Scott dubbed today a 4H day – we were hit with Hills, Heat, Humidity and Headwinds to slow us down. We got up early (5:30 am) and packed up quickly. We left by 6:45 am. We were hoping the early start would allow us to put some miles behind us before the heat and humidity…

Last night was absolutely crazy. The thunder and rain started at about 7:30, just before I made dinner. Fortunately, I moved all our food preparation stuff to a covered picnic table near the showers. The rain stopped at about 10 pm, when we made our way down to the tent for the night … but…

Yes, there is a sun. This morning dawned early, with some very loud birds at about 5 am. I finally dragged myself out of my sleeping bag at 6 am, happy for the brief chance to visit with Nancy before she left for work in the morning (she takes the 6:45 am ferry). In order…

We left today with a little bit of concern as to whether or not we could make it to Kingston. We told ourselves that if we were not up for it, we could stop someplace sooner. The weather did not help, as it started to rain as we were packing up our panniers and making…

OK, so a day of rest may sound a little foolish after only one day of riding, but we were really in need of it. We have been running full steam ahead with packing up the house and all the preparations for this trip that we were both exhausted. This morning, the rain started just…

Ottawa Ontario to Perth Ontario 70 km, 4 hrs After much packing, we finally left the house shortly after 3 pm. This meant that we left during the crowds of kids walking home from school. Several of the kids shouted “cool bikes”. I’m never quite sure how I should reply to that …“thanks man”. Our…