Our first morning in Victoria saw us awaken to grey skies and heavy rain, by contrast to the beautiful weather that had guided us in the previous evening. We were disappointed to not have the weather on our side in our quest to explore the city and surrounding areas; and this was also the final [...]
Our departure from Vancouver was originally meant to mark the beginning of our ‘second leg’ and the start of our southbound ride following the Pacific coast, but on recommendation of many (and due in part to the wonderful offer of accommodation!) we decided to extend the Canadian portion of our trip by heading over to [...]
True to the pattern of our previous few days, our ride into the city was a short affair to aid the slowing of pace as we come to the end of ‘leg 1′ of our journey. From New Westminster we had just 10miles to cycle to our destination, and with the help of Jenny’s directions, [...]
After a late start to our day from the dropzone (and a significant lack of action from the centre) we set off to cover the modest distance to Langley, where we were to stay with a couple for the night. Another day of beautiful weather and mostly flat farmland ensued, and we arrived late afternoon [...]
As we bid our final farewells to Sharon in Chilliwack and set upon the road once more to edge slowly closer to Vancouver, the sun made a long-awaited and most welcome come back and blue skies were above us. As the Trans-Canadian highway becomes increasingly busy and dangerous towards the coast – banning cyclists altogether [...]
After our epic climb and mammoth day on the road, our aching bodies and rather sorry-looking bikes commanded a day off and so we rather naughtily opted to treat ourselves to an additional night at our hotel in Hope. It continued to rain with vengence outside while we indulged in the indoor heated pool and [...]
“Are you thinking of doing the Coquihalla?” “You’re not going to be doing the Coquihalla, are you?” “You can’t POSSIBLY do the Coquihalla, not with all that gear!” Oh yes, we can- and we did. And wow. What a day. When we woke in Merritt in the morning, it was to the sound of rain [...]
This was the question plaguing us as Matt trudged through maps on google from the comfort of our hotel. We’d made it this far- but what route would we take next in order to head towards Vancouver? Looking at our options, none were obviously the right one. We’d had plenty of advice from people we’d [...]
After three long days on the road, we decided on arrival at Dallas, just outside of Kamloops, to reward ourselves and Theo with a well-deserved day off. We took Theo next door to the RV park where we were staying, where the Kamloops Wildlife Park was based and enjoyed a glorious day- Theo loved petting [...]
The two days that we rode from Sicamous, through Salmon Arm and then to White Lake, finally ending up at Dallas outside of Kamloops, marked the beginning of a true love affair on my part with cycling. Although perhaps not the most scenic section of our route to date (White Lake aside- absolutely beautiful!) and [...]
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