time we rode to St. Polycarpe, Quebec and back. In all we covered
better than 200 kilometres before that summer vacation came to an
end.
The
painting is of myself and the four kids riding in the centre of St.
Polycarpe. My husband and his gear are not in the picture. It would
have thrown it all off balance to try and squeeze him in there. One
thing we liked about riding in Quebec is that most towns have a
substantial church building. You can see the spire from quite a
distance. It gave us a goal to aim for.
The
original painting is available. The dimensions are 16 inches by 12
inches and it is acrylic on canvas. The asking price is $175 Canadian
plus shipping. Please email me if you are interested. For prints click on the image attached to this post.
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