We had expected our ride from Westport to Ottawa to be about 71 miles. For context, we are using a couple of different routing/mapping applications, including Google Maps and RideWith GPS - and they do not always agree on the best route. (We miss the great maps produced by the Adventure Cycling Association that we … Continue reading Canada, Days 5 and 6: Ottawa, Montebello, rest and on to Hawkesbury

We started the day with a lovely breakfast overlooking the lake, and watching traffic heading up the steep hill on the other side that would take us out of town. Donna and Keith were incredibly gracious hosts and excellent cooks, with a fresh blueberry scone cake waiting for us followed by a made to order … Continue reading Canada, Day 4: Westport to Ottawa

Today was 71 miles and the first half was kind of glorious but the second half wasn’t! But first, last night: we dined at a place in Picton called The Acoustic Cafe which is said to have the best burger in town as well as live music. We needed something substantial and we love live … Continue reading Canada, day 3: Picton to Westport

Today we decided not to follow any Waterfont Trail signs and used Ride GPS instead for mapping out our route ...and had the kind of cycling that we were hoping for on this trip. It was a perfect late spring day with blue cloudless skies and lilacs blooming everywhere, and we rode on a mix … Continue reading Canada, day 2: Port Hope to Picton

We’d had a kind of busy weekend, helping with a fundraiser and getting everything ready for this bike trip. Then we got up early Monday morning and left the house on a 13 hour drive to Toronto. It was a long day but actually not a bad drive - across Wisconsin, around the south end … Continue reading Canada, day 1: Toronto to Port Hope