As a little extra today, I’ve made a short video especially for kids (hello Mai Lan, Nell Buckton, Max Mills, Millie Giles, all the kids in Souris, Manitoba, and all my pupils from Beechwood enjoying their holidays!), and also anyone wanting to practise playing a bit of very simple ukulele, or both, so please dig […]
This campsite has an innovation of which I approve. Local French radio pumped into the washrooms. This morning as I did my three pieces of washing up and brossé mes dents I listened to some voice-crackingly emotional singing performances of what might actually be quite nice songs. It made me think about a conversation we […]
Day 64 – Montreal to Louiseville – It was very sad to be leaving after having such a wonderful time with Annie and her family hosting me in Montreal. A chance encounter cycling along the St Lawrence River led to one of the most memorable weekends so far. Today’s Distance (miles/km): /110 Time in saddle: […]
Day 63 – Jour de repos a Montreal This morning was one of those mornings of talking and sharing music that is such a welcome side of travel, and the internet too – I’m sure we’ve all done it, chatting about stuff in general, a song comes up, someone finds it on YouTube, and you’re off. […]
Day 62 – Cocteau-du-Lac to Montreal! Well, dear friends of the blog, today really stands out for me as a fantastic day on this trip, mainly because almost nothing that happened was planned, except riding towards Montreal on a bike. Today’s Distance (miles/km): 41 / 66 Time in saddle: 5h 47 Max/min temp (°c): 36°/16° […]
Day 61 – Arlor Haven Mariatown to Coteau-du-Lac . In which we say goodbye to Ontario, after being here for over half of the trip, since Day 29 when I made the fateful journey out on Black Sturgeon Lake with my ukulele. That includes a week in toronto, but it’s still a ridiculously vast Province, […]
Day 60 – Ivy Lea to Arlor Haven Campground, Mariatown – Yesterday I mentioned the fantastic news that my JustGiving site has been nominated for an award, and many thanks to the kind person that took the time to do that. Here’s the link as promised to add your name to the nomination – do […]
Day 59 – Adolphustown to Ivy Lea Campground . I’m still riding the King’s Highway, aka The Loyalists Parkway, the closest thing to a little bit of England that I’ve experienced so far. The towns en route today included Bath, Sandhurst and Kingston. Today’s Distance (miles/km): 62 / 100 Time in saddle: 5h 18 Max/min […]
Day 58 – Cobourg to Adolphustown. I managed to squeeze my visit to Buttermilk Cafe into the end of yesterday’s blog, but I should mention that as I packed up to leave the waitress/manager came over and gave me a very generous donation to SOS Children’s Villages, which I’m very grateful for. I left with a […]
Day 57 – Back in the Saddle: Toronto to Cobourg. Welcome back, dear Friends of the Blog! Today marks the return to cycling, camping, motelling, swimming and getting hot or soaked on the bike that is CrossingCanada2017. I’m well rested and ready for Part Two, which takes us from Lake Ontario to the three great […]
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