Tag: planning
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Photos and boats
Read more: Photos and boatsYou may have noticed that there are only a few photos in the posts from the last few days. We were hoping to get them updated, but it looks like we’ll be out of time before we leave. Also, a number of people have been asking to see a wider assortment of our photos. If…
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Rest Day in Repentigny
Read more: Rest Day in RepentignyWe spent a relaxing day at Au Doc Motel, with beautiful weather and a nice location right on the St. Lawrence. It was a good opportunity to relax, cook using a real stove (although the burners are quite weak), and practice our French. We successfully got directions to the IGA, bought groceries, and had a…
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Our plans – in brief
Read more: Our plans – in briefHere is our current set of plans: Depart tomorrow: Sunday July 6th. Follow the Ottawa River path and roads on the Ontario side to Hudson Quebec. Follow a Route Verte cycle route from Hudson to Montreal. Follow a Route Verte cycle route from Montreal to Quebec city via the North shore of the St. Laurence.…
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A glitch …
Read more: A glitch …Freighter travel requires that you be completely flexible. After recieving our package in the mail, we became aware of a couple of additional glitches. First, the freighter companies no longer accept packages for travellers. We had planned on receiving resupplies parcels as we arrived at each of our freighter trips. We now need to figure…
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Freighter Update – Savannah to Gioia Tauro
Read more: Freighter Update – Savannah to Gioia TauroThings did seem like they were settled for a little while, but alas it was not to be. The boat we thought we were taking from Charleston to Antwerp is no longer running on that route. Our plan now is to take a boat (MSC Alessia) from Savannah, Georgia to Gioia Tauro, Italy. The boat…
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Reflections
Read more: Reflections(format cribbed from Brian Huntley) Statistics Distance bicycled: 1204 km (753 miles). Distance in truck due to shifter breakdown: 30 km (19 miles). Time Bicycling: 77 hours, 37 minutes. Riding days: 16 Non-riding days: 3 Average speed: 15.6 km/hr Average day distance: 75.25 km Average ride time in a day: 4 hours 51 minutes Flat…
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Hobbling along to Napanee
Read more: Hobbling along to NapaneeWe have heard from Roloff regarding the shifter; unfortunately, it is not a stock Roloff shifter, such that we need to be contacting HP Velo. We are also concerned that Scott’s shifter might be showing signs of the same problem mine has. Before we can do any further examination, we need to get a torx…
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Shakedown Cruise – Itinerary update
Read more: Shakedown Cruise – Itinerary updateHere is the latest plan: June 2-7: Ottawa to Rochester (approx. 420 km in 6 days). June 8-10: Off bikes. Visiting Becky’s family, getting bikes tuned. June 11-22: Rochester to Ottawa via Toronto (approx. 800 km in 12 days). Here is the plan for immediately after the shakedown cruise: June 23-27: Pack, prepare, take first…