We drove down to Pittsburgh from Michigan to find ourselves in a heatwave, which was a great way to start our cycling adventure on the GAP.It was actually pretty fun and it was nice to be away from traffic for the time we were…
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We arrived in Canton, MI, about 30 minutes north of Ann Arbor on a sunny Thursday morning, having crossed the border at Detroit much faster than we had anticipated. Our AirB&B was a sweet little suite that the house owners had built for their parents…
Leaving Quebec, we drove north so that we could drive through Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. We didn’t really plan on spending time there, just a quick drive through, and of course, wish that we had had more time as it is just a…
Our whirlwind wind-up back in Quebec consisted of two memorable visits. First, we headed back to Quebec City for a couple of days, with history on our minds. The weather played a favourable roll in this as it was raining on our first day, so…
We had been watching the weather while on Cape Breton, and knew we had a short window of opportunity to get over to the Bay of Fundy to enjoy at least one good weather day. And so, with sad hearts, we left Cape Breton and…
We took the ferry from PEI to Nova Scotia and drove on up to Cape Breton where we had a hotel booked for the night. We knew it was going to be a rainy day so decided to make the best of it on…
After a short layover in New Brunswick, where I got to catch up with one of my former teaching mates, Cathy, we headed over to PEI. Both of us were excited to explore this small island, having heard so much over the years from family…
We left Quebec City on a cloudy, rainy morning and headed off to drive around the Gaspe Peninsula – about 1000 km from what we had heard. Our first night was spent in Rimouski, a town that I had heard of because they have a pretty good…
We rolled into Quebec City early enough, and quickly found out that it is truly a large city! Looking for a Tourist Information centre, we followed signs off the highway, only to get ourselves lost in the outskirts of the city. Feeling a little frustrated,…
We arrived in Trois Rivieres early enough in the day to get some things done. First thing up was my bike. I seemed to have developed a wobble in the front wheel and was anxious to get it looked at before biking again. So, as we crossed…
