Today was the day I fell ‘out of love’ with the Route Verte- but funnily enough, also the day I had a strong reminder as to why it is I love cycling. The cycle route took a ‘turn for the worse’ as we left Danville and entered a less-frequented section in the more rural […]
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After 4 glorious days off- days of exploring and relaxing, planning and eating!- we finally set on our way once more, aiming to rejoin Route Verte and loop south through Sherbrooke toward…
We had the extraordinary privilege of staying for a few days with some of our most avid blog readers- David and Andrée- who lived in the suburbs outside of Quebec City and…
After finally leaving Greenville (on the right road!) we begun to edge northwest at last, creeping ever-closer to the Canadian border- and with just a matter of days left of our 3…
I know every parent says it, every single year, but honestly- where does the time go?! August 13th was the long-anticipated day of honor for the star of our family show, the…
Following our less-than-perfect day, or ‘the day of the Flat Before Breakfast’, as I shall more affectionately refer to it, the weather decided to take pity on us at last and we…
There are some days that you just know, from the outset, that simply aren’t going to be ‘your day’. I don’t tend to think of myself as superstitious as such; I’m not…
After the sheer luxury and privilege of staying with a string of warmshowers hosts, we enjoyed our first night back camping in Ellsworth, a stop-gap before continuing onto Milbridge the following day.…
It’s been an up-and-down couple of days- both figuratively and literally!- as we’ve edged further north into Maine. This third leg of the trip has contrasted so greatly to the previous two…