Tag: route
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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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A quick update
Read more: A quick updateI’m writing this from the library in Vankleek Hill as Scott waits patiently outside. We are off to Oka Provincial park tonight (hopefully before the thunder storms). Tomorrow we are hoping to make it to Montreal.
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We left home … finally …
Read more: We left home … finally …We departed the house at 8:00 pm. Yes, that is not a mistake, pm, not am. It took us much longer than anticipated to get the house in order. Once everything was done, we wanted to be on our way. Waiting until the morning to leave would have meant more delays and we were both…
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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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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…
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Stage 1 – Canada East of Ottawa
Read more: Stage 1 – Canada East of OttawaAfter receiving some advice from Gary at Atlantic Cycling, we’ve modified our planned route across Newfoundland and added some more riding in Labrador. For the first part of our trip we will be riding east from Ottawa (our home). The route will be: Ottawa – Natashquan, QC (1500 km) Ferry to Blanc-Sablon, QC This ferry…