Flying South
Geese taunt us with their calls. Pointing the way to warm sunny days. Turning down Gil and Val’s kind invitation to stay on 3 extra days to wait out the […]
Category Archives: Canada
Rain on the Sunshine Coast and a trip to Lothlórien
Arriving at the Sunshine Coast we hit the holiday atmosphere and slowed down even further. Lots of hills, beautiful scenery and island time meant kicking back whenever we found a great […]
Happy accidents
Leaving Hope, BC we finally managing to knock over some serious kms (using pedal power this time) and found ourselves snooping around again for a good campsite in Ruskin. Heading […]
Princeton bound
After a wonderful 2 days staying with our lovely hosts Mike and Janet, sharing drinks, delicious meals, bike geek chats and lots of laughs we got ourselves organised and reluctantly […]
Teddy Bear’s Picnic pt2
Cycling through bear infested waters. That’s how I think of traveling and camping in Canada. Everyone we meet has a different take on which bears are the most dangerous, grizzly […]
Teddy Bear’s Picnic pt1
I was pretty excited on the morning we left Kelowna in search of the well-known-but-illusive Kettle Valley Rail trail (KVR) in Myra. The morning started as most do when you’re cycle […]
Out of the frying pan
We met so many beautiful people, who we now regard as good friends, that it made it hard to leave. We joked about staying there for good and living the […]
The calm before the storm
A little before we left Sydney Trace received an email stating that she had been accepted as artist-in-residence (AIR) at the Caetani Cultural Centre in Vernon, BC. To say that she […]
Vancouver to Vernon
The first week of our trip in Canada has certainly lived up to expectations. Free camping, unexpected hospitality and perfect cycling weather has made for a joyous time. Canadians are […]
The Great Escape
As Dave pointed out, ‘there’s a reason people don’t do this more… it’s bloody hard’. Packing up our life in Sydney can only be described by my favourite military term, […]
Escape Plan: A 