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 74 Mont Royal, Schwartz Deli, Old Montreal I woke up to the smell of bread, coming from the Subway store downstairs from the apartment. After a quick breakfast, I headed up to Mont Royal, the best place to get a view of the city. After catching my breath at the top of the hill, … Continue reading Canada Day 74-77: Exploring Montreal and Heading Home
Day 56 Riding Sault Ste Marie to Thessalon As I left Sault Ste Marie, a group of cycle tourers rode up alongside me and invited me to join their bike bus. There were five of them, Jenna and Aaron (a pair of friends who just finished their engineering degrees), Amy and Matt (married couple starting … Continue reading Canada Day 56-58: Riding Sault Ste Marie to Thessalon, Massey and Little Current
Day 54 Riding Montreal River Harbour to Sault Ste Marie We started the morning with a photo to celebrate the biggest group of female cycling tourers I've seen in one place. Isabelle and I headed off to Sault Ste Marie together and kept each other motivated through the big climbs. Luckily there was a tailwind … Continue reading Canada Day 54-55: Riding Montreal River Harbour to Sault Ste Marie and Rest Day
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
Jenny on Wheels 