It was a getting from one to place to another kind of ride today so I don’t have loads to report. I let an app choose my route. Consequently it was primarily highway. Quiet highway, but still. Ha si spent time on it I would have realized I could have taken the K&P trail at…

To celebrate completing the ride, I changed my shorts ;). While true, I actually treated myself to a leisurely morning around Ottawa. As I rode into town last night and frantically tried to find an available hotel room (yes while pedaling), I kind of missed the great cycling infrastructure Ottawa has. And I didn’t take…

I’ll update this post when I have a few minutes but it probably won’t be ready before the email gets sent. Today is a blur. The rain started in the middle of last night. And continued until about 9. I used it as an excuse to not get out of the tent until almost then….

It was another big day on rec trails. Started with a suspension bridge very close to where I camped last night. As expected, the first 50 or so kilometers of trail were pretty sandy and bumpy. Not quite washboard, but enough to keep you bopping. It was pretty slow rolling. Stirling was the first stop….

My day started at 7 when my dead silent campsite became a construction site. I mean, I get that work needs to be done and contractors do their work when they damn well please or you’re shit out of luck, but cmon. As a host, you let people know stuff like this. The work was…

Toronto had the worst air quality on planet earth today due to wildfire smoke blowing down from the north west. It was about as far from joyous and celebratory as the weather can be. I’m not even going to get into a rant about human created climate change. And yesterday in my fine city it…

A few months back, I got this email. Ummm Of course I applied. Weeks went by without a word. I slowly and reluctantly let go of the dream. Too good to be true. Then I got the call. I have been selected to ride a bike a little over 500 km from my house to…