This orginal post was written at about 5am since I couldn't sleep. Having reread it now a few days later, I obviously wasn't quite awake either as the computer seems to have changed things around a bit....I've tried to fix it by remembering what I was thinking....
We're in New Brunswick. Woohoo. From Quebec City we continued along the north shore of the St. Lawrence crossing at Saint Simeon into Riviere du Loup. For the most part, I loved Quebec. It's quite scenic and the route we took toured us through many small, very old towns. I would like to say, however, that the hills are ridiculous. Apparently the idea of blasting for roads is beyond thought.
I know B.C. is a long time ago now, but really, the Rockies were often more doable than some of these steep climbs. The second day out of Quebec City we managed 71 km before I kicked the bucket. I was mentally and physically so drained from standing on the pedals to get up repeated 16-20% grade hills or on the flip side madly trying not to die coming down 10 and 11% grades that I finally couldn't manage to get up a hill. Yup, I went SPLAT.
According to Warren, I needed about 3 more pedal strokes (which translated into about 4 feet of road) to reach the turn where we could stop for a moment. I didn't quite make it, and when I realized I wasn't going to, I put my foot down. However, due to the steep grade and my road shoes having less than any traction at all...down I went and slid slightly backwards, ending under the guardrail. (Still off the road and a bit away from the drop-off, no worries). I know all this sounds fairly dramatic, but given the slow speed at which I was going...it was all pretty minor. A really sweet couple in a car behind us saw me go down and stopped to make sure I was ok. Which I totally was, aside from a slightly scraped elbow and a blow to the pride.
Anyways, so from there all we could see was up. I decided to walk. Warren gallantly walked with me. Up, up, around the corner and up. Around another corner and up...you get the point. When we realized we were still about 20 km from where Truck was parked with obviously more ridiculous-ness therebetween, we ended the day by calling Randy on the cell phone with a "please come get us -- we're done."
We continued along the north shore to Saint Simeon where the real fun began. We'd been having electrical problems with Truck since around Quebec City and despite many efforts of many mechanics, the problem wasn't solved, and was only getting worse. While waiting for the ferry, the batteries died. Completely. Two people tried to start us with portable chargers, but no go. A call to CAA and a big diesel truck later, and we were started. We drove up the hill to a garage and spent the next few hours there garage while they looked at it. Unfortunately, they couldn't fix it and charged the battery enough to get us across the ferry where we might find help in a bigger center. The problem was, the charge didn't hold on the 65 min crossing.
That's right. There we are sitting at the ferry docks, on the ferry, in Riviere du Loup, with a full ferry, and we can't start. Oh and none of us can speak or understand the French language (this has been the bane of our existence since Truck began having problems). So, after what must have been the whole ferry crew coming by to see what they could do, we ended up getting pushed off the ferry. That's right folks. Pushed. About 10 men PUSHED all 11741 lbs of Truck, plus us and our gear off the ferry. Then they left us on the loading ramp. We had about 2 hours to get ourselves off the ramp before the next ferry came in. Oh the excitement.
Another call to CAA and we were off. Oh, did I mention this was the long weekend too? Heh, yeah, so nothing was open. More calls to CAA in the mornings got Truck started so that Warren and I could bike and Truck could limp to Edmunston. We spent about 48 hours there at a garage before leaving, problem still unresolved, and now Warren and I had only 8 days to ride 840km. We could do it, but that left no room for error.
From Edmunston, we stopped in Perth Andover at a lovely little campground on the St. John River. The next morning, we were able to get Truck started, so Warren and I left amid a strong headwind and cold, pelting rain to head to Fredricton...152km away.
About 36kms in (and 2 hours of riding...eek), we saw Truck stopped along the side of the road. We were soaking wet and Warren was cold. Truck was dying and needed help again very soon. The decision was made to drive to Fredriction to another garage.
