This is the article from the interview we had last week with Patricia from the Carleton Place Canadian Gazette: http://www.yourottawaregion.com/sports/article/851153--honeymoon-adventure-lands-couple-in-cp Hope you enjoy it!
Day 39-42 Rest days in Kincardine
Just a quick update to let you guys know we have arrived in Kincardine, ON, and are taking a few days off to see friends and rest up. We'll head out on Wednesday to Port Elgin, then Thursday to Tobermory. We'll catch the Chi-Cheemaun ferry from Tobermory to Manitoulin Island on Friday. We have fallen... Continue Reading →
Day 38 – Durham to Kincardine, ON, and back to flat roads
We started off the morning wet and slightly sore and tired from the day before. We discovered that Adam's right front rack had sheared off the bolt on the bottom and we completed an emergency repair with tie wraps. We cycled in to Durham for some coffee at Tim Hortons. The traffic was quite heavy... Continue Reading →
Day 37 – Orillia to Durham, ON – A 155km record day
We left the Mara Provincial Park campsite fairly early and headed towards Kincardine. We passed Bass Lake Provincial Park and turned up onto Horseshoe Valley Road. This was a pretty awful road, with minimal shoulder and a fair bit of traffic heading towards Hwy 400. It is one of the only paved roads between Orillia... Continue Reading →
Day 36 – Rest day in Orillia
Just a quick update to let you guys know we are taking a rest day in Orillia today. We'll catch up with our posts and pictures shortly. We should be back in Kincardine this weekend! 12671270127312471253125512581261
Day 35 – Wilberforce to Orillia, ON, and our first encounter with a black bear
We had a fantastic start to the day thanks to Dan and Elizabeth. They cooked us a wonderful breakfast of pancakes and bacon, and gave us frozen juices to take with us. They also froze one of our water bottles for us. They sure knew what it was that we would really like! After having a... Continue Reading →
Day 34 – Hardwood Lake to Wilberforce, ON
We quickly got up at 6AM to get an early start. The outside of our tent was quite wet and so were our bike covers, so we had to pack them wet. The weather was cloudy and it was nice and cool, which was good because we had more hills. It did seem like there... Continue Reading →
Day 33 – Ompah to Hardwood Lake, ON
Day 33 - Ompah to Hardwood Lake After a wonderful oatmeal and coffee breakfast made by Pete, we got back on our trusty bikes and said good bye to Pete, Ellan, and their grand daughter who we had just met that morning. After about 10 min of biking we stopped at the marina in Ompah... Continue Reading →
Day 32 – Carleton Place to Ompah
Day 33 - Carleton Place to Ompah We said goodbye to Shona and headed back on the bike path towards Carleton Place. Katherine needed a coffee so we spotted a Tim Horton's and pulled in. Except the line up was out the door so we proceeded towards the downtown area, where we found a cafe... Continue Reading →
Day 31 – Towards Carleton Place and the rest of Ontario
Day 32 – Ottawa to Appleton Today we started from Renzo and Leslie's place in downtown Ottawa and headed towards Carleton Place along the bike paths. We headed east for about 1km, then hooked into the bike path along the Rideau Canal. All was well until we got to the parliament buildings, where we once... Continue Reading →
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