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 70 – Rest day in Winnipeg
We decided to take today off after our long stressful day into Winnipeg yesterday. We are staying at the Holiday Inn to recuperate after so many days and nights spent outside. Most importantly, the winds today are right now 33km/h from the west gusting to 46km/h, and later today it is supposed to change to... Continue Reading →
Day 69 – Rennie to Winnipeg
We woke up fairly early as we noted that the winds still appeared to be blowing from the SE (hence still giving us a tail wind). We turned on our walkie-talkie to get the weather forecast, and learned that the winds were supposed to change from SE to S, and then to westerly winds by... 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 →
In Manitoba!!
Thanks to a great tailwind we made it in to Manitoba today! Too many mosquitoes to update right now so stay tuned!
Day 67 – Rest Day Kayaking in Eagle Dogtooth Provincial Park
Even though it was our rest day, we woke up early so that we could get our tandem kayak (it was first come first serve, but there was no line up anyway). It had rained over night but the forecast was calling for a muggy but sunny day. The weather last night was 'smoke' –... 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 64 – Quetico to Mine Center – A day full of excitement
We braved the mosquitos and had oatmeal for breakfast. We were very tempted to go canoeing in Quetico but decided it would be best to truck on and wait for the kayaking for out west. We headed out on the highway in the cool but sunny weather. Finally there was very little wind! The road... 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 →
Trip Around The World 