Distance: 132km Elevation: 856m I woke up with a bit of a heavy heart. The sun was shining, I had slept well, but the feeling was there. I was feeling existential. What am I doing here? Why do I do all this? Who cares? I made coffee and breakfast and had a chat with my … Continue reading Day 5 – Erinsville to Carlton Place: Poison ivy, friends on the road and a surprise host →

Distance: 119km Elevation: 640m I woke up with a hangover. No need to complain, I have had a great night and the whiskey tasting had been purely educational 😉 I wrote the very first review into the brand new guest book of Michael and Sonya while Michael was preparing scrambled eggs, bacon and salad. What … Continue reading Day 4 – Warkworth to Erinsville →

Distance: 111km Elevation: 1220m After a patchy sleep, I woke up to light rain. Great! During a rain break, I packed up and cycled to the shop of the provincial park entrance where they had a patio with a roof and more importantly, coffee. When I was hitting the road at around 9am, I was … Continue reading Day 3 – Darlington to Warkworth: Rolling hills, a bit of despair and new friends →

Distance: 101 km Elevation: 550m I woke up around 5 AM determined to get Rosinante out of the airport. I could see that she had been sitting in one place without any movement. Also, still no signs from my bags. I took the train to the airport around 7am and was told that delayed luggage … Continue reading Day 2 – Toronto to Darlington: Freeing Rosinante, leaving Aaron and a beautiful Waterfront Trail →

I slept ok and got up around 7am to check the status of Rosinante and my gear. I could see that it was being moved around in Frankfurt. Aaron came down a little later. He was still hurting from the night before. Over a coffee I followed the movements of the AirTag until there were … Continue reading Day 1 – Toronto: No Rosinante yet … but Women‘s Tennis →