We didn't make it. We ended up pulling over in Kings Landing at the information center with not much power and the air brakes beginning to fail (meaning the spring parking brake was coming on and thus we were going no where). Another call to CAA and Truck was being towed into Fredricton. We're currently in said town awaiting news on what's up.
An adventure is what we were looking for on this trip. An adventure is certainly what we're getting.
At this point, we're not sure what's going to happen other than we have to be back in Ottawa by the 13th...
Friday, July 6, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ottawa to Quebec City
So we've left Ottawa. The day out was a bit frustrating as Warren had had 4 flats before noon. Nonetheless, we made it to Montebello where Randy and Joanne managed to find us a campsite even though we had no reservations and had forgotten it was St. Jean Baptiste weekend. These two are fabulous.
The next night was in Saint-Anne-des-Plaines which is basically north of Montreal. The ride was good. I'm finding that after a week off the bike, my muscles seem to have repaired well and we're able to ride quite a bit faster which is kinda neat. The campground was pretty full, again, due to the long weekend, however we got in there. The washrooms were worth noting though. Randy and Joanne said "Don't even look in there, use Truck's washroom." So that's what we did. I did check out the showers though and reported back to the team that they were better off waiting until we found better facitilities. Honestly, it was gross. It cost 75 cents for about 5 min. The shower had barely any pressure (which we've come across lots over the course of the trip), I never did figure out how turning the temperature knobs corresponded to the water temperature change, but worst was a toss up between the colour and the smell. I consider the event as "taking one for the team". :P
The next two stops were Louisville and Portneuf respectively. Both great rides. Pretty quick with over 27km/h averages for the 110+km each day. Granted we had tailwinds both days, but still.
Finally, we rode into Quebec yesterday. It was a short day of only 55km, thank goodness. We were both pretty sore due to our tad harder riding, and we had a headwind. However, as seems to be the trend now and again this trip, just before the campsite there was a big hill. And this one was a doozy. We figure 12-13% for about 200 to 300 m. I thought I was going to loose my lunch. Fortunately, I was so hungry at this point I had nothing to lose. Ha. :)It was the hardest short-climb of the ride so far for sure. Regardless, we made it, checked in and spent remainder of the day and evening wandering around the old city and went out for dinner as well. Warren commented on the irony of the first place we've really decided to stop and wander around being a place built on the side of a cliff where all we do is walk up and down hills. I would heartily agree. So we decided to spend another day here. :)
I'm just about done, but first I must mention the storms of the last few nights. It's rained overnight every night for the past 4 nights now. And I mean RAIN. Then last night while we were eating downtown, we had one of the biggest thunderstorms I've ever seen. Quite impressive. And the rain. Oh the rain. Torrential downpours for significant periods of time. It was awesome.
Let's see what today shall bring....
Until next time....
The next night was in Saint-Anne-des-Plaines which is basically north of Montreal. The ride was good. I'm finding that after a week off the bike, my muscles seem to have repaired well and we're able to ride quite a bit faster which is kinda neat. The campground was pretty full, again, due to the long weekend, however we got in there. The washrooms were worth noting though. Randy and Joanne said "Don't even look in there, use Truck's washroom." So that's what we did. I did check out the showers though and reported back to the team that they were better off waiting until we found better facitilities. Honestly, it was gross. It cost 75 cents for about 5 min. The shower had barely any pressure (which we've come across lots over the course of the trip), I never did figure out how turning the temperature knobs corresponded to the water temperature change, but worst was a toss up between the colour and the smell. I consider the event as "taking one for the team". :P
The next two stops were Louisville and Portneuf respectively. Both great rides. Pretty quick with over 27km/h averages for the 110+km each day. Granted we had tailwinds both days, but still.
