Day 80 – Across Canada in rather more than 80 Days After yesterday’s masterclass in cod and mackerel fishing from the captain, I’ve been thinking about incorporating his very effective teaching method into my own. So starting from next term, when I want to say “Shall we have a look all of the pieces and […]
Day 79 – I can’t decide whether to call this a rest day or not. It kind of has been, but after a very busy and memorable morning off the bike I then cycled from David’s (he’s off back home to work in Birmingham, poor chap) a reasonable way (ish) on a very hot afternoon […]
Day 78 – I’ve been looking forward to visiting Prince Edward Island on this trip for many reasons, and one is that I finally got to prove that the GoogleMaps route suggestion for cycling from the mainland to the north shore of the island was not the best. As a reminder, here’s what they proposed for […]
Day 77 – I made two big decisions this morning: I booked a place on the ferry for me and my bike across to Newfoundland (they only run three times week) and then I booked my flight home. Now all I have to do is get to both places in time. From the moment that […]
Day 76 – My plan to get close to the Confederation Bridge before stopping today was abandoned at lunchtime, with heavy rain making cycling on the Highway really unpleasant. I pulled off at Shediac, stopped for a while to see if it would clear up, but the forecast was bad for the whole day. So […]
Day 75 – As confidently predicted by my Weather app, violent thunderstorms broke this afternoon, but for once I had the tent up, had showered, eaten, chatted with the owners at the office in the hot sun over an ice cream sandwich, all before the skies darkened. I got back to tent, secured it outside […]
Day 74 – As I promised, today was a day of very little activity, with wall-to-wall sunshine, and another goodbye. Last night after cooking Naheer and I went for a walk over to the office, which involves a lovely stroll right across the greens and fairways of the campground’s own golf course, just for the […]
Day 73 – In which I somehow managed to meet up, again, with the Calgary Two, aka Kaitlin and Naheer! Today’s Distance (miles/km): Time in saddle: Max/min temp (°c): °/° Climb/descend (feet) : Calories used: Cafe time: Sorry Stats fans – I’ve walked all the way up to the camp office but left my stats-maker […]
Day 71 – I’m getting the hang of this now. Checked the weather before bed, rain at 6am predicted, set alarm for 5am to pack up dry, booked a motel in Fredericton, found a target for brunch, preloaded map on iphone, slept like a baby (woke up screaming every 45 minutes – no, actually I […]
First I get to stay at the Ritz, and now I’ve played ukulele at Woodstock. Awesome. Today’s Distance (miles/km): / 93 Time in saddle: 4h 10 Max/min temp (°c): 36°/12° Climb/descend (feet) : 2058 / 2273 Calories used: Cafe time: 3h 54 Does anyone read all the stuff above? I honestly don’t mind doing it […]
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