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- Day 381
- Monday, July 15, 2024
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
CanadaOyster River49°52’10” N 125°7’11” W
Oyster River
July 15, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 lookingRead more
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- Day 380
- Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:33 PM
- 🌙 20 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- CanadaDeep Bay49°27’27” N 124°42’57” W
Birthday
July 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 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 andRead more
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- Day 379
- Saturday, July 13, 2024
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- CanadaDeep Bay49°27’27” N 124°42’57” W
Deep Bay
July 13, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 seemRead more
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- Day 378
- Friday, July 12, 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- CanadaEnglishman River49°18’52” N 124°16’60” W
Onto Parksville
July 12, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 niceRead more
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- Day 377
- Thursday, July 11, 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- CanadaChase River49°7’54” N 123°54’52” W
A day of ferries
July 11, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 thenRead more
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- Day 376
- Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaMontague Harbour Marina48°53’32” N 123°23’29” W
Galiano Island
July 10, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 collectingRead more
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- Day 375
- Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaMontague Harbour Marine Park48°53’52” N 123°24’4” W
Island Hopping
July 9, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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. CheckedRead more
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- Day 374
- Monday, July 8, 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaBeaver Point48°46’4” N 123°22’17” W
Exploring Salt Springs
July 8, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 tideRead more
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- Day 373
- Sunday, July 7, 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaBeaver Point48°46’4” N 123°22’17” W
Onto Salt Springs
July 7, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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,Read more
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- Day 372
- Saturday, July 6, 2024
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 126 m
- CanadaArbutus Point48°49’27” N 123°36’7” W
Duncan
July 6, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 - BulkRead more
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- Day 371
- Friday, July 5, 2024
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 159 m
- CanadaCowichan Lake Indian Reserve48°49’17” N 124°4’3” W
Lake Cowichan
July 5, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Day 370
- Thursday, July 4, 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 188 m
- CanadaBeaver Lake48°49’8” N 124°4’35” W
Onto Lake Cowichan
July 4, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Day 369
- Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 90 m
- CanadaCowichan River Park48°46’23” N 123°53’54” W
TCT can be brutal
July 3, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofRead more
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- Day 368
- Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 9:54 PM
- 🌙 14 °C
- Altitude: 139 m
- CanadaWolf Hill48°27’47” N 123°34’33” W
Up the island
July 2, 2024 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 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 andRead more
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- Day 367
- Monday, July 1, 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- CanadaSelkirk Water48°26’15” N 123°23’2” W
Oh Canada
July 1, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 niceRead more
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- Day 366
- Sunday, June 30, 2024
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 102 m
United StatesCrane48°5’42” N 123°18’20” W
I ❤️ PNW
June 30, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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 mostlyRead more
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- Day 365
- Saturday, June 29, 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- United StatesOak Bay Park48°1’24” N 122°43’51” W
Chapter 2: Another soggy start
June 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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 rainRead more
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- Day 349
- Thursday, June 13, 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- United StatesBrooklyn City Park45°30’6” N 122°39’26” W
And back to Portland
June 13, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Day 348
- Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 7:46 PM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 74 m
PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’16” S 77°2’8” W
Adios America del Sur
June 12, 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.Read more
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- Day 347
- Tuesday, June 11, 2024
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 74 m
- PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’16” S 77°2’8” W
Packing up
June 11, 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 ofRead more
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- Day 346
- Monday, June 10, 2024
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 82 m
- PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’17” S 77°2’8” W
A last ride in Lima
June 10, 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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- Day 345
- Sunday, June 9, 2024
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
- PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’16” S 77°2’7” W
Lima
June 9, 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,Read more
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- Day 344
- Saturday, June 8, 2024
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 4,661 m
- PeruHuaraccoyoc14°34’39” S 73°31’39” W
A long bus ride
June 8, 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 theyRead more
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- Day 343
- Friday, June 7, 2024
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 3,446 m
- PeruCusco13°31’0” S 71°59’4” W
Wrapping up Cusco
June 7, 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 andRead more
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- Day 342
- Thursday, June 6, 2024
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 3,435 m
- PeruCusco13°31’4” S 71°59’2” W
Machu Picchu
June 6, 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 andRead more