We quickly got up at 6AM to get an early start. The outside of our tent was quite wet and so were our bike covers, so we had to pack them wet. The weather was cloudy and it was nice and cool, which was good because we had more hills. It did seem like there... Continue Reading →
Day 33 – Ompah to Hardwood Lake, ON
Day 33 - Ompah to Hardwood Lake After a wonderful oatmeal and coffee breakfast made by Pete, we got back on our trusty bikes and said good bye to Pete, Ellan, and their grand daughter who we had just met that morning. After about 10 min of biking we stopped at the marina in Ompah... Continue Reading →
Day 32 – Carleton Place to Ompah
Day 33 - Carleton Place to Ompah We said goodbye to Shona and headed back on the bike path towards Carleton Place. Katherine needed a coffee so we spotted a Tim Horton's and pulled in. Except the line up was out the door so we proceeded towards the downtown area, where we found a cafe... Continue Reading →
Day 31 – Towards Carleton Place and the rest of Ontario
Day 32 – Ottawa to Appleton Today we started from Renzo and Leslie's place in downtown Ottawa and headed towards Carleton Place along the bike paths. We headed east for about 1km, then hooked into the bike path along the Rideau Canal. All was well until we got to the parliament buildings, where we once... Continue Reading →
Day 31 – Our first month down and time to tackle Ontario
Today marks the one month anniversary since the start of our trip. It took us exactly 3 weeks to get to Ottawa from Prince Edward Island, 3 weeks for 3 provinces. It will now take us at least a month to cross Ontario. We know many parts will be rough but we are optimistic and... Continue Reading →
Day 30 – Manotick to Ottawa
Day 30 – July 15th, 2010 – Manotick to Ottawa We first said our good-byes to our fury friends Winston and Jake at Steve and Lynn's house (we said our good byes to Steve and Lynn the night before as they had to head out to work early in the morning). We wanted to say... Continue Reading →
Day 24 to 29 – Rest week in Manotick and Ottawa
Day 24 to 29 – Rest week in Manotick and Ottawa Apologies again, we have been a little behind on our blog. We haven't been on our bikes for the last week as we were visiting friends in and around the Ottawa area. You haven't missed any biking adventures, but we have other great stories!... Continue Reading →
Day 23 – Into Ottawa and Ontario!
We crossed the Provincial border into Ottawa yesterday. We are staying at Steve and Lynn's place and will be headed up to Dave's cottage this weekend with Ali for some white water rafting (they got it for us as our wedding gift). We've caught up with some of our pictures for the older posts, but... Continue Reading →
Day 22 – D’Oka to Montebello
Day 22 - D'Oka to Montebello Due to our racoon encounter the night before, we had a slow start to the day but headed for the tourist office in Oka first thing. Of course, it was again closed. It seemed from our current bike map that we could just follow the coastal road ( in... Continue Reading →
Day 21 – Montreal to D’Oka Provincial Park
Day 21 – Montreal to D'Oka It took us all day to escape the suburbs of Montreal! We left Adam's aunt and uncle's in the morning and followed the beautiful bike paths along the south shore off the island of Montreal. We enjoyed this but it involved a lot of detailed route findings and map... Continue Reading →
Trip Around The World 