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    • TravelerRepos au Québec
      Day 25

      Hôtel de Glace 🥶❄️🏢😍

      January 9 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C

      Une visite dans un lieux vraiment magique ! 🪄
      L'hötel des Glaces de Québec, un hôtel entièrement fait de glace ! Des sculptures, aux décorations des chambres, au mobilier et même ... les verres du bar sont en glace !!! 🧊🥶🍹❄️
      Vraiment magnifique 😍
      Mais il faisait vraiment froid dedans, pour éviter que tout ne fonde.
      Du coup toutes les photos et vidéo sont sur Google Photos      Read more

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    • TravelerMolly’s Great American Loop
      22222
      Day 114

      Montebello

      July 2, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F

      Today we reached two new milestones. We have traveled 3000 miles (3007 to be exact) and we went thru our 50th lock. That lock (Carillon) happens to raise and lower 65 feet… the most of any in Canada. We were the first lock of the day and while we knew going up would take some time… it was slow slow. Then we learned it was not working! They had a problem with the valve and it was only operating at 13%. We had to wait for someone to come from another lock. No worries they got it going but then couldn’t open the door to let us out… some kind of electrical issue. Enjoyed our chat with the lock tender while we waited. We learned while Carillon has the greatest water level change in Canada the St. Anne de Bellevue is the busiest (that’s the one we went thru yesterday). After about 1.5 hours we made it out of the lock to find our twin motors have decided they don’t want to be twins anymore and are not tracking together. James is going to try bleeding the hydrologic lines tomorrow. If that doesn’t work then we’ll try replacing the liquid tie bar…If we can find one. Motors have been working flawlessly for four years. Tonight we are in the Montebello Municipal Marina. It’s more of a campground so few boaters actually staying onboard. Moki and I strolled into town this evening and met some very nice locals. We got the lay of the land.Read more

    • Road trip Sam et Lise
      Day 88

      Parc Oméga 🇨🇦

      August 9, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Aujourd’hui, visite du parc Oméga où nous avons vu plein de cerfs, biches, loups 🐺 , ours 🐻, …

      Une journée remplit de fous rires au milieu des animaux, qui étaient… un peu envahissants 😅😂

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    • USA und Kanada
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      Day 195

      Park Omega

      September 11, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Dieser Park war eine Empfehlung eines Spirit Hills WWOOFers, der wir zum Glück gefolgt sind! Es handelt sich um einen Safaripark mit einheimischen Tieren, durch den man mit dem eigenen Auto fahren kann. Ganz in der Nähe übernachteten wir und waren das erste Auto, das durch die Schranken fuhr. Vier große Elk-Damen versperrten uns hungrig den Weg und gaben ihn erst nach einer guten Portion Möhren für uns frei. Man durfte nur Tieren ohne Hörnern Futter geben, aber auch die Männchen hielten sich in unmittelbarer Nähe der Autos auf. Bei dem vielen Gesabber waren wir froh, dass wir keine sauberen Klamotten angezogen hatten 😁

      Die Raubtiere und seltenere Grasfresser waren eingezäunt und nur von weitem zu beobachten. War aber trotzdem schön 😊

      Der Park hatte noch viel mehr zu bieten. Wir liefen auf einem Baumgipfel-Pfad, gingen zum Streichelzoo, schlenderten um einen großen Teich mit Regenbogenforellen, umringt von Wald und Ureinwohnerkunstwerken. Die Fress- und Shoppingmeile ließen wir aus 😅      Read more

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    • TravelerExit, pursued by a bear
      Day 22

      Cosmo Montro

      May 23, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      I've left the lovely Lisanne and Jerome who've randomly looked after me since bumping into Lis in the national park. They've both done some awesome traveling, and Jerome has crossed Canada too (the right way round) so it was great to get more thoughts and tweaks about the route. They'd kindly offered me a second night (city=rest/exploration day), but I was keen to get into the centre and soak up the essence, or at least try, despite no callbacks on the WS hotline.

      According to Jerome, Montreal has terrible bike crime rates and so there was no way I was leaving the bike anywhere even slightly risky... a tricky requirement in a massive city offering mostly apartments & hotels.

