I woke up with it still dark outside to the sound of a hard rain falling outside. I checked the weather forecast on my phone to see a quick band of passing showers, not bad. But then, zooming out, I saw a massive band of showers between me and my
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2024-09-15: Sudbury to Marathon
Chris and I woke up before dawn to be ready the moment the hotel started serving breakfast at 7:00am. We were all packed up and ready and enjoyed one of the best complimentary hotel breakfasts I’ve had before. Next, we got all of our stuff down to the bikes and
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My time in Ottawa visiting with family had drawn to a close, and it was time to start my trip back to the San Francisco Bay Area. With my riding partner having flown back last weekend, it was due to be a very different trip on the return than it
Continue reading »2024-08-26 to 2024-08-13: Ottawa
After arriving in Ottawa in the darkness the night before, Chris, and I had to get up bright and early to start our respective workdays. We let The Captain sleep in as we took Wiley, the dog, for his usual first-thing-in-the-morning walk. Luckily, both Chris and I work remote from
Continue reading »2024-08-25: Owen Sound to Ottawa
After our late night charging into the night the 100 km (60 miles) from the ferry landing at Tobermory, Ontario to Owen Sound, we had a nice night’s sleep at our motel. We woke up, and I sought out a good breakfast spot about an hour up the road. The
Continue reading »2024-08-24: Sault Sainte Marie to Owen Sound
We began our first day in Canada with Chris “the Captain” Weld and my brother, Chris Geggie enjoying the hotel-provided breakfast. Let me tell you, I enjoyed my Canadian yogurt much better than that junk Yoplait we had at the Econolodge in Livingston. Well fed, we gathered our belongings from
Continue reading »2024-08-23: Hurley to Sault Ste Marie
Our night in the classy Love branded motel in Hurley, Wisconsin was actually much better than either Chris or I had expected. The beds were firm, but comfortable, and the shower was actually pretty great as I found out first thing in the morning. There was drizzle falling however, so
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Day 5: Brockville to Ottawa, Ontario
The last day of our tour was upon us, and it was looking like it would be a doozie. It was to be our longest day at over 96km to the southwestern suburb of Barrhaven in Ottawa. There were very few towns we’d be going through for chances to stop.
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Day 4: Kingston to Brockville, Ontario
Resolving to an earlier start than our previous days to beat the heat and get to our destination with time to explore and enjoy, the group (less Ilya) was up nice and early for breakfast of peaches and oatmeal. Chris, Alina and I went to fetch the stored bicycles from
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Day 3: Rest Day in Kingston, Ontario
After a couple days of hard riding in the heat and humidity, we had earned our rest day in Kingston to see the sights and relax. The only plan we had for the day was to meet some friends, who were driving down from Ottawa for dinner at the Kingston
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