Distance: 86km Elevation: 805m After the late evening yesterday, we all slept in. Michèle was packing up her house because she wanted to rent it out as an AirBnB while she was working on her PhD in the UK (and be much closer to John). So, when John wanted to make me porridge and tea, … Continue reading Day 20 – St. John to Sussex: Love is in the Air, Joyride, new Plan →

Distance: 141km Elevation: 1.400m I had my alarm set for 5:30 because I knew it would be a long day. I had an invitation from Michèle, a Warmshowers host, to stay with her in St. John, New Brunswick, which was about 130km away. I compensated the pricy motel room with eating more for breakfast than … Continue reading Day 19 – Oromocto to St. John: Beautiful Hills, Atlantic Ocean, interesting Host →

Distance: 83km Elevation: 800m Another day in the rain. It had rained all night and the falling raindrops had been really noisy on the tent. I caught a good 9 hours of sleep nonetheless. I had a standing breakfast during a rain break and packed up. I said goodbye to James, the host of the … Continue reading Day 18 – Hawkshaw to Oromocto: More Rain, Attention to Detail, Replanning →

Distance: 121 km Elevation: 905m I had breakfast in my cabin and was in the saddle at 8:15. That was a good and early start. It had rained during the night but was dry now. When I left the campground, I saw my very first living Skunk (Stinktier). So far, I only had seen them … Continue reading Day 17 – Lower Perth to Hawkshaw: Back in the Saddle, Rain, Autobahn →

Today, I did pretty much nothing other than sleeping, eating, swimming and chatting with the neighbors. However, that was really interesting. My neighbor Jerry from Southern Alberta had seen me arriving with my bike yesterday and was curious. He invited me over for a coffee and scrambled eggs with bacon in the morning and wanted … Continue reading Day 16 – Lower Perth: Rest Day, Interesting Neighbors and Good News from Warmshowers →