Day 10 - Grand Falls to de la Republic, NB We had a good start to the day, rolling out around 10am from our luxury splurge on a motel in Grand Falls. It was nice to start the day with cold milk on cereal. We headed out of Grand Falls, spotting an older couple on... Continue Reading →
Day 9 – Rest day in Grand Sault, NB
Sorry for the lack of updating over the last few days. We've been typing up our blog daily (well, almost, we had a little catching up to do) but have been without internet for a while to actually post them. Today was our first rest day, and it was a good day to rest since... Continue Reading →
Day 8 – Rain, rain and more rain
Woodstock, NB to Grand Falls, NB Today was our longest day to date, 123kms up the Saint John River. We started out the day in cloudy weather in downtown Woodstock and headed North on the East side of the river (following the maps' suggested River Route). The road was narrow and a bit bumpy from... Continue Reading →
Day 7 – Headed North along the Saint John River
Mactaquac, NB, to Woodstock, NB We woke up to the sound of a squirrel attempting to get into our food stash that we had hung from a tree. Luckily we used our slippery water proof bag, so he kept sliding off of it. We watched him do the jump, land, attempt to open, slip, slide,... Continue Reading →
Day 6 – Meeting our first fellow touring cyclist
Sheffield to Mactaquac NB Today started out fairly early, on the road by 9am from Casey's campground in Sheffield, NB. We had a great chat with our new Aussie friend about adventures and obstacles to expect over the next few months...and we told her about the road between Coles Island and Moncton. She told us... Continue Reading →
Day 5 – First Day in the Rain
Today we travelled from Coles Island, NB to Sheffield, NB, approximately 60kms. We started out a bit late, around 11:30, because we were still recovering from our adventures the day before. We rode to Coles Island and stopped at the Visitor's Centre. It was in a really cool older covered bridge, but of course was... Continue Reading →
Day 4 – The 80km journey to Coles Island campground
June 19th - Moncton to Coles Island NB We met up with Shayda at our hotel in the morning before heading out. Shayda was super nice and took Katherine to the grocery store so we could stock up (while I contined to supervise the very important World Cup game). It was nice to see her... Continue Reading →
Day 3 – Acadian Route to Moncton, NB
We started off the day along the Acadian route from Murray Beach to Shediac. It was again a very quiet road with some great scenery of the ocean, and a few abandoned houses here and there. We saw our first fellow bike tourist of our trip today, headed the opposite direction at a fairly quick... Continue Reading →
Day 2 – Off the island to the mainland
From Kellys Cross, Prince Edward Island to Murray Beach, New Brunswick We left Angelina's parents' house and headed towards the bridge. We (or should we say our GPS) took the back roads at first which were not always paved but it was a nice quiet route. We stopped at the visitor information center for lunch... Continue Reading →
Trip Around The World 