Day 72 Riding Ottawa to Hawkesbury For today's ride, Jenna and I took the Russell Prescott Trail, which is a multi-purpose trail over the old railway, which meant it was super flat and straight. There was nobody else on the trail, so we played our 90's pop music and cruised along. It was so nice … Continue reading Canada Day 72-73: Riding Ottawa to Hawkesbury and Montreal
Day 66 Riding Toronto to Brighton I woke up today with some intense vertigo, which makes you feel like the room is spinning and is often paired with headaches and nausea. It is definitely not ideal for cycling so I took a rather expensive train for most of the journey. The route from Cobourg was … Continue reading Canada Day 66-69: Riding Toronto to Brighton, Kingston, Perth and Ottawa
Day 63 Rest and Relaxation I headed to the Vietnamese district to get some pho (rice noodles in a beef broth) and try a Canadian classic, the butter tart, at the bakery too. I'm quite a food driven person, so getting authentic Asian food is an easy way to boost my morale and curb any … Continue reading Canada Day 63-65: Exploring Toronto
Day 59 Riding Little Current to Lion's Head Today was my 27th birthday and I was expecting a nice and easy ride, with a pleasant ferry ride in the middle where I could relax and enjoy some treats from the bakery. Unfortunately there was a strong headwind and plenty of rain, which really dampened my … Continue reading Canada Day 59-62: Riding Little Current to Lion’s Head, Owen Sound, Barrie and Toronto
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
Jenny on Wheels 