Today it rained hard and was only in the single digits. We re-registered and headed into the village to get groceries and hang out at the visitors centre where it was warm and dry. There were nice chairs there and we sat for a while re-couping from the cold. Once we got back to the... Continue Reading →
Day 95 – Canmore to Lake Louise – Another trip highlight day
We had one of the coldest start to the day so far on the trip. We were really glad we had stayed indoors for the night. It was so cold that even my long-finger full glove that I had bought in MEC at Calgary wasn't enough to keep my fingers warm. We ended up having... Continue Reading →
Day 94 – Calgary to Canmore – 1 degree Celsius yet a trip highlight day
We said good bye to Katie and Ken, and headed out in the cold 1 degree Celsius (a record low for our trip..). It is much colder than 1 degrees when you are biking and creating your own wind! It was cloudy but we had a tail wind which made things a little more tolerable. We... Continue Reading →
Day 93 – 3 months since the start of our trip – well rested and ready to tackle the Rocky Mountains
Time has flown by and today marks the 3 month point since the start of our trip. We took the past week off in and around the Calgary area, and we are heading back on our bikes tomorrow. The weather hasn't been great over the last week, and it doesn't look like it is going... Continue Reading →
Day 87 to 93 – Rest days in Calgary
We've had a wonderful stay in Calgary so far. We had an amazing time at Dave and Tracy's and they fed us so much food it was incredible - we had dinner, breakfast, and lunch before leaving their house! We are now with my sister and will be for the rest of our time in... Continue Reading →
Day 86 – 6000km and into Calgary!
We are in Strathmore, just outside Calgary, inside a cafe getting ready to head out in the cold. Where did summer go in the prairies?? We will be getting into Calgary today, and will be staying with Dave and Tracy tonight. Then we'll be spending about 5 days with my sister and visiting friends in... Continue Reading →
Day 85 – Brooks to Strathmore, cycling with the wind again
We had breakfast in the lovely enclosed cooking shelter at the campground. After cycling for a few hours with the great tail wind, we arrived at the best rest stop we had been to on the entire trip. It was managed by a third party company, and it was sheltered, heated, spotlessly clean and a... Continue Reading →
Day 84 – Walsh to Brooks, cycling with the wind
We woke up to what we were sort of expecting. Frost! Needless to say it was a very cold start to the morning, and our bags and bike covers were covered in frost. The upside was that it was a clear day and the sun was starting to shine. The best part was that it... Continue Reading →
Day 83 – Outside Maple Creek, SK, to Walsh, AB – Into Alberta but stopped by the relentless wind!
It was a cool start to the day. Luckily it wasn't raining as was forecasted. We made breakfast (fried oatmeal) by the main building and once it was cooked ate the breakfast inside the shelter. We checked the weather forecast and we had somehow missed the big rain storm which was now hitting east of... Continue Reading →
Day 82 – Swift Current to Outside Maple Creek
We woke up after having a great sleep. It was so quiet overnight. No Trans-Canada highway or CP railway noises! We had cereal inside with Tony and Sue, and.we said our thank yous and good byes after getting a photo together. Eventually it became time to go. We had such a good time it was... Continue Reading →
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