Finally, we rode into Quebec yesterday. It was a short day of only 55km, thank goodness. We were both pretty sore due to our tad harder riding, and we had a headwind. However, as seems to be the trend now and again this trip, just before the campsite there was a big hill. And this one was a doozy. We figure 12-13% for about 200 to 300 m. I thought I was going to loose my lunch. Fortunately, I was so hungry at this point I had nothing to lose. Ha. :)It was the hardest short-climb of the ride so far for sure. Regardless, we made it, checked in and spent remainder of the day and evening wandering around the old city and went out for dinner as well. Warren commented on the irony of the first place we've really decided to stop and wander around being a place built on the side of a cliff where all we do is walk up and down hills. I would heartily agree. So we decided to spend another day here. :)
I'm just about done, but first I must mention the storms of the last few nights. It's rained overnight every night for the past 4 nights now. And I mean RAIN. Then last night while we were eating downtown, we had one of the biggest thunderstorms I've ever seen. Quite impressive. And the rain. Oh the rain. Torrential downpours for significant periods of time. It was awesome.
Let's see what today shall bring....
Until next time....
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Days ?? to ??: Shuniah to Ottawa
I'm so lost on the days...I'll have to come back and figure out just what days we're on now. Regardless, the trip from Shuniah to Wawa was pretty good. The hills were pretty rolly and it's definitely getting hotter.
As Warren mentioned, we saw a cougar which is quite cool, though I admit I'm glad he kept to himself.
As most of you know at this point, in Wawa I needed to seek a doctor out. Turns out I had a sore that got infected so we had to remain in Wawa for a couple of days. Once getting the ok to head to my family doctor, we did just that and have been in Ottawa for a couple of days now. We'll be heading out again on Saturday morning to continue onto the maritimes from here. I'm doing just fine and at this point I'm just waiting to heal enough so that I can get back on the bike.
It was disappointing to have to miss about 1/2 of Ontario, but it's really the maritimes that we're all looking particularly forward to, and there's no way we could foresee what happened.
At least at this point we will be able to enjoy the rest of the trip hopefully with less of a worry about time and the week in Ottawa is allowing us to get a pile of stuff done.
So, until next time...
As Warren mentioned, we saw a cougar which is quite cool, though I admit I'm glad he kept to himself.
As most of you know at this point, in Wawa I needed to seek a doctor out. Turns out I had a sore that got infected so we had to remain in Wawa for a couple of days. Once getting the ok to head to my family doctor, we did just that and have been in Ottawa for a couple of days now. We'll be heading out again on Saturday morning to continue onto the maritimes from here. I'm doing just fine and at this point I'm just waiting to heal enough so that I can get back on the bike.
It was disappointing to have to miss about 1/2 of Ontario, but it's really the maritimes that we're all looking particularly forward to, and there's no way we could foresee what happened.
At least at this point we will be able to enjoy the rest of the trip hopefully with less of a worry about time and the week in Ottawa is allowing us to get a pile of stuff done.
So, until next time...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Days 41 and 42: Shuniah to Marathon
Sorry, this will be short as it's past 10pm and I'm BEAT.
Yesterday was a great day. We pedalled 141km and made it just past Rossport to a lovely little provincial campground. Lots of hills and a headwind, but we just kept plugging away.
Today we still had a headwind and the hills are even bigger it seems. I think our average speed was around 20km. Ick. Regardless, the sun was out and it's pretty scenic up here so that makes it better.
No wildlife sightings for the last couple of days. I'd love to see some more moose, but the bears, I can do without.
Oh, and we're in a motel tonight. After a long couple of days, a nice soak in a tub was much needed.
Ok, gotta hit bed. No idea when we'll have internet again...
Yesterday was a great day. We pedalled 141km and made it just past Rossport to a lovely little provincial campground. Lots of hills and a headwind, but we just kept plugging away.
Today we still had a headwind and the hills are even bigger it seems. I think our average speed was around 20km. Ick. Regardless, the sun was out and it's pretty scenic up here so that makes it better.
No wildlife sightings for the last couple of days. I'd love to see some more moose, but the bears, I can do without.
Oh, and we're in a motel tonight. After a long couple of days, a nice soak in a tub was much needed.
