The nights are much warmer now (the cold front had passed us since Wawa) and our tent no longer gets condensation built up as much in the morning. But it had rained quite a bit over night and we still had to pack our tent up with it still being rather wet today. We called... Continue Reading →

We are in Nipigon tonight. We are off to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park tomorrow and we are planning on taking a rest day there and do some kayaking! After that we will be in Thunder Bay for the weekend. Our entires for the last few days will be up shortly! Update from Katherine: We started... Continue Reading →

Before Henri left in the morning we got a quick photo with him. Our ride was smooth, with little wind and traffic. We came across many beautiful lakes. We then noticed that the forest started to look very strange. We later learned that there was a massive forest fire here in May of 1999 (known... Continue Reading →

This morning we met Mark from Toronto, who was also staying at our campground. He was coming from Vancouver and was headed back home. We shared some tips and had a nice chat. Mark mentioned that he had met a cyclist that said the tourist office in White River has free camping so we noted... Continue Reading →

Just a quick update to let you know that we have made it to Wawa, ON. Our parents have been telling us there are many stories of hitch hikers getting stuck in this town of Wawa. We have had absolutely no cell coverage since we left Sault Ste Marie, and since we had been staying... Continue Reading →

After an awesome breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes (at Pancake Bay of all places), we headed for Agawa Bay, climbing the famous Montreal River Harbour hill along the way. This is the hill that Terry Fox wore a special t-shirt about the hill to inspire him to make it over the top. The views today... Continue Reading →

We headed away from Velorution this morning...a bit sad to leave the oasis but feeling recharged and restocked. We followed their suggested route out of the city, staying on Old Garden City Rd and then Landslide Rd. This kept us off the super busy "Great Northern Rd" through the center of town. Velorution is pictured... Continue Reading →

We started in foggy and muggy conditions along 638, which helped avoid the TCH to Sault Ste Marie. Although it was hilly, it was nice not to have to deal with the traffic in the misty weather. There was basically no services the whole way. We stopped in Ophir, population 12, for a quick snack.... Continue Reading →