Today: 100km To date: 4,866 km To go: 2,934 km Started our day around the breakfast table – almost feels like I’m back at home! Carolyn is a vet and she regaled us with stories from her time on the… Read More ›
Ontario
South Bay / Tobermory – Owen Sound
Today: 114 km To date: 4,766 km To go: 3,034 km Tobermory is your quintessential cute town. Its got such a tiny little harbour – definitely pleasure boats only – and a sprinkling of touristy shops and cafes along the… Read More ›
Massey – South Bay
Today: 142 km To date: 4, 652 km To go: 3, 148 km Today we veered off the main route and ventured down into the Manitoulin Islands – something I had been looking forward to since entering Ontario. At first… Read More ›
Bruce Mines – Massey
Today: 145.4 km To date: 4,510 km To go: 3,290 km A long day accompanied by absolutely nothing written in my journal. Hmmm I must have been tired! The one highlight I do remember from today was passing through a… Read More ›
Sault St. Marie – Bruce Mines
Today: 66.25 km To date: 4,364 km To go: 3,436 km The bike shop did not open until 10 am this morning, so we had plenty of time to eat before we got going…… we had the most delicious breakfast… Read More ›
Montreal River – Sault St. Marie
Today: 120 km To date: 4,298 km To go: 3,502 km What began as a beautiful day with a brisk tailwind shooing us along and up the hills turned ugly as we got closer and closer to The Soo (Sault… Read More ›
White River – Wawa
Today: 97 km To date: 4,055 km To go: 3,745 km After a good sleep in the woods outside the local Cemetery, we had a terrible A & W breakfast. I started trying to record through photos all the food… Read More ›
Marathon – White River
Today: 97 km To date: 3,958 km To go: 3,842 km approx… Last night I had a horrible dream inspired by recent (and frequent) encounters with the local pests: in this nightmare mosquitos were massive – about the size of… Read More ›
Schreiber – Marathon
Today: 100 km To date: 3,861 km To go: 3,939 km “World-class athletic training” is how Alex described today….. I have come up with a new strategy for dealing with hills – and that’s just imagine the worst and you… Read More ›
Nipigon – Schreiber
Today: 95.5 km To date: 3,761 km To go: 4, 039 km We finally entered the hills we had been hearing about since Manitoba. This area has been claimed to be worse than BC because of the steep grades –… Read More ›