Ok, gotta hit bed. No idea when we'll have internet again...
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Days 35-40: Kenora to Shuniah
Ok. So it's been a few days since I've blogged. Lots has happened, but we've not had internet. We started out of Kenora on Monday after happily getting Warren's bike fixed in Kenora on Sunday afternoon. The week started out like this...
I saw a bear.
The bear saw me.
The bear was in a tree, which made me somewhat happy.
Shortly thereafter a CN Rail person in a truck set off some sort of, quite large, explosive device less than 100 m or so from us as we were riding by. Warren thinks he was blowing up a stump. Regardless, it scared the bejeepers outta me. Sprayed me with swamp-water too. I was less than impressed, lemme tell ya. We also saw a moose. Well, a moose bum since he hid in the forest too quickly to really see him. The rest of the 125 km ride to Kenora was pretty good though.
The next day we rode almost to Dryden, a 135 km day. We had a pretty good tailwind. It must have been a pretty decent day, but I honestly can't remember anything else to say about it.
Wednesday after doing a quick RV drive back up the road a bit to a sheepfarm/clothing place where I bought the cutest (and warmest, and softest) hat, we slogged 86 km into a headwind and decided to call it as we just weren't having the best of days. Energy was low and the headwind made it harder. We were hoping to make it to Ignace, but it just wasn't worth it to us. SO, we stopped at a little campground/fishing lodge place called Cobblestone. In the RV area (which would max out at 12 units), there was us and 3 other people.
Apparently the others are all seasonal people that have been coming up there for years, so it was quite something to have newcomers amongst them. One of the fishermen/RV people gave us some fresh filleted lake trout from the lake that we were located at. Warren cooked it up that night, and I admit that although I'm not much of a fish person that it was darned tasty. Really sweet of the fella too.
Thursday was another headwind slog and we ended up finishing at about 84km or so in a "town" named English River, again, much shorter than where we'd planned to end. We hopped in the RV and drove to Upsala to the campground there. Turns out our decision to end early was a good one as we had just finished parking and hooking up when a wicked storm appeared over the lake. You could see it coming across the water -- so
awesome. Take a look at the pictures to get an idea of the storm. Anyhoo, it didn't last long, but it did take the town's power out. Fortunately, with the luxury of an RV we just turned on the generator for any necessary power needs and carried on as usual. :)
After getting a ride back to English River the next morning, we headed off once again with a sweet tailwind. 166 km later, we were in Kakabeka Falls Provincial park. They call the falls the "Niagara of the North". They are indeed pretty impressive, but definitely not comparable to Niagara in my opinion. I also believe it was this day that Warren and I saw 3 more moose. Man, they are big creatures, yet graceful and beautiful.
Saturday we decided to just do a short day of riding and be touristy the rest of it, so we rode about 45km from Kakabeka Falls, through Thunder Bay and stopped at a KOA campground in Shuniah, ON, which is JUST east of Thunder Bay. The ride was great and it started off quite warm. As we approached Superior again though, the temperature dropped dramatically, it was crazy. We went from quite comfortable in shorts and short-sleeved jerseys to being cold with arm warmers on too. Regardless, we made it.
The rest of the day, we drove around the Thunder Bay area to see the sites. We saw the Terry Fox memorial which is just beautiful. The monument is gorgeous, the setting is wonderful....I can't say enough about it and highly recommend anyone passing through to stop at it. We also drove up to Canada's largest amethyst mine where we "dug" for our own gems. It was quite fun, though apparently they salt the designated digging area to assure that people find them...that was rather disappointing. Nonetheless, we carted our about 3 lbs of loot. On the drive back out, we saw a bear and then a cub a bit later...it was pretty cool. From there we went to Ouimet Canyon. On the road in to the park there were suddenly signs saying to park trailers and RVs as the road ahead was steep and windy. So, better safe than sorry, we parked and walked the remaining 3km to the Canyon (mostly uphill). Although the weather was beautiful and sunny, the blackflies were beyond annoying. We walked up, took a quick look, a few pictures and walked back. We were all swatting and picking the blackflies out of our hair, it was nasty. Later that night, my ear actually swelled up to about twice its size from all the bites. Joanne tells me it will likely take 36 to 48 hours for the swelling to go back down. Sadness.
