We took the day off to do some hiking in Big Sur. We said good bye to Trevor and Ned as they planned to head south on their bikes. It was a cold morning but it was going to be a beautifully sunny day (forecast calling for no rain for the next 2 weeks!). Out... Continue Reading →
Day 164 – Rest day in Monterey
We visited the Monterrey aquarium today. It was much warmer this morning compared to the last few morning. We went to the aquarium first thing in the morning to try to avoid the Thanksgiving family crowd. Despite our efforts the aquarium was still packed with children, but I think we managed to avoid the peak... Continue Reading →
Day 156 to 160 – Rest days in the Bay area
We had a great time in San Francisco and the Bay area, special thanks to our wonderful host Shannon and our new friend Roger, and of course our fellow cycling friend Rob who we had one last get together at Alcatraz today. We feel sad that we have to say good bye to our friends,... Continue Reading →
Day 131 – Hunkered down in Aberdeen, WA
A fierce storm hit the Pacific Coast of Washington and Oregon last night, and is going to continue for the rest of day today and even tomorrow. We rode a tough 144km in the rain yesterday from just outside Brinnon, WA, to Aberdeen, WA. One of the toughest rides we have even done, and also... Continue Reading →
Day 125 – Rest Day in Victoria
We walked around Victoria today and did some sightseeing. We checked out "Miniature World", which was a really neat exhibit. We also saw the Parliament buildings and the Empress Hotel, and the city market. Click here for today's photos
Day 116 to 122 – Rest days in Vancouver
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 116 – We have arrived in Vancouver!!
We have arrived in Vancouver at last. We are staying with Nancy and Alastair's place for the next week as we get ready for our journey to San Diego. We are reading our "Bicycling the Pacific Coast" book which we had sent to Vancouver from PEI. It is really nice to finally have a guide... Continue Reading →
Day 108 – Into October and 26 degrees in Kelowna!
We can't believe it is October already. We also can't believe how nice the weather has been since we arrived in Kelowna. Sunny and warm everyday! Today it's suppose to even go up to 26 degrees! Is is finally the weekend for Olya so we are planning on spending some time with her out and... Continue Reading →
Day 107 – Temporarily back to a slightly regular life in Kelowna
We decided to stay in Kelowna for a few more days with our friend Olya while we take care of our errands and get ready for our trip down the west coast. We are planning on heading out around this Monday Oct 4th (originally Sunday Oct 3rd, time is flying by!).
Day 105 to 106 – Rest days in Kelowna
We are quite a bit behind on our blog so we will be catching up in the next couple of days. Both Katherine and I have come down with a cold since a couple of days ago so we are taking it easy and recovering at our friend Olya's place. On the upside the weather... Continue Reading →
Trip Around The World 