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- Tag 381
- Montag, 15. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
KanadaOyster River49°52’10” N 125°7’11” W
Oyster River
15. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Say goodbye to the ‘bunkie’ and continue along the island highway north. Very pleasant riding - generally flat and no wind. Enjoy the bike path around Courtenay, stopping for lunch while lookingWeiterlesen
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- Tag 380
- Sonntag, 14. Juli 2024 um 21:33
- 🌙 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 11 m
- KanadaDeep Bay49°27’27” N 124°42’57” W
Birthday
14. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Wake up very early with the sun streaming in the windows. Enjoy morning coffee while overlooking the water. Short walk down the rocky beach before making the birthday boy his breakfast. Quiet andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 379
- Samstag, 13. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 11 m
- KanadaDeep Bay49°27’27” N 124°42’57” W
Deep Bay
13. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Short day of riding so take our time. Lovely cycle way to cute town of Qualicum. Meander through the farmers market and town. Head to the beach for lunch. Hard to get anywhere as people seemWeiterlesen
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- Tag 378
- Freitag, 12. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 16 m
- KanadaEnglishman River49°18’52” N 124°16’60” W
Onto Parksville
12. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Made our way through Nanaimo, first stopping for Nanaimo bars. Very sweet but tasty and fueled us for quite awhile. Said goodbye to TCT as it crossed over to the mainland. We switched between niceWeiterlesen
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- Tag 377
- Donnerstag, 11. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 15 m
- KanadaChase River49°7’54” N 123°54’52” W
A day of ferries
11. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Up and out of Montague and back to the ferry dock to await our first ferry. Longer ride as we stopped at two other islands on the way back to Salt Springs. Crossed back over to Vesuvius bay and thenWeiterlesen
ReisenderI’ve camped MANY times at Living Forest campsite with my boys when they were young. Nice one! Welcome back to the island!
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- Tag 376
- Mittwoch, 10. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- KanadaMontague Harbour Marina48°53’32” N 123°23’29” W
Galiano Island
10. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Lots of animal noises during the night had us wondering about bears but it turned out to be deer and raccoons. Walked along the bay and Gray Point. Lots of shellfish though warnings against collectingWeiterlesen
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- Tag 375
- Dienstag, 9. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- KanadaMontague Harbour Marine Park48°53’52” N 123°24’4” W
Island Hopping
9. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Headed up and out of Ruckle and back to Ganges (town). Spent a bit of time in town and then headed to Long Harbour and our ferry to Galiano. Nice ride to much quieter, yet still hilly island. CheckedWeiterlesen
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- Tag 374
- Montag, 8. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- KanadaBeaver Point48°46’4” N 123°22’17” W
Exploring Salt Springs
8. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Manage to catch the start of sunrise over the water. Ride along the south side of the island and make our way to Burgoyne Bay. Hike a bit to Daffodil Point and then sit by the bay and watch the tideWeiterlesen
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- Tag 373
- Sonntag, 7. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- KanadaBeaver Point48°46’4” N 123°22’17” W
Onto Salt Springs
7. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
With a hot spell forecasted, make our way to Salt Springs Island. Take a quick ferry and then ride up and down to the main town of Ganges. Have lunch in the park followed by gelato. Unfortunately,Weiterlesen
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- Tag 372
- Samstag, 6. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 126 m
- KanadaArbutus Point48°49’27” N 123°36’7” W
Duncan
6. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Nice ride along the Cowichan Valley Trail/TCT to Duncan. Lots of totem poles and cool sculptures throughout the town. Visited farmers market (not much produce yet) and our new favorite store - BulkWeiterlesen
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- Tag 371
- Freitag, 5. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: 159 m
- KanadaCowichan Lake Indian Reserve48°49’17” N 124°4’3” W
Lake Cowichan
5. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Day spent walking along MTB trails in the forest next to the lake. Quite warm but cooled off with New Zealand style ice cream, a dip in the lake and cold beers!
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- Tag 370
- Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 188 m
- KanadaBeaver Lake48°49’8” N 124°4’35” W
Onto Lake Cowichan
4. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Opt to go a short distance to Lake Cowichan. Continue along TCT until town. Find pastries before finding campground. Hang out by lovely lake.
