That was awesome. The ride ended up being 545 km / 339 miles. The longest day was yesterday at 117 miles from Sandbanks to the Oshawa Go Train station (which I took the rest of the way home). I was on a bike for 32.5 hours over 4 days. I climbed close to 4000 feet… Read More
Day 4 – Sandbanks to Oshawa GO station
Longest ride of my life (up to that point).
Day 3 – Bellville to Sandbanks
(also written summer 2021) Again I don’t recall much, but I think the summary post may have info. I do remember the food Karen had waiting for me (chips and salsa from Latin World)!
Day 2: Darlington to not a campground
(These words are written summer 2021) I don’t recall much of the ride until it got terrible. There was snow (!) and I was behind so ended up riding in the dark. Consequently, I got a hotel room and didn’t camp. I also got Italian food – a lot of it!
Day 1: Home to Darlington
Day 1 was harder than I thought it would be. A few times I was riding at a walking speed. Stopped for dinner. Who would have guessed there is a smokehouse 5 miles from the park? When the reservation system said lakefront spot I didn’t take it quite this literally. I’m 20 feet away max…. Read More
Sandbanks ride a week away
A week from tomorrow I am going to ride my bike 300km (190 miles) to Sandbanks Provincial Park where Karen and I will spend 2 nights. I am taking 3 days to do it, stopping at 2 other provincial parks to sleep on the way. Much of the distance is trail and not highway which is great…. Read More