Author: Rebecca J Hogue
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Culturally Christian
Read more: Culturally ChristianLast spring, we took a course on world religions. In that course, we were introduced to the idea that as Canadians, we lived in a culturally Christian society. That is, even if you do not identify as a Christian, your life is still heavily influenced by Christian culture. This made me want to learn more…
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Becky’s reflections on “The Islamist”
Read more: Becky’s reflections on “The Islamist”I have just finished reading the book, “The Islamist” by Ed Husain, which I picked up from an English bookstore in Athens. I was a little bit concerned about bringing the book into Turkey, but I should not have been. The author’s definition of an Islamist is someone who believes in the “Islamic nation”. That…
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A few days off
Read more: A few days offHi all, I’m writing this from our friend Susan’s farm in Loganville Nova Scotia. We will be making our way to Shediac for a coupel of days and then to Fredericton to visit with family. We are taking a few days off from both biking and blogging — we’ll do some updating in a few…
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Detours, Tailwinds, and Trailers
Read more: Detours, Tailwinds, and Trailers88 km, 6.5 hrs The morning started out with a detour in search of fresh bread. Scott wanted to get back on the TCH right away (and head up a big hill to do so), but we had little food and didn’t know what would be available on the highway. We knew there was a…
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A fellow cycle tourist
Read more: A fellow cycle tourist55 km, 4 h 30 min Our breakfast was fabulous again today, with toast made using fresh bread from the motel bakery. One thing to be said for Newfoundland and Labrador, there’s a bakery almost everywhere, with excellent fresh bread. Today we continued heading south, which meant more headwinds. The road was also rather hilly.…
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Charlottetown Newfoundland
Read more: Charlottetown Newfoundland75 km, 5h 30 min After a quiet night in the tent, Clyde and Linda fed us a tasty breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast, which was wonderfully fortifying for the day. For the first part of the day, we left the headwinds behind. Our progress was rather quick and we arrived at the outskirts…
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Caught my eye… a blackfly that is…
Read more: Caught my eye… a blackfly that is…72 km and 6h 30 ride time. Today we began something of a crazy journey, riding our bikes from Port Hope Simpson to Cartwright. The road is 195 km long. The only sign of civilization along the road is Paradise River, which is 40 km outside of Cartwright and has a population of 18. Per…
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Flat Tire
Read more: Flat Tire5 km ride (most of that was to the restaurant for lunch and back to the road), 40 minutes 85 km by truck We awoke to another beautiful morning without any wisp of a breeze. It was so calm that the Red Bay Basin was reflecting the hills around it. The view from the B&B…