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 […]
Rest Days 49-56 – Summary of a week off in Toronto. This is a pretty long posting today, but it’s only a very brief summary of what’s been going on since arriving in town last Saturday. I’ve added up a few figures for the trip so far, in case you’re interested. Over the 48 days since […]
I cycled a few blocks west from our apartment today to pay a fascinating visit to FotB Micah Markson’s (see Crossingcanada2017 blog in Vancouver) workplace with TDA Global Cycling, the nerve-centre of every bike expedition that they put together. There is currently a Trans-Canadian group on the road, approaching Toronto as I write, that I […]
Scraping a Pass in Lounge Grade One – You can’t just walk into the Lounge expecting to be invited to play a set. There are Grades to be negotiated first, and Susie and I narrowly passed our Lounge Grade 1 this morning, on the way to making our dream of playing at “Boncle” become a […]
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