      Checked into the Hostel International (with the help of a phone call from Jerome) after they'd assured him they had somewhere secure for my bike. And so it is, after 20 years since those hazy Australian dorm days, I was back again on a top bunk in a (thankfully) small 4 bed room.

      I don't know why but Montreal comes across as a big big city. Google says it's about a third is the size of London, but perhaps it's just the high-rises and huge grid layout twisting the perspective.

      Either way it's brought me back down to city life with a bump. I hadn't realised how nicely distant the thought of big cities had become in my head. Don't get me wrong, Montreal's got a great vibe and I bet it's a really fun city but it's rudely mentally wrenching me out of my zen-like travel state.

      Still, it didn't stop me immediately signing up for the pub crawl the hostel had organised that night....which turned out to be pretty hilarious - I'd forgotten how much hostel life is a mixed bag of randomers all just bursting with lovely excitable energy.

      The pub crawl disclaimer/sign-up sheet included an age column.

      The average was about 24.

      Who's the (grand)daddy?      Read more

    • TravelerExit, pursued by a bear
      Day 24

      Escape the city

      May 25, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      It feels like it's been a whirlwind few days.... but Montreal wasn't happy at my departure, and she showed it the next day by opening the heavens on me...I knew that we had something special and that I shouldn't have just snuck out while she was sleeping but, but, but... sometimes that's just the right thing to do.

      Rock bottom mood.

      My waterproof (bastard) overshoes failed to live up to spec, as was the same with my expensive waterproof (crappy) trousers ...

      ...no one like a soggy bottom.

      Salvation came in the form of Abigail (WS host) who offered some much-appreciated floor space and saved me from the cold dank mankyness that was this morning's torrential trundle out of Montreal through crossroad and traffic light after crossroad and traffic light.

      I've only really got phone data here, via an eSIM, so SMS doesn't work and phone calls route via UK costing a fortune. Hence why Abi and I hadn't properly arranged anything and I found myself knocking on her door to no reply.... until it eventually opened to the face of a confused guy...

      Me: "Hi, is Abi home?"

      Guy with French accent: "no, she's out"

      Me: "Ermmmm, I'm Rick"

      - blank look from guy -

      Me: "She said I could stay here tonight "

      As soon as I'd said it I realised I could have phrased it better.

      Guy: "There are no spare beds"

      Hmmmm. What exactly did that mean?

      Me: "Are you Abi's partner?"

      I'm not quite thinking sensibly after a long day's soggy cycle...
      all sensible conversational lines of 'please give me a warm bed' are evading me.

      Guy: "No, I'm her housemate"

       I got the feeling from the way he looked at me that he thought I was here to replace him like some pretender to the throne. It was getting weirder and weirder. For the love of God I just want to get out of these cold, wet skanky shorts.

      He was going to work.

      He did go to work.

      I could sit on the veranda.

      I sat.

      ....

      There was a motel 4 miles away. I rang. They had space. They could accommodate my bike. It was only 2 stars but I was freezing my bum cheeks off sitting on the drive of an empty house.... why hadn't I left yet?

      A car pulled up. It took all my efforts to move my rigor mortised legs into action and collision evasion.

      Abigail!

      There follows a lovely evening chatting with really bright shiny spirited person (am I allowed to say that without sounding like an old git?), who sorted me out with a mattress and Chaga tea (think decaff mushroom moca), local intel and even some contacts for my future stops!

      Lovely.

      Geoffrey, the French housemate, returned later and was happy with the WS explanation, which was nice since I was too tired to battle for the lodger throne.

      To bed, to sleep - perchance to dream.      Read more

    • TravelerAwesome Tour 2023-2024
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      Day 17

      Skulpturen Park Essarts

      October 14, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      Der zweite Ort aus der App ist der Kunstgarten Essarts

      “Versteckt und umgeben von landwirtschaftlichen Feldern im Herzen der Provinz Québec liegt eine künstlerische Anomalie. Dort wartet ein wunderschöner Skulpturenpark darauf, erkundet zu werden.

      Seit dem Jahr 2000 verwaltet die gleichnamige Non-Profit-Organisation das Feld und bietet Künstlern aus aller Welt die Möglichkeit, einen Beitrag zu dem Gelände zu leisten, das nach dem französischen Wort "Essart" benannt ist, das den Vorgang des Rodens oder Vorbereitens von Land bezeichnet.

