Three months of cycling across Canada was pretty epic and exhausting. I underestimated the sheer size and remoteness of the country, but it definitely made me a stronger and more determined person. It's hard to explain the whole experience in a few paragraphs, so I've split it into three sections: photos of my highlights, cycling … Continue reading Canada Debrief: Vancouver to Montreal
Day 51 Riding Marathon to White RIver I started the day with a big breakfast in the motel dining room, they had a waffle station, bagels, cereal, yoghurt and coffee. I chatted to another guest who said he saw three moose along the highway yesterday, but they mostly come out during dawn and dusk, so … Continue reading Canada Day 51-53: Riding Marathon to White River, Wawa and Montreal River Harbour
Day 48 Riding Thunder Bay to Nipigon The first ride out of Thunder Bay was alright, the headwind wasn't helpful, but large sections of the road were quite nice and it looked like they were making progress with highway improvements. At the midpoint I found a shop which had some vending machines and while I … Continue reading Canada Day 48-50: Riding Thunder Bay to Nipigon, Schreiber and Marathon
Day 44 Riding Dryden to Ignace I started my ride nice and early today, it was mostly good, aside from the minor headwind which dragged things out a bit. By now the road shoulder was mostly tiny, about 30cm wide and most of the time it was sufficient, but if there were trucks going in … Continue reading Canada Day 44-47: Riding Dryden to Ignace, Upsala, Thunder Bay and Rest Day
Day 41: Riding Winnipeg to Hadashville I stayed up quite late on the previous tonight, so I ended up waking up and leaving Winnipeg a bit more slowly than expected. The ride itself was quite straight forward, there was hardly any elevation and the only noteworthy point along the way was the sign for the … Continue reading Canada Day 41-43: Riding Winnipeg to Hadashville, Kenora and Dryden
Day 37 Riding Kola to Brandon Today's ride wasn't too interesting, but I was staying at a really nice airbnb place, where I could put me feet up and relax for a bit. After I arrived, I went on a bit of an adventure to find groceries, it ended up being a 15 block walk … Continue reading Canada Day 37-40: Riding Kola to Brandon, High Bluff and Winnipeg plus Rest Day
Day 34 Riding Ogema to Weyburn Luckily today's ride was nice and short, I planned to ride 80km, but my Couchsurfer hosts coincidentally drove past me at the 53km mark. Darcy and Devora were driving their camper van back from a festival and picked me up for the last bit, which was handy, since the … Continue reading Canada Day 34-36: Riding Ogema to Weyburn, Arcola and Kola
Canada Day 31 Riding Maple Creek to Shaunavon Today's ride was very unpleasant, the Google Maps route estimated 106km, most of which was along a gravel road, so I had to backtrack 13km and take an alternative route, adding up to 150km. The noise on Highway 1 and the unrelenting headwind wore me down and … Continue reading Canada Day 31-33: Riding Maple Creek to Shaunavon, Lafleche and Ogema
Canada Day 28: Riding Calgary to Bassano I planned to cycle from Calgary to Winnipeg in 12 days, covering nearly 1400km without any rest stops. It seemed ambitious, but with the flat terrain throughout the prairies and a typical westerly wind, it was definitely within my grasp. Although Highway 1 is the shortest route, I'm … Continue reading Canada Day 28-30: Riding Calgary to Bassano, Redcliff and Maple Creek
Day 24: Riding Canmore to Calgary Today's ride had a tailwind for most of the journey and halfway through, I left the mountains and enjoyed the flat highway. Unfortunately there were a lot of loose rocks and shrapnel on the side of the road and I got stung by my first flat tyre. After 4,000km of … Continue reading Canada Day 24-27: Riding Canmore to Calgary and Rest Days
Jenny on Wheels 