Day 10: Riding Penticton to Kelowna For today's ride, I rode along Highway 97, which was surprisingly very quiet and mostly easy. I would have liked to try the Kettle Valley Trail, which travels on the other side of Okanagan Lake, however the trail can be rocky and sandy, which isn't ideal for my loaded … Continue reading Canada Day 10-12: Riding Penticton to Kelowna and Celebrating Canada Day
Today's ride started off with a lovely downhill, running alongside a river where I spotted some deer and horses. After 63km, there was a 2km section of fruit stands leading into Keremeos. I stopped at Parson's fruit stand and had a maple and walnut milkshake, which the owner filled with at least four scoops of … Continue reading Canada Day 08-09: Riding Princeton to Penticton and Rest Day
Day 05: Riding Vancouver to Chilliwack I left the hostel nice and early at 7.30am and enjoyed the quiet roads on the way out of Vancouver. Luckily there were lots of useful signs, directing me towards the Central Valley Greenway, which had perfect cycle paths before I reached the highway. While highway riding isn't always … Continue reading Canada Day 05-07: Riding from Vancouver to Chilliwack, Sunshine Valley and Princeton
Day 01: Downtown and Gastown District I slept for about ten hours and worked off some of my sleep debt from my flight from Tokyo. I rode my bike into the city and dropped it off at a bike shop for servicing while I explored the city. The downtown area was pretty relaxed, with plenty … Continue reading Canada Day 01-04: Exploring Vancouver
This will be my longest tour so far, starting in Vancouver and finishing 5,300 km later in Montreal. I chose the route based on the Trans Canada Trail, cycle tour blogs and wherever I can find decent accommodation. I'm planning to stay in hostels, motels, airbnb places and try out a website called warmshowers.org which … Continue reading Canada Brief and Arriving in Vancouver
It's hard to sum up two months of cycling across Japan, but I've picked my most memorable moments and summed it up into three sections: highlights, cycling notes and budget notes. In the captions I've provided the specific names or locations you can look up for yourself. Highlights Food is always on my mind after … Continue reading Japan Debrief: Fukuoka to Tokyo
My last ride in Japan wasn't too eventful, most of it was along the highway and there wasn't much to see. Dark clouds were looming and I tried my best to reach my hostel before the rain started. With only 5km to go, the drizzle started and it stressed me out since I lost my … Continue reading Japan Day 61-62: Riding Tokyo to Narita and Flying Out
It was a bit drizzly today, so I stayed in Yokohama at my cousin’s restaurant for a while and waited for the rain to stop. The ride was pretty smooth, the main highway was really spacious and there was a generous bike path for most of the journey. Surprisingly there weren’t many cars on the … Continue reading Japan Day 56-60: Riding Yokohama to Tokyo and Exploring
Aside from my legs feeling a bit stiff, today's ride was fairly manageable, there were just a few detours towards the end to avoid toll roads and stairs. I was excited to visit my cousin in Yokohama, Chi Hanh, who I haven't seen in more than 15 years. She owns a Vietnamese restaurant with her … Continue reading Japan Day 54-55: Riding Hakone to Yokohama and Rest Day
Today's ride sucked, the elevation map explains it well enough, the steep bit was a two hour climb which only covered 14km. My legs refused to pedal after 4km, so I walked for 8km until my legs decided to cooperate again. Along the way I stopped at some vending machines for some icy cold drinks … Continue reading Japan Day 53: Fujinomiya to Hakone
Jenny on Wheels 