Day 83. Fredericton to St John. 90 miles. 5153 Mi TTD. 5300 FT elevation. Weather Pleasant with a cold morning. I left Fredericton before the sun came up. I'd even been to Tim Hortons before it was light. The town had a nice paved trail as I left, and of course, it was near water, … Continue reading Awe & Wonder
Day 81. The Sabbath was restful and gratefully had lots of rain. It was the best day of the week for me to see rain. That allowed me to wake up to a lovely clear sky today. Day 82. Woodstock to Fredericton. 61 mi. 5,063 MI TTD. 3,293 ft elevation. Weather cool with good tailwind. … Continue reading Just Ask
Day 80. Grand Falls to Woodstock. 77 mi. 5002 miles TTD. 2140 ft elevation. Weather warm with a little headwind New Brunswick is quickly becoming the second best place in Canada to bike. By the end of my time here, it might even take Quebec's first place position. Today, I had a trail from Grand … Continue reading A Close Second
Day 79. Edmonston to Grand Falls. 40 mi. 4925 MI ttd. 1200 ft elevation. Weather perfect The blue dot is me. I'm in a very different part of the world. It's so different that I didn't even realize there's another time zone. When I came into New Brunswick, I entered the fourth time zone of … Continue reading Tourist
Day 78. Mount Citadel to Edmonston. 65 mi. 4,885 TTD. 1,278 ft elevation. Weather perfect and a tailwind.. It's possible that I'm staying in too nice of a hotel for tonight. This is the TV in my room personally welcoming me. I will probably need to eat about 30 lb of breakfast to make it … Continue reading French Speaking Friends
Day 77. St. Pascal to Mont Citadelle. 49 miles. 4820 miles TTD. 2689 feet elevation. Weather hot. The motel where I stayed in St. Pascal had a giant sign above the two-story building. It was quite worn and looked like it might fall off. However, the gentleman that checked me in did his very best … Continue reading Alone
Day 76. Montmagny to St. Pascal. 74 miles. 2000 feet elevation. Weather hot with a good Tailwind. One of the 10 books recommended by AI for me to read was The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. It's a book of Chinese philosophy. I did listen to it. It was quite interesting. One of the … Continue reading Errors
Day 74. My Sabbath was spent on the shores of St Joseph lake. I also was able to listen to church with my congregation in Pueblo. There was a relaxing day. Day 75. St Joseph Lake to Montmagny. 64 mi. 4,697 Mi TTD. 1,644 ft elevation. Weather hot and muggy but powerful tailwind. Continuing the … Continue reading Language
Day 73. Trois Rivieres to St. Joseph Lake. 73 mi. 4633 miles TTD. 2464 ft elevation. Weather hot with wind pushing It's probably inappropriate to say boringly beautiful, but there's just more and more rivers, lakes, and shoreline, which are all beautiful. I was up and out the door a little after 7:00, so the … Continue reading What’s in a Name
Day 72. Montreal to Trois Rivieres. 91 mi. 4,560 Mi TTD. 1,639 ft elevation. Weather warm with helpful wind Sorry, but I continue to be stunned by the lack of traffic at what would be considered Rush Hour in the States. This is a main thoroughfare in downtown Montreal at about 7:15 this morning. I … Continue reading Notre Dame
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 