We (I)) were kind of dreading this day - the longest (at 90 miles) of the whole itinerary. But we can adaptable as long time readers of this blog already know. First, let’s return to the end of the day in Montreal. I was so happy to see Leonard Cohen, my musical hero, watching over … Continue reading Day 9: Montreal to Trois Riviere

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

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

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