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 ›
Touring
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 ›
Mirror Lake – Nipigon
Today: 96km To date: 3,666 km To go: 4,135 km What a terrible riding day. Fuelled only by oatmeal and coffee, I had to battle a headwind all morning. Actually all day. I checked later and the winds were about… Read More ›
Thunder Bay – Mirror Lake
Today: 60.5 km To date: 3,569.5 km To go: 4,230.5 km Woken up around 2am by some intense snoring. Turns out I gained a room-mate during the night. I find out later that he is an American who drove… Read More ›
Upsala – Thunder Bay
Today: 147.5 km To date: 3,509 km To go: 4,291 km At breakfast this morning we overheard two road maintenance workers discussing an accident yesterday involving two cyclists – I do not catch the details, but expect to hear about… 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 ›
Dixie Lake – Dryden
To day: 89.5 km To date: 3,149 km To go: 4,651 km Woke up, got all packed up to go, loaded my stuff on the bike and then noticed my rear tire was flat!! Darn. Unload it all. Sometime… Read More ›
Falcon Lake – Dixie Lake
To day: 115 km To date: 3,059 km To go: 4,741 km There was a rude awakening this morning in the form of a man manicuring the sand…. you know you are in a tourist haven when the sand is… 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 ›
Just Ambling 