We had an amazing time resting up in Richmond at Nancy and Alistair's. Thank you so much for all you generosity! Day 116 We had a great breakfast and I headed out to Costco to make sure we picked up so soy-free groceries for the week. James and Nikki who are in Canada for a... Continue Reading →
Day 112 – Peachland to Hedley
We had a wonderful rest last night, throughly enjoying our nice campground. Todd's RV park is right on the water and has nice bathrooms and hot water to do dishes with! What more could a touring cyclists want! We cooked up breakfast and sat on a bench by the water enjoying it in the sunshine.... Continue Reading →
Day 100 – Golden to Glacier National Park
Today we started from Golden knowing that we would climb Rogers Pass. We cooked breakfast and watched the high school amble in to school. One high school student on his bike even came over and chatted to us a bit, although he seemed to think that we were going to be riding mountain bike trails... Continue Reading →
Day 99 – Lake Louise, AB, to Golden, BC
Today started out very cold, minus 5 was the low overnight. There was ice on the bike covers when we woke up. We quickly packed up and made our way to the cooking shelter to make breakfast. We got a fire going for some heat and warmed up a bit. We also said good bye... Continue Reading →
Day 98 – Hiking in the sun at Lake Louise
Today, we woke to a layer of snow on the ground!!! We took some pictures and made a quick exit to the cooking shelter, which, fortunately was nice and warm! We made breakfast and layered up to go hiking. We walked from the campground up the the Chateau Lake Louise and sat in the lobby... Continue Reading →
Day 97 – Still waiting for the the weather to clear in Lake Louise and our first snow!
We had a slow start to the day as it was once again cold and raining! We sat by the wood stove in the cooking shelter and stayed nice and warm. In the afternoon, Satomi and Tritan gave us a ride to Lake Morraine as it looked like the rain might let up a bit.... Continue Reading →
Day 96 – Waiting for the weather to clear in Lake Louise
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 80 – Besant to Morse
We had a cold start to the day but the sun is out and things have warmed up nicely. We are stopped for lunch in Chaplin at a cafe and will continue on to either Herbert or Morse this evening. The wind is much calmer than yesterday and we are flying down the road in... Continue Reading →
Day 73 – Minnedosa to Virden
We left nice and full after a great breakfast courtesy of Dorothy and Don. As we were pumping up our tires this morning, we noticed that the yellow wear strip was showing around both back tires. We cycled out of Minnedosa and onto Highway 10 to cut over to Rapids City, despite my aunt and... Continue Reading →
Day 72 – Portage La Prairie to Minnedosa
We have arrived in Minnedosa after a long day and are staying with Katherine's relatives for the night. Our updates will be posted shortly! We ended up climbing 300m today. We thought the prairies were flat! Entry to be posted soon! Update from Katherine: We started the morning early but got held up a bit... Continue Reading →