      Die verschlungenen Waldwege führen Sie auf einen Rundgang durch über 40 Skulpturen und Kunstinstallationen von vielen verschiedenen internationalen Kunstschaffenden.”

      Ein ganz besonders Erlebnis hier durch den Wald zu gehen und die Kunstwerke zu betrachten. Der Wald schafft einen tollen Kontrast zu den sonst üblichen Museen. Und wir sind hier ganz alleine.

      Neben dem Park stehen ein paar Häuser und während ich eins fotografiere, geht die Tür auf und ein Mann kommt raus. Ich nutze die Chance und frage Ihn ob wir hier heute Nacht stehen bleiben können. “Ja klar” sagt er, wir können sogar auf der anderen Seite der Straße auf der Wiese an seinem Schuppen stehen.

      Ein tolles Plätzchen mit schöner Aussicht. Und im Schuppen steht ein kleines Flugzeug, ein Wiese ist hier die Landebahn.      Read more

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    • TravelerExit, pursued by a bear
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      Day 19

      Sherbrooke Sunshine Express

      May 20, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Goodbye Camping Tropical and all your screaming kids and "adult pool" that no human would survive in (huge floating scum islands atop brown water) - but I still would go back and pay that crazy $60 just for another swim in that river and its falls...

      A last minute request/response from a WS host near Sherbrooke has come up trumps and led me to Marc's beautiful home-in-the-making complete with chickens, bee hives, great breakfasts, comfy bed and warm showers. It was a real pleasures to sit and chat about touring and Marc's grand adventures over Europe and North America (check out that map of his that I stole a picture of) - totally inspiring me to start planning my next trip!

      Mart....get those stabilisers off and get practicing... Carpathian Mountains here we come!      Read more

    • USA und Kanada
      Day 197

      Mont Tremblant National Park

      September 13, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Mont Tremblant, der zitternde Berg...kurz vorm Nationalpark verbrachten wir auf einem Parkplatz unsere erste zitternde Nacht. War zwar noch überm Gefrierpunkt, aber wahrscheinlich mit hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit. Der Morgen brachte knallende Sonne, die unsere kalten Näschen schnell wärmte.

      Der Nationalpark ist super schön. Wir haben uns drei Wanderwege ausgesucht, viel Wald und Wasser gesehen. Im Recreation Center war WLAN und eine warme Dusche, dieses Mal ganz legal mit Münzen 😁      Read more

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    • TravelerExit, pursued by a bear
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      Day 24

      Salvation station, amen.

      May 25, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      Heading north west from Prévost and up towards Mont Blanc via some old rail road tracks repurposed after the trains that used to take first coal/timber, then decades later workers and tourists up to the ski slopes, were scrapped in the 50s when road, and road travel overtook in popularity.

      The Route de Vert offers some beautiful scenery, great paved paths and old converted station houses, which is where I found myself yesterday evening, in Labelle.

      The original plan was to head to a nearby WS host, Sylvain, but he messaged me to dissuade me due to the necessary diversion from the track and instead told me about this station and its free: camping, water, showers, toilet. Made even more perfect by a great restaurant and nearby supermarket. Wunderbar. Plus he said he'd come down for a chat. Nice.

      It was great to have some company after a long and very quiet day - I get the opinion not many people travel so far north, and instead scoot straight across to Ottawa, well, that is apart from the power-assisted-cycling retirees which zoom past me now and again all wrapped up in winter-like gear despite the 25° temps.

      Sylvain even brought a bottle and two glasses, so we enjoyed the setting sun and talked about the usual: bears, bike, routes, mosquitos, Nigel Farage and King Charles.

      Lovely night.

      I wishfully thought I might be able to replicate it tonight, here at Mont Laurier, but despite seeing free camping and showers on the map this morning, it's not to be. The old station house is boarded up. A few old drunks have taken up residence in the park benches, coughing and shouting at each other. The water refill post doesn't work and I find myself tucked away on a small patch of grass behind a church, hoping no one sees me, or minds me setting up camp here. I'd like to think this was a little Bear Grylls....but really I'm just turning into a tramp.

      "All change"      Read more

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