We are currently still at the KOA campground. We decided last minute this morning to stay put for a real rest day since yesterday wasn't so restful. A day without transports is really nice. They have been really scary for several days now. They are big and fast, and the highway is narrow and busy with few places where the shoulder is a decent size for us to be comfortably off the road. I'm looking forward to hitting Nipigon tomorrow where, supposedly, many of the transports take a northerly route and we'll be heading around Lake Superior.
Ok, that's it. I'm done. :)
Until next time...
I saw a bear.
The bear saw me.
The bear was in a tree, which made me somewhat happy.
Shortly thereafter a CN Rail person in a truck set off some sort of, quite large, explosive device less than 100 m or so from us as we were riding by. Warren thinks he was blowing up a stump. Regardless, it scared the bejeepers outta me. Sprayed me with swamp-water too. I was less than impressed, lemme tell ya. We also saw a moose. Well, a moose bum since he hid in the forest too quickly to really see him. The rest of the 125 km ride to Kenora was pretty good though.
The next day we rode almost to Dryden, a 135 km day. We had a pretty good tailwind. It must have been a pretty decent day, but I honestly can't remember anything else to say about it.
Wednesday after doing a quick RV drive back up the road a bit to a sheepfarm/clothing place where I bought the cutest (and warmest, and softest) hat, we slogged 86 km into a headwind and decided to call it as we just weren't having the best of days. Energy was low and the headwind made it harder. We were hoping to make it to Ignace, but it just wasn't worth it to us. SO, we stopped at a little campground/fishing lodge place called Cobblestone. In the RV area (which would max out at 12 units), there was us and 3 other people.
Apparently the others are all seasonal people that have been coming up there for years, so it was quite something to have newcomers amongst them. One of the fishermen/RV people gave us some fresh filleted lake trout from the lake that we were located at. Warren cooked it up that night, and I admit that although I'm not much of a fish person that it was darned tasty. Really sweet of the fella too.
Thursday was another headwind slog and we ended up finishing at about 84km or so in a "town" named English River, again, much shorter than where we'd planned to end. We hopped in the RV and drove to Upsala to the campground there. Turns out our decision to end early was a good one as we had just finished parking and hooking up when a wicked storm appeared over the lake. You could see it coming across the water -- so
awesome. Take a look at the pictures to get an idea of the storm. Anyhoo, it didn't last long, but it did take the town's power out. Fortunately, with the luxury of an RV we just turned on the generator for any necessary power needs and carried on as usual. :)
After getting a ride back to English River the next morning, we headed off once again with a sweet tailwind. 166 km later, we were in Kakabeka Falls Provincial park. They call the falls the "Niagara of the North". They are indeed pretty impressive, but definitely not comparable to Niagara in my opinion. I also believe it was this day that Warren and I saw 3 more moose. Man, they are big creatures, yet graceful and beautiful.
Saturday we decided to just do a short day of riding and be touristy the rest of it, so we rode about 45km from Kakabeka Falls, through Thunder Bay and stopped at a KOA campground in Shuniah, ON, which is JUST east of Thunder Bay. The ride was great and it started off quite warm. As we approached Superior again though, the temperature dropped dramatically, it was crazy. We went from quite comfortable in shorts and short-sleeved jerseys to being cold with arm warmers on too. Regardless, we made it.
