Category Archives: Canada

Eastman to Camping Lac Magog (near Val du Lac, Quebec 8/28/23. 40 mi. AIS: 4:33 8.6 mph Elev 1841 ft. Not sure if the AIS stat records time when we are pushing. It might be too slow to register. Sure felt like more than 4 hours!! Even though we went about the same distance asContinue reading “Day 11. A bit tough today😜”

Abbotsford to Eastman, Quebec 8/27/23. 38 mi. AIS: 4:09. 9.3 mph. Elev. 843 ft. Good news… no rain on us today! The sun didn’t break through until early afternoon. Temps are perfect for bike riding. Today’s high was 70. Doesn’t hit that until about 4 pm. We took some scenic routes today through a regionalContinue reading “Day 10. There will be hills to climb”

Montreal to Abbotsford, Quebec 8/26/23. 47 mi. AIS: 4:25. 10.6 mph. Elev 272 ft. Up and out of Montreal at about 9am today. The rain was suppose to start about 11 so we had a sunny start over the Pont Jacque-Cartier bridge. Saturday morning was quiet so we easily slipped through the streets of theContinue reading “Day 9. Friendly Canadians…met a few people”

8/24, 8/25/23 This is a very long blog😊. Hope you enjoy my view of Montreal. It’s a great place to visit! First of all you need to know that Montreal is on a big island between the St Lawrence River and Riviere des Prairies. It has 2 million people in the city…4 million in theContinue reading “Day 7 and Day 8. City of Montreal”

St Jerome to Montreal. 8/23/23. 37mi. AIS: 3:34. 10.3 mph. Elev. 206 ft. We left camp and started on the south end of P’tit Train du Nord toward Montreal. We literally were on separate dedicated bike trail or paths all the way into the heart of the city where our little rental is located. ThatContinue reading “Day 6. Easy breezy ride into the heart of Montreal!”

8/21/23. LaBelle to Saints Agathe de Monts Stats: 51 mi. AIS: 5:26. 9.3 mph. Elev 1243 We had a little riding and a little climbing to do today. Actually today is our longest day in time and distance. We had a change of trail surface today. The last 2 days were asphalt… some of itContinue reading “Day 4. Up to Mont Tremblant Resort”

8/20/23. Val Barette to LaBelle, Quebec Stats: 45 mi. AIS: 4:12. 10.6 mph. Elev. 642 ft Perhaps many days on our ride will be lakes and rivers but todays ride along the trail was in the Laurentian Mountains! It is THE summer and winter mecca for Montreal-ites and Q-Citians. There are many, many cabins onContinue reading “Day 3 Lakes and Rivers…and train stations”

Day 1. 8/18/23. 42.5 mi. AIS: 4:21. (Ass in Saddle). 839 ft elev. 10mph It was raining in the early morning so we weren’t in a big hurry to depart. Forecast was to improve as the day progressed. 10am start. Within minutes we were on a nice separate bike path. This lasted a few miles,Continue reading “Let’s roll…Montreal to St Jerome.”

Our touring bike of choice is the Trek 520 disc. We bought these about a year before our Southern Tier ride and have loved them since we got them. Trek has been making the 520 since 1983. They came out with disc brakes in 2018 or so. These touring bikes are steel framed so theyContinue reading “Touring bicycle…the Horse”