North America

The heart of North America beats through towering forests, undulating fields, high-plain deserts, pulsating metropolises and offbeat oases.a.

Marathon to White River

Woke up this morning feeling really tired. If we had been in a bigger place we may have rested. It was very hard to leave that cozy room. It was overcast and a wind that appeared to favor us so off...

White River

Time off in White River Now that we’ve relaxed we realize that we left it too long. Dad has slept and slept and slept. The whole body does not want to move much it seems. We are in a delightful...

Another Day Off in White River

After much debating, we decided to take today off. It seems that we have to justify it to ourselves which is stupid. I was concerned at how tired Marv was yesterday, not to mention that we’re...

Heyden

[After meeting the Whitfords], the sun is high, getting hotter (33º) and we still have a few hills to climb, albeit much easier hills than the past 2 days. The combination of not totally recovering...

Sudbury to Sturgeon Falls

Surprisingly, my injuries didn’t hurt pedaling until noon or so and then the left leg started hurting a bit and swelling increase a little. [Recall, Loretta’s right arm still aches from...

Sturgeon Falls to North Bay

Started out with me feeling pretty tired. I think my fall kind of took some of my energy towards healing. The injuries hurt more walking than cycling, but they still are quite swollen. Anyway, after...

North Bay to Mattawa

The rest of yesterday really made a difference. We were on the road shortly after 8am and arrived in Mattawa at 1215 [68k]. It is very hot outside — no cloud relief. The road was hillier than I...

Rolphen to Cobden

Got an early start — felt lousy. All joints and muscles ached and felt like jelly on any little incline. I think I’m paying for being cool and wet climbing those hills yesterday —...

Ottawa

Full day. We were quire anxious this morning about driving to the parliament building at 1100 — we had to wait on a street for 15 minutes before riding there. There was quite a large group...

Lachute to Joliette

Perfect combination riding today — roads, weather and traffic (no big trucks). We made good time as we cycled through farming area and small villages. Lots of corn and hay fields, dairy farms...