Turning Water into Motion

Most of the power in British Columbia comes from hydroelectricity. In fact, BC Hydro is the name of the entity that is responsible for power generation in the province. Today, I got a chance to convert a tiny bit of the energy produced by falling water to turn these tiny wheels.

At long last, the weather was nice enough to take out the e-bike. I don't think I've been on it since a really nice patch of weather back in the middle of April. I got this little Chinese-made scooter from a Canadian Walmart almost exactly a year ago. It hasn't got a lot of gumption on the hills around here but it does well enough to shuttle me around. It is hard to remember it's a bicycle. Driving it is always a little confusing. I go through parks on sidewalks and we've got lots of dedicated bike paths, but there are times when I have to act like a motorcycle at street corners. Cars always assume I've got a real engine. The beauty is though, because it doesn't, I don't have to register it or pay insurance.

I love just silently whooshing around on a fine day like today. Finally, summer arrived with perfect 20C (70F) temperatures!