We’re not sure what it is about capital cities, but each time we hit one it seems to start raining. Okay, we’ve only been in two yet — Quebec and now Fredericton — but maybe we’ll avoid them from now on! For anyone who thought cycling around the world was a glamourous job, just picture […] Read More »
A bit of a short day for us, as we were headed to stay with a friend in Fredericton, New Brunswick’s capital city. And a good thing too as the rain didn’t leave us for most of the day. We thought we’d escaped early in the morning. There was no mist on the tent all […] Read More »
Our first cloudy day in ages dawned, but at least it wasn’t raining. The cool day was in some ways a bit of a relief from the constant heat, although the headwinds weren’t quite so welcome. We started what was probably the hilliest day of our tour yet. It started out flat from Woodstock but […] Read More »
After a restful night’s sleep in the grounds of the Beechwood power station, we set out reasonably early. Did a bit of maintenance on our bikes before leaving though, as the dusty NB trail had really left its mark on our chain, gears, wheels. Everything was covered in a fine powder. I think it’s safe […] Read More »
Awoke very early in the morning, probably because of where we’d camped and being hyper-aware of every sound and movement around us. After spending our money saved on a campground on a Tim Hortons breakfast (2 double doubles and 2 toasted bagels) we headed out on the rail trail towards Florenceville. Alas, the rail trail […] Read More »
