Category: Canada
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8. Some final Canadian thoughts
Victoria, BC. I arrived in my final Canadian city in a mood, low on energy and food, and irritably hot having ridden a final, frustrating section of trail that undulated constantly with pitches steep enough that had me walking a lot of the morning. Coffee, food and a shower soon had me sorted out and…
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7. The Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island
At this point I think I’m supposed to say I got back on my bike and cycled onwards but I actually got a lift and managed to avoid cycling back along the busyness of Hwy 99. A friend, Joy, who I’d met travelling through Indonesia 8 years ago has just moved to Squamish and which…
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6. Vancouver and Squamish
Arriving into Vancouver on a sunny Wednesday afternoon felt like a wave of familiar relief. I’d spent the past 10 days riding everyday, and while it had been exciting and really fun for the most part, the rain, headwinds and fume-choked highway miles had started to grind on me over the final days so it…
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5. The BC Trail (pt. 2) – Nelson to Hope
From Nelson onwards, the trail followed over 500km of old rail lines – no traffic, no highways, the best views, gentle climbing and miles of smiles ahead. From Nelson, I looped south through to Castlegar (thanks to Richard for hosting me!) along the old Columbia & Western line over to Christina Lake, then joined onto…
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4. The BC Trail (pt. 1) – Fernie to Nelson
From Fernie I started following the BC Trail, a section of the Trans Canada Trail which winds its way through BC, keeping off the highway wherever possible. A difficult first day of mud, rain and rutted roads gave way to sunshine on the next, riding old rail lines now repurposed as bike paths and free…