The rest of the day, we drove around the Thunder Bay area to see the sites. We saw the Terry Fox memorial which is just beautiful. The monument is gorgeous, the setting is wonderful....I can't say enough about it and highly recommend anyone passing through to stop at it. We also drove up to Canada's largest amethyst mine where we "dug" for our own gems. It was quite fun, though apparently they salt the designated digging area to assure that people find them...that was rather disappointing. Nonetheless, we carted our about 3 lbs of loot. On the drive back out, we saw a bear and then a cub a bit later...it was pretty cool. From there we went to Ouimet Canyon. On the road in to the park there were suddenly signs saying to park trailers and RVs as the road ahead was steep and windy. So, better safe than sorry, we parked and walked the remaining 3km to the Canyon (mostly uphill). Although the weather was beautiful and sunny, the blackflies were beyond annoying. We walked up, took a quick look, a few pictures and walked back. We were all swatting and picking the blackflies out of our hair, it was nasty. Later that night, my ear actually swelled up to about twice its size from all the bites. Joanne tells me it will likely take 36 to 48 hours for the swelling to go back down. Sadness.
We are currently still at the KOA campground. We decided last minute this morning to stay put for a real rest day since yesterday wasn't so restful. A day without transports is really nice. They have been really scary for several days now. They are big and fast, and the highway is narrow and busy with few places where the shoulder is a decent size for us to be comfortably off the road. I'm looking forward to hitting Nipigon tomorrow where, supposedly, many of the transports take a northerly route and we'll be heading around Lake Superior.
Ok, that's it. I'm done. :)
Until next time...
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Day 33,part 2: Winnipeg to somewhere between Elma and Rennie, MB to Kenora, ON
We had an eventful day all around. It took us 25km and just over an hour to wind our way through Winnipeg and out the eastern side. We decided to take Hwy 15, rather than the busier TransCanada that we had been travelling on for the last few days into Winnipeg.
Although the road had a less than stellar surface and only a loose gravel shoulder (though we're finding this seems to be the case for most Manitoba roads), we are quite pleased with having taken the 15. There was hardly any traffic at all, and what little there was, were mostly cars.
We are also back into treed land again. The tree-less prairies were neat to see, but I'm not sorry to see them go. The presence of the forests also help to block the wind somewhat, allowing for an easier ride.
Unfortunately, we have also entered black-fly territory, or what I assume are black-flies. They are HUGE. And they chase you. And swarm you. It's gross, eerie and unnerving. Fortunately, with the slight headwind that we had, coupled with good energy due to a rest day, we were able to ride between 28 and 30 km/h for much of the ride causing enough breeze going past us that these flies couldn't land on us. I have a feeling that drenching ourselves in bug repellant will become a new daily routine.
Near around the 3/4 mark of the day we came to flooded area. It was so neat to be riding at JusT above the water level...except in one area. The road was flooded! I admit this was worrisome for me. I'd never ridden through this much water before and didn't know what to expect. However, we had little choice, so carried on through at what we thought was the shallowest part and what FUN!! We got a little wet, but it was really cool.
We arrived in Elma and continued north on Hwy 11 heading towards Rennie. It was about 2 km north of Elma that Warren discovered he had broken a spoke. This was massively unfortunate. Although the bike is still ridable, it meant that we needed to hit a bike shop the next day. Of course, we're in the middle of no-where. On a Saturday afternoon. Our choices were to head forwards to Kenora and hope for a bike shop there or back to Winnipeg. Right or wrong, we chose forwards.
So, we are now located in Kenora, where we have found out there is one bike shop that may or may not be open today and may or may not be able to fix Warren's wheel.
On the way to Kenora in the RV, we passed Tanya and Attila!! What fun!! Joanne honked the horn and we all waved as we passed by. They ended up coming to the same campground that we are located at as well, which is really neat.
So, today will be an unexpected day off. Hopefully someone here can fix the wheel and we can spend the day exploring this beautiful area. If not, we'll be heading back to Winnipeg.
Wish us luck!
Although the road had a less than stellar surface and only a loose gravel shoulder (though we're finding this seems to be the case for most Manitoba roads), we are quite pleased with having taken the 15. There was hardly any traffic at all, and what little there was, were mostly cars.
