Extraordinary Donation Received – I’ve just received an amazing donation from all the children of Stewart House at Beechwood Park School in Hertfordshire, and I’m speechless at what they’ve managed to achieve through all of their efforts. I’m going to be flying when I set off again around Lake Superior this morning, thinking about the […]
Day 35 – another rest day. Today, since I’m not really going anywhere, I wanted to post some fairly random things that haven’t made it into my daily blog. I keep a scrap of paper handy as I’m cycling along, and will happily slam on the brakes to make a quick note, then get going […]
Day 34 – Canada 🇨🇦 150. Late breakfast, emailing, some writing, FaceTimeing home, and suddenly it was nearly time to take me out to the ball game The ballpark opposite, where the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats vs Lacrosse Loggers game was due to start at 5pm, had been testing its sound system all afternoon, and I’d […]
The real Day 33/34 – Back in the Booth: The Missing Miles. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA! I was so glad when I finally nailed down the dates for my trip that it coincided with my being here for the Sesqucentennial Celebrations of Canada’s Confederation. I’m in a hotel in Thunder Bay for a few days of R&R […]
Day 32 (curated by Jacob Buckton) – Hopesack to Manatee Island, back to Hopesack and henceforth onwards to Sedgwick Cuckoo. There’s only one thing that gets me going more than bicycles: funny signs. And of course little bits of unidentified foliage. I guess that’s two things really, but anyhow, today was a day filled with […]
Day 32 – Ignace to Upsala. Calling all Marksons, Falks, Adlers and Bucktons! Do you remember (and how could you ever forget) dancing the summer night away at Joanna and Essa’s wonderful wedding in deepest Småland, Sweden, to the riotous music of The Uppsala Klezmer Band? Well that’s the reason I had to come here, […]
Day 31 – Dryden to Ignace. Generally I cook in the evening, but not tonight. After hours and hours of a very tedious headwind I was always heading for an evening out tonight. Once I’m at my Campground I usually ask a couple of people the same question: where would you eat tonight if you […]
Day 30 – Kenora to Dryden. I’ve had a few messages asking about the boat-wrangling episode last night, with suggestions, advice etc. You could argue…..but I won’t. I’m just glad that everyone got back to shore safely, and that we didn’t end up sleeping out on the lake. To paraphrase Danny (George Clooney) and Rusty […]
Day 29 – Winnipeg to Black Sturgeon Lake. Today started as the first day of my second month on the road in Canada, and ended as one of the most eventful days so far. The blog will be slightly longer today! Today’s Distance: 143 Time in saddle: 9h 22 Max/min temp: 35°/12° Climb/descend: 2090/1706 Calories […]
Day 28 – Free Day in Winnipeg. I do like a fee day. I know I claimed today might not include much in the way of a blog, but I’m back at the house and have some time in hand. This was the first day on my trip that involved being in the centre of […]
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