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One for the birthday girl

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Stephen

It was my wife’s birthday on Monday. And much to her delight, she got the very thing every wife of a Strava doodler hopes to get for her birthday: a Strava doodle designed and pedalled just for her! While the city … Continue reading →

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Enormous T. rex has enormous hissy-fit at Oak Bay Marina

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Stephen

Discriminatory food service was the apparent cause of a thunderous ruckus near the Oak Bay Marina on Saturday morning, when an enormous Tyrannosaurus rex threw an enormous temper-tantrum – all because of three plump seals and some frozen fish from the Marina gift shop . … Continue reading →

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Anglerfish blamed for Monday a.m. absences at YYJ high school

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Stephen

To explain a spike in unexcused absences among its student population this morning, administrators at Victoria’s Oak Bay High School are pointing fingers at a giant Strava art anglerfish seen lurking near the school grounds. “It’s that fleshy growth at the … Continue reading →

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Foraging stegosaurus tramples Victoria neighbourhood

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Stephen

Just two days after a huge Tyrannosaurus rex terrorized Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park, a massive stegosaurus wandered into the city and made an almighty mess of the Fernwood neighbourhood while foraging for leafy greens. Bearded hipsters dove for cover and scrambled to … Continue reading →

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T. rex terrorizes Beacon Hill Park

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Stephen

They say Tyrannosaurus rex – “king of the tyrant lizards” – roamed throughout what is now western North America from around 67 million to 65 million years ago, when the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event wiped out the land-dwelling dinosaurs. Well, “they” … Continue reading →

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Kangaroo with a flair for irony

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Stephen

If you’ve seen my doodles on Strava.com, you’ll know that many appear upside down – my Strava giraffe, mermaid, armadillo and sea serpent, for example. (Here on my blog, I’ve flipped them over for ease of viewing.) The reason is simple. As a … Continue reading →

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How does the Easter Bunny stay healthy?

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Stephen

He gets oodles of ‘eggs-ercise’ as he hops to and fro delivering Easter treats. So does Victoria’s Stravadoodler as he pedals to and fro doodling giant bunnies and Easter greetings. It took 75+ kilometres of cycling to Strava-sketch this Easter message and the … Continue reading →

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Sea serpent sighted in Victoria waters

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Stephen

The Okanagan Valley has Ogopogo. Québec’s Lake Memphremagog has Memphre. And Scotland has Nessie – the Monster of Loch Ness. Not to be outdone, Crescent Lake (Newfoundland) has ‘Cressie’. Lake Tahoe (California) has ‘Tahoe Tessie’. Lake Erie (Ohio) has ‘South Bay Bessie’. … Continue reading →

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¿Tiene una jirafa rojo?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Stephen

A heartbreaking tale with a two-giraffe ending Two weeks ago, I was broiling on a Sayulita beach when a trio of Mexican girls no older than 10 approached with armfuls of handmade stuffed animals – lions, monkeys, zebras and giraffes, all cute … Continue reading →

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Fine dining in James Bay

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Stephen

Perched on Victoria’s southwest corner due north across the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Port Angeles, WA, James Bay is North America’s oldest West Coast neighbourhood north of San Francisco. And by the look of things, it has an ant problem! … Continue reading →

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