We are also back into treed land again. The tree-less prairies were neat to see, but I'm not sorry to see them go. The presence of the forests also help to block the wind somewhat, allowing for an easier ride.
Unfortunately, we have also entered black-fly territory, or what I assume are black-flies. They are HUGE. And they chase you. And swarm you. It's gross, eerie and unnerving. Fortunately, with the slight headwind that we had, coupled with good energy due to a rest day, we were able to ride between 28 and 30 km/h for much of the ride causing enough breeze going past us that these flies couldn't land on us. I have a feeling that drenching ourselves in bug repellant will become a new daily routine.
Near around the 3/4 mark of the day we came to flooded area. It was so neat to be riding at JusT above the water level...except in one area. The road was flooded! I admit this was worrisome for me. I'd never ridden through this much water before and didn't know what to expect. However, we had little choice, so carried on through at what we thought was the shallowest part and what FUN!! We got a little wet, but it was really cool.
We arrived in Elma and continued north on Hwy 11 heading towards Rennie. It was about 2 km north of Elma that Warren discovered he had broken a spoke. This was massively unfortunate. Although the bike is still ridable, it meant that we needed to hit a bike shop the next day. Of course, we're in the middle of no-where. On a Saturday afternoon. Our choices were to head forwards to Kenora and hope for a bike shop there or back to Winnipeg. Right or wrong, we chose forwards.
So, we are now located in Kenora, where we have found out there is one bike shop that may or may not be open today and may or may not be able to fix Warren's wheel.
On the way to Kenora in the RV, we passed Tanya and Attila!! What fun!! Joanne honked the horn and we all waved as we passed by. They ended up coming to the same campground that we are located at as well, which is really neat.
So, today will be an unexpected day off. Hopefully someone here can fix the wheel and we can spend the day exploring this beautiful area. If not, we'll be heading back to Winnipeg.
Wish us luck!
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Day 33: Winnipeg to ?? , part 1
We'll be off pedalling again soon, but we've had a terrific stay in Winnipeg. We stayed with a friend of the Taylor's, Aaron, who opened up his house to us, giving us a wonderful home away from home, and even one of his car's so we could get around town.
Yesterday afternoon Aaron took us on a great trip around Winnipeg with a walk through a huge park (I think it was called Assiniboine Park?) that had sculptures and a cricket field...drove around the University of Manitoba...saw Louis Riel's grave site and this huge cathedral that had burned down, but they had left the remaining walls standing. When we arrived, the bells were just starting to ring...it was almost surreal. At this point, we were all pretty hungry, so we ended up at a delicious Japanese restaurant for dinner. A terrific ending to a terrific day. (Thanks so much Aaron!!)
Looks like we've got a beautiful, sunny, warm day to ride...I'm really looking forward to it. We're headed for Elma, MB at 100km or even possibly Rennie, MB at 136km depending on winds, how we're feeling and what time we get away.
Aaron's pancake breakfast is just about ready, so I've gotta get going for now.
Excitement builds...
Yesterday afternoon Aaron took us on a great trip around Winnipeg with a walk through a huge park (I think it was called Assiniboine Park?) that had sculptures and a cricket field...drove around the University of Manitoba...saw Louis Riel's grave site and this huge cathedral that had burned down, but they had left the remaining walls standing. When we arrived, the bells were just starting to ring...it was almost surreal. At this point, we were all pretty hungry, so we ended up at a delicious Japanese restaurant for dinner. A terrific ending to a terrific day. (Thanks so much Aaron!!)
Looks like we've got a beautiful, sunny, warm day to ride...I'm really looking forward to it. We're headed for Elma, MB at 100km or even possibly Rennie, MB at 136km depending on winds, how we're feeling and what time we get away.
Aaron's pancake breakfast is just about ready, so I've gotta get going for now.
Excitement builds...
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