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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
On to Machu Picchu pueblo
June 5, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Another early morning as we have a long hike. Our group had gotten bigger as the subgroups have merged. Up we go on the Inca trail. Quite crowded for most of the up. As we head down get our firstRead more
Short hike, coffee & hot springs
Jun 5–6, 2024 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Sleep in a bit (plus they are late in rousing us and getting breakfast together). Continue following the river on an “Inca flat” trail. Lots of short ups and downs - with the path clinging to theRead more
Up and over Salkantay
June 3, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Very early morning! Quickly pack up, have breakfast and head off to the pass. Quite chilly but brilliant blue sky. Quite crowded with both people and pack animals. Successfully deal with the climb andRead more
Salkantay Trek - Day 1
June 2, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Very early morning. 2 hour van ride to mollentay for breakfast. Then another hour or so to the start of the trek. Head up into the mountains. Short hike to our first campsite. Have lunch and then upRead more
Prepping for the trek
June 1, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Day spent organizing, doing a bit of shopping and visiting the Inka museum. Ran into a celebration of
Peru’s military. Went to our orientation meeting and out for burgers
Transition to lowlands
May 31, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Return to where I had walked the night before - venturing further away from the city. Retuned to pack up and ride down to our hostel. A much easier endeavor than getting up the hill. Wandered aroundRead more
Cusco Highlights
May 30, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Found ourselves in a huge celebration of Corpus Christi. Saints and crowds abound. Found peace and quiet in the museo del arte precolombino. Did a few errands and back up the hill we go (after againRead more
And we are back in Cusco
May 29, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Continue our ride along a very busy road heading towards Cusco. Have to go further up before we can go back down into Cusco. Find a relatively quieter way into the city but are a bit challenged toRead more
Up and out of the valley
May 28, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Pack up and make our way to what appears to be the best road out of the valley. Follow a river and train tracks as we gradually wind our way up to the plateau. A few interesting sites along the way.Read more
One last river valley hike
May 27, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Follow tourist circuit along a river leading into the mountains behind Ollantaytambo. Stick to the trail and catch the archeological sites. Ultimately lose the trail and wind up on the road. Opt toRead more
Market day
May 26, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Opt to relax and enjoy the surroundings without to much exertion. Do head back to Urubamaba for the market and land upon a colorful festival.