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- Tag 369
- Mittwoch, 3. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 90 m
- KanadaCowichan River Park48°46’23” N 123°53’54” W
TCT can be brutal
3. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Find out way back to TCT. Beautiful and wide trail through the forest. And then it goes up - steeply. Hard pushing up the gravel. But it is worth it. Go through tribal land and over a number ofWeiterlesen
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- Tag 368
- Dienstag, 2. Juli 2024 um 21:54
- 🌙 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 139 m
- KanadaWolf Hill48°27’47” N 123°34’33” W
Up the island
2. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Nice sunny morning! Pack up and chat over coffee. Quickly get on the Galloping Goose trail which is also the Trans Canada Trail. After a bit they diverge and we stay on the TCT. Stock up on food andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 367
- Montag, 1. Juli 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- KanadaSelkirk Water48°26’15” N 123°23’2” W
Oh Canada
1. Juli 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Short but undulating ride to Port Angeles and the ferry. Many cyclists aboard. Easy border crossing and arrive in Canada in time for Canada Day. Ride along the waterfront and through niceWeiterlesen
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- Tag 366
- Sonntag, 30. Juni 2024
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 102 m
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaCrane48°5’42” N 123°18’20” W
I ❤️ PNW
30. Juni 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Stayed dry in our nice new tent. Very foggy and misty morning. Delayed a bit too long and wound up packing up in the rain. Made our way to the Olympic Discovery Trail - a great bike route on mostlyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 365
- Samstag, 29. Juni 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaOak Bay Park48°1’24” N 122°43’51” W
Chapter 2: Another soggy start
29. Juni 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Early start from sunny Portland. Boarded our train rather easily and zoomed up to Seattle. Ride a few blocks to the water taxi to take us to Kingston. Managed about an hour of riding before rainWeiterlesen
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- Tag 349
- Donnerstag, 13. Juni 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaBrooklyn City Park45°30’6” N 122°39’26” W
And back to Portland
13. Juni 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After two flights and some layover time in Atlanta, arrived safely back to Portland. We will resume our travels in a few weeks.
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- Tag 348
- Mittwoch, 12. Juni 2024 um 19:46
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 74 m
PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’16” S 77°2’8” W
Adios America del Sur
12. Juni 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
After almost 5 months, it is time to return to the northern hemisphere and summer! Enjoyed Lima’s coffee culture one more time and checked out an archeological site that is still being excavated.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 347
- Dienstag, 11. Juni 2024
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 74 m
- PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’16” S 77°2’8” W
Packing up
11. Juni 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
After a failure with the prearranged bike boxes, managed to find other ones
relatively quickly. Did find the “cat park” - a rather large green space filled with well cared ore cats. Spend most ofWeiterlesen
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- Tag 346
- Montag, 10. Juni 2024
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 82 m
- PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’17” S 77°2’8” W
A last ride in Lima
10. Juni 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Enjoy a final ride along the coast. Impressed even more by cycling infrastructure. Work on securing boxes and packing materials. Nice seafood dinner.
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- Tag 345
- Sonntag, 9. Juni 2024
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 85 m
- PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’16” S 77°2’7” W
Lima
9. Juni 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
The sun rises as we finally drop down to sea level (after a night of lots of ups and downs and twisting roads). Sadly our furry friend is taken from us. Finally arrive in Lima and after reassembling,Weiterlesen
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- Tag 344
- Samstag, 8. Juni 2024
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 4.661 m
- PeruHuaraccoyoc14°34’39” S 73°31’39” W
A long bus ride
8. Juni 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Last stroll through Cusco and of course more parades and celebrations. Arrive at the terminal with plenty of time to spare, only to be told that the bikes couldn’t go on the bus. Ultimately theyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 343
- Freitag, 7. Juni 2024
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.446 m
- PeruCusco13°31’0” S 71°59’4” W
Wrapping up Cusco
7. Juni 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Unable to sleep very late but lay in bed awhile. Highlights of the day include pastries, ceviche, shopping, one last museum and a nice dinner. And of course they are celebrating in the streets andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 342
- Donnerstag, 6. Juni 2024
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.435 m
- PeruCusco13°31’4” S 71°59’2” W
Machu Picchu
6. Juni 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Our group is down to 6 as we climb up the steep stairs to Machu Picchu. Meet our tour guide and in we go. Lots of people but they can’t spoil the magnificent sights. Beautiful day! Back down andWeiterlesen