So I ended up sending probably 20lbs of gear home – and picking up other things along the way… lets have a look at what got sent home and what stayed: things in red could have been left at home,… Read More ›
long distance
Truro – Halifax
Date Ridden: September 17th, 2013 Today: 100km To date: 8,257km Now first I want to apologize for not including my normal elevation details with the map – for some reason the website I use (mapymyride.com) kept telling me I rode… Read More ›
Oakville – Scarborough
Today: 72 km To date: 5,311 km To go: 2,489 km This morning was perhaps one of my favourite moments of this whole trip. Sleeping under the stars with nothing but a sleeping bag separating me from the rest of… Read More ›
Niagara Falls – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Today: 37 km To date: 5,143 km To go: 2,657 km First order of business – breakfast. We went to downtown Niagara Falls -away from the actual Falls – hoping to find something reasonably priced. The downtown was pretty much… 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 ›
Ignace – Upsala
Today: 105.5 km To date: 3,361 km To go: 4,439 km Another delicious breakfast in a random roadside diner – the home-made bread really makes it – note to anyone who plans on running a random road-side diner. The ride… Read More ›
Dryden – Ignace
To day: 107 km To date: 3,256 km To go: 4,544 km It was a fast ride today – the wind was behind us and we were flying. It was rather upsetting though to see our beautiful shoulders disappear and… Read More ›
Richer – Falcon Lake
Today: 91 km To date: 2,944 km To go: 4,856 km Last night was far too dark to realize we were actually staying in a pretty cool camground. For example, lying in the tent waking up, I kept hearing this… Read More ›
Melville – Russell
To day: 103.6 km To date: 2,224.6 km To go: 5,575.4 km After yesterdays painful climb with a belly-full of bakery goodies, you might think I would have learnt something – but no, another bakery breakfast this morning! Mind you,… Read More ›
