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The Grand Adventure

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    I ❤️ PNW

    30. kesäkuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 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 mostly dedicated trails. Cruised passed slugs, snails and lots of ferns. All very familiar and comforting. Sun did its best to poke through. Ended at a KOA - the northernmost one in the country.Lue lisää

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    Oh Canada

    1. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 nice neighborhoods. Check out crowded festivities before heading to our warm showers hosts. Set up in backyard and head off to the pub for dinner.Lue lisää

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    Up the island

    2. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 and continue our ride to Goose river provincial park. And it seems we are already in bear country. Go on a jaunt to waterfall and then for ice cream. First fire in a while.Lue lisää

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    TCT can be brutal

    3. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 of trestles. Manage to get to a winery before it closes. Lovely views and wine. Finally managed to to get to a campground. Exhausted.Lue lisää

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    Duncan

    6. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 - Bulk Barn. Rode to Edanmare winery and did some tasting before heading to our WarmShowers hosts in Maple Bay. Lovely evening.Lue lisää

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    Onto Salt Springs

    7. heinäkuuta 2024, 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, head up right afterwards. Roll along to Ruckle Provincial Park. Great campsite right by the water. Watch the ferry traffic cruise passed us.Lue lisää

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    Exploring Salt Springs

    8. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 tide roll out. Cool off with a tasty beer and then a jump in the lake (sea is too cold to get in). Back to our lovely campground to watch the boat traffic.Lue lisää

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    Galiano Island

    10. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 collecting them. Rode up the island and walked to Pebble Beach where we had great views to the east including Mt. Baker. Out to dinner at the Crane and Robin at the marina.Lue lisää

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    A day of ferries

    11. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 then back to Vancouver island. Rejoined the TCT and headed north along nice cycle way. Challenged to find a campground so go rather far so late in the day. Arrive at Living Tree near Nainamo. Thankfully lots of daylight hours!Lue lisää

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    Onto Parksville

    12. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 nice cycle paths and the shoulder of the busy island highway. Arrived to our destination- but the park campground was full. Managed to find a very spendy ‘resort’ by the water.Lue lisää

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    Deep Bay

    13. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 seem fascinated in what we are doing and like to chat. Continue along the older and quieter island highway. Go through tiny towns on the way to our AirBnB in Deep Bay. Lovely place. Check out the very warm water and have nice pre-birthday dinner while watching the tide come in.Lue lisää

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    Oyster River

    15. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 looking out over the low tide. Arrive at Miracle Beach provincial park only to find it full. Wind up at another very spendy resort. Right next to lovely sandy beach!Lue lisää

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    Onto Campbell river

    16. heinäkuuta 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Very short day, but great riding on the ‘Seawalk’ coming into Campbell River. Head straight for Elk Falls PP and find many sites open. Opt to stay 2 nights to allow time to explore. Head back to town and ride along the spit. Make a few grocery stops before heading back to campground and then to the river. Nice temp though a bit shallow. Eat the salmon that had been given to us in exchange for a bit of olive oil.Lue lisää

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    Elk Falls

    17. heinäkuuta 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Wake up quite late in our shadowy campsite. Doesn’t really matter as no where we need to be. After breakfast walk along the river trail to Elk Falls and the suspension bridge. Stroll amongst huge trees and stop for lunch and swim by beautiful pool. Complete the loop back to campground. Another dip in the river before packing up and dinner.Lue lisää

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    The wild north island

    18. heinäkuuta 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Leave busy Campbell River behind and head into the forested land in the north. Pass the site where they blew up “ridge rocks” as they were causing many shipwrecks. Biggest non-nuclear explosion of its time. Continue up and over a few climbs on the wide-shouldered island highway. There are numerous logging trucks but not too bad. Find Elk Creek Rec Site - a free campground hosted by BC Parks. Cool off in the lovely creek.Lue lisää

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    Port McNeill

    20. heinäkuuta 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Sunny day but a bit of wind as we ride along Nimpkish Lake. Only get a few glimpses of the lake and no good spots to stop and enjoy it. Do spot numerous peaks with snow. Make our way to Port McNeill and push up to nice campground - with much needed showers. Walk back to town and have very good pizza and beer at local brewery.Lue lisää

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    Alert Bay

    21. heinäkuuta 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Another day spent in Port McNeill as we await the post office (needed bike part) and our ferry. Take a short ferry to Cormorant Island and the tiny town of Alert Bay. Do see a few sea creature on the way but no whales. Walk the island, enjoying the First Nations culture and ocean views. Many cool totem poles and cemeteries. Tad bit chilly as summer has seemed to have departed momentarily.Lue lisää

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