Canada

Ruth: Tonight will be our third night within the walls of city of Quebec. This is definitely the closest Canada comes to being European, and ... Read More

Ruth: A new chapter of our trip began when we took the ferry across the St. Laurence from Quebec City.  We are now heading up ... Read More

Gordon:  We lose weight on many days when we are touring, but then there are the days when we have poutine for breakfast.  Today was ... Read More

Ruth: Now that Gord has lost his shopping privileges things are going much better. I choked down the pea soup last night, but I don't ... Read More

Gordon:  We had the quintessential Canadian day today: pancakes with real maple syrup for breakfast, followed by a morning clubbing the seals.  Just kidding, we ... Read More

Ruth: It doesn't get better than this. After a couple of moderate hills the cycling today flattened out into a ribbon of asphalt snaking its ... Read More

Gordon:  The first 25 kms of our ride yesterday was pure bliss.  The road followed the edge of the sea, snaking around the headlands and ... Read More

Ruth: We cycled to Percé from Gaspé on our wettest day yet. We were fortunate enough to find a cafe serving up waffles to wait ... Read More

Gordon:  While I was discreetly cooking breakfast over a backpacking stove set up outside the door of our hotel room - probably the only one ... Read More