Hi Folks, Taking a rest day in a Arnprior Ontario. The trip continues and the theme is rain! It's rained almost every day so far. I don't even bother with weather reports now, if it's raining I pull on the rain suit and ride. New Brunswick seemed endless, but the ride across the Gaspe was beautiful though with a tough wind. I rode along the Matapedia river, a beautiful Salmon river, lots of fishing camps along the way. As would be expected I've met some interesting travelers along the way. A young fellow in Trois Rivieres who was long boarding from St John NB to Vancouver! It was raining of course and he looked worn out!!! Met a fellow from Liverpool who had quit work for a year and had his Yamaha 650 XT shipped to ... read more

Hi All! Arrived on Prince Edward Island yesterday afternoon. Had a great time in Nova Scotia, took a couple of days to get some things fixed! The cyclometer is now working, I completely repositioned the sender and receiver (it's wireless). For those of you that know the integrated rear wheel lock on the Koga Miyata, I found out how to remove it! It was heavier than the cable lock I was carrying so the Koga lock was jettisoned!!! And as for the MSR stove, turns out the store where I purchased it sold me the wrong fuel bottle, so I wasn't getting a good seal. After a cold dinner 1 night, I found a Canada Tire store in Truro and bought my old stand by, the Coleman Peak 1. So nice to have a clean stove ... read more

Hopefully I'll be starting my Trans Can bicycle ride Monday. Change in the start though as the ferry from Bar Harbor isn't running until the 30th! Instead,cycling up rt 1 along the Maine coast to St John New Brunswick. Should take 2 or 3 days. From St John I'll take the ferry to Digby Nova Scotia and then bike along the bay of Fundy and then to Pictou. Another ferry ride from Pictou to Prince Edward Island. ... read more