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First quick thing – it has come to my attention that folks don’t get notifications when there are replies to their comments. This is a shame because I reply to most, and that has been for naught up until now. So, you will now see a checkbox where you can opt in/out of receiving emails… Read More

I’ll write a conclusion soon. Thanks to Tyler for carrying me to the finish line!

I was almost here before, at Ferris campground. It was October 2015 on my first multi day ride. Karen and I met at Sandbanks for Thanksgiving (dear Americans, Canada has its own thanksgiving in early October). I rode there in 3 days and then to Oshawa to get the train on the way back home…. Read More

Trails, trails, trails. Ontario isn’t Quebec for sure, but this part of the province has more rideable trails than I realized. This morning I rode about 30 km on side roads to Stittsville where I got on the Trans Canada – Ottawa trail. I also stopped at a nice coffee shop and got breakfast and… Read More

Today was the hottest day of the ride. Not totally oppressive, but pretty warm to be on a bike all day. Yesterday on my half day (better, Don?) I read an article about the West Toronto Railpath. This is currently a ~3 kilometer walking/biking path that runs parallel to some functioning railroad tracks, and our… Read More

Today was a rest day, or more appropriately a beach day. Despite having overshot yesterday’s destination by 50%, I decided to stick with my plan for where to end up every night. That made today a short ride. So short I didn’t even bother wearing shoes. Contrary to what these reports may make me sound… Read More