We had a nice start from the comfort of our hotel room this morning. It was hard to leave but we made it out the door around 10 am. We had carefully planned our exit from Winnipeg, trying to make it less exciting than biking into Winnipeg. I had downloaded the bike routes for Winnipeg... Continue Reading →
Day 68 – Rushing River, Ontario, to Rennie, Manitoba
We were up early today in Rushing River as we wanted to try and beat the traffic on Highway 17 this morning. We headed out towards Kenora with a lovely light tailwind and what turned out to be a gorgeous shoulder on Highway 17. Kenora has a bypass highway (17A) so very few trucks followed... Continue Reading →
Day 66 – Little Pine Lake to Rushing River Provincial Park
We started off the day in Little Pine Lake a bit slowly as it was hard to get going in such a beautiful setting. We made grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast and they were great at keeping us full for longer. We cycled into Nestor Falls and stopped at the visitors centre and for a... Continue Reading →
Day 65 – Mine Center to Little Pine Lake – 140km day – Tail wind and flat roads!
We woke early to find that the mosquitoes had not vanished overnight. We made a quick exit from the campground and stopped at the town store to pay for our night and to stock up on food for the ride into Fort Frances. The two people working at the general store agreed that the mosquitoes... Continue Reading →
Day 63 – Shabaqua Corner to Quetico – The battle against the headwind continues
We started the morning off very early in order to try and beat the wind today. We both showered to try and rinse off some of the grime from the somewhat gross motel room and cooked breakfast outside on the bench. Thankfully, the sun had re-appeared and was trying to warm the air somewhat, although... Continue Reading →
Day 61 – Rest day in Thunder Bay
We slept in and had a slow start to our rest day. I started some much needed laundry, including washing our sleeping bags (thank goodness)! I headed out in the afternoon to get a new seatpost for my bike as mine was too short. I received excellent service at Cyclepath at 831 May St. and... Continue Reading →
Day 59 – Rest day at Sleeping Giant
We had a very slow start to our rest day in Sleeping Giant, sleeping in and making breakfast in the rain. We headed for the visitors centre to check it out and dry off. Since we had discovered (much to our dismay!) that you could not get the kayaks (sit on tops only, not the... Continue Reading →
Day 57 – Rossport to Nipigon
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 →
Day 52 – Pancake Bay to Agawa Bay
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 →
Day 51 – Sault Ste Marie to Pancake Bay
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 →
Trip Around The World 