And Then We Pedalled...... Cross Canada 2015 - CycleBlaze

And Then We Pedalled...... Cross Canada 2015

Kirsten and Lyle's long anticipated trip across Canada

By Lyle McLeod & Kirsten Kaarsoo
8,744 km (5,430 miles) over 94 days between Jun. 3, 2015 and Sep. 4, 2015
Introductions: Who we are and why we're doing this heart 2
The Route: Where we think we are going to go ... heart 3
Equipment 1: What we're riding .... heart 1
Equipment 2: What we're bringing along .... heart 2
Training Plan: We're just riding bikes aren't we? heart 1
New Bikes and New Team Member: Shakedown ride of Silk Roads with Bill Sawyers heart 1
The Odessey Begins: Packed up and heading for the coast heart 2
We've arrived...: Victoria and our date with destiny heart 1
We're on our way: Day 1- Victoria to Surrey heart 2
We've come a long way ....: Day 2 - Surrey to Hope heart 3
BC has mountains: Day 3 - Hope to Manning Park heart 2
Cross Canada Convention: Day 4 - Manning park to Princeton heart 2
Nothing but the real thing: Day 5 - Princeton to Merritt heart 2
Blue Skies, lakes and cowboys: Day 6 - Merritt to Kamloops heart 3
Go north to seek adventure: Day 7 - Kamloops to Clearwater heart 3
The Boys are Back in Town: Day 8 - Clearwater to Blue River heart 3
Up Swift Creek: Day 9 - Blue River to Tete Jeaune Cache heart 3
Blowin' Into Alberta: Day 10. - Tete Jaune Cache to Jasper heart 3
Hanging out in Jasper: Day 11 - day off in Jasper heart 1
The Icefields Strike Again: Day 12 - Jasper to Columbia Icefields heart 5
Riding the Spine: Day 13 - Columbia Ice Fields to Lake Louise heart 9
All you could ever want for: Day 14 - Lake Louise to Canmore heart 3
Antipasto Course is Finished: Day 15 - Canmore to Calgary heart 3
Digest and get ready for the Primo course: Days 16-18 - Reset in Calgary and Canmore heart 2
Back in the Saddle Again ...: Day 19 - Calgary to Drumheller heart 3
I Can See For Miles and Miles ....: Day 20 - Drumheller to Cereal Alberta heart 2
Friendly places and familiar faces: Day 21- Cereal Alberta to Kindersley Saskatchewan and then the old family farm heart 4
The Prairie Slayer ....: Day 22 - Kindersley to Outlook Saskatchewan heart 6
Open Spaces and Open Minds: Day 23 - Outlook to Craik heart 5
I Walk the Line....: Day 24 - Craik to Regina heart 3
Take it Easy ....: Day 25 - Regina to Ft. Qu'Appelle heart 2
The Cycling Gods are Happy Again: Day 26 - Ft. Qu'Appelle to Yorkton heart 2
Smoke on the Water....: Day 27 Yorkton Saskatchewan to Dauphin Manitoba heart 2
The Straight and Narrow: - Day 28 Dauphin to The Narrows heart 3
Take a left turn at Albuquerque...: Day 29 - The Narrows to Teulon Manitoba heart 2
Turning 66 to 99: Day 30 -Teulon to Winnipeg heart 3
Recharged: Day 31 - Hanging out in Winnipeg heart 2
Overcoming Inertia: Day 32 - Winnipeg to Prawda Manitoba heart 2
All Roads Lead To Rome (ok, Kenora): Day 33 - Prawda Manitoba to Kenora Ontario heart 1
Is This Lake Wobegon?: Day 34 - Kenora to Caliper Lake heart 4
Hello neighbour!: Day 35 - Caliper Lake Ontario to International Falls Minnesota heart 3
Would You Like Live Bait Wiith That?: Day 36 - International Falls Mn to Cook Mn heart 2
The Answer is Blowin in the Wind: Day 37 - Cook to Duluth heart 4
The Shipping News: Day 38 - hanging out and getting stuff done in Duluth heart 6
Just Take Your Change From the Money Box: Day 39 - Duluth Mn to Ashland Wisconsin heart 3
Just Hold on a Minute Pumpkin: Day - 40 Ashland WI to Bergland MI heart 2
We've been riding in the rain and fighting this headwind all day - not us!: Day 41 - Bergland MI to Lake Michigamme MI heart 3
Schadenfreude Strikes Back: Day 42 - Lake Michigamme to Munising Mi heart 3
The Road to Nowhere - or is that Newberry?: Day 43 - Munising to Newberry MI heart 2
Thanks For The Spaghetti and Meatballs Neighbour!: Day 44 - Newberry MI to Echo Bay Ontario heart 2
Where Have All the Shoulders Gone......: Day 45 - Echo Bay to Blind River Ontario heart 4
Finding the Sweet Corn: Day 46 - Blind River to Espanola Ont. heart 2
Exchanging pedalling for paddeling: Day 47 - rest days - kayaking in Georgian Bay heart 3
More paddeling around: Days 48 and 49 - Sea kayaking in Georgian Bay / Killarney provincial park heart 6
Use caution when cycling near windmills: Day 50 - Espanola to South Baymouth / Tobermoray heart 5
Smelling the Roses: Day 51 - Tobermoray to Owen Sound Ontario heart 3
We're Going to Graceland: Day 52 - Owen Sound to Stayner heart 2
Back Roads and Byways: Day 53 - Stayner to Gravenhurst heart 4
God rest ye merry gentleman: Days 54, 55 and 56 - Gravenhurst and Burlington heart 1
Sleeping in a sauna: Day 57 - Gravenhurst to Emily Provincial Park Ontario heart 1
Riding the roller coaster: Day 58 - Emily Provincial Park to Rednersville (Prince Edward County) heart 2
Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard....: Day 59 - another day off the bike in Prince Edward County heart 3
Keeping our heads down....: Day 60 - Chillin in Prince Edward County heart 2
Short but sweet: Day 61 - Rednersville to Roblin heart 3
Checking out the Sugar Shack: Day 62 - hanging out at Clair's Roblin homestead heart 2
Keep on Pedalling: Day 63 - Roblin to Brockville Ontario heart 2
In the Cradle: Day 64 - Brockville to Cornwall Ontario heart 3
Stumble Upon: Day 65 - Cornwall Ontario to Beauharnois Quebