It’s Saturday evening, July 16, here in a sparely populated stretch of Mont Carmel, Quebec. The past two days were not pretty, with my Covid basically fatiguing me to the point where I just needed to mostly stay in bed – at a basic motel in Riviere Verte. Quite the logistical quagmire what with having […]
This morning, after convalescing from Covid in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, I cabbed to Degelis, Quebec. Farewell New Brunsick! From there I felt well enough to ride my bike to that night’s Airbnb in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Quebec. It was another gorgeous day. I began on the cycling trail rout known as Route Verte. It took me […]
LESS SICK, STILL STRAGGLING: Part 2 of 2 Back to July 9. So there I was having reached the campgrounds I’d booked, this was around 4:30 pm near Costigan, NB, ill (and not yet aware I had Covid) but able to ride there 20km (after a cab ride), the last 8 of which were mostly […]
SICK AND STRAGGLING: Part 1 of 2 Have been sick for five days! The first three were brutal. Less so today. That’s why no posts since my last one. Turns out I caught #Covid! Thank goodness for four vaccine shots! On my second night in Fredericton, July 6, I went to bed with a dry […]
Have been having a really nice time in #Fredericton, #newbrunswick. Staying with Carol Airst and her husband Simmy, great hosts. Today we visited the Lord Beaverbrook Art Gallery, drove around town, and talked about our kids and histories. Crazy coincidence: these folks have a winter place in Florida, and are neigbours with my uncle and […]
Started my bike ride on Monday, June 27 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since then have been to Newport Station, where I “glamped” overnight, Kentville, where I stayed for two nights with Laura and Bob May (great hosts and intrepid long-distance cyclists, same age as me!), in Kingston NS I was hosted by a wonderful woman […]
Yesterday was a quiet Sunday with barely any riding. Biked at around 9:00 a.m. from the nice BnB I stayed at, the Come from Away in Digby, NS, to the Fundy Rose ferry about four km north. Fog had swept over the tree-lined road and it was a cool, breezy jaunt to the massive boat. […]
DemocraCycle Interview four Met an interesting gentleman on the road to Bear River, NS (between Annapolis Royal and Digby). He spoke of his inter-racial marriage, growing up Black in a Nova Scotia with segregation. The Mosaic Institute Canadian Anti-Hate Network #bikelife #democracy #newbrunswick Democracycle.ca
Saturday’s ride was a super soaker. Started in Annapolis Royal, “a beautiful waterfront community nestled in the Annapolis Valley. Originally inhabited by a strong Mi’kmaq community, in 1605 the area became home to some of North America’s earliest European settlers.” https://annapolisroyal.com/ I rode about 52km for what would have been a 21 km trip by […]
Pleasant 57 km ride from Kingston NS to Annapolis Royal today. Gott to stay in a 140 year old bed and breakfast. Happy Canada Day! Walked around the neighbourhood looking for dinner. Guess I wasn’t the only one. Went into a fish and chip place – I was super hungry by then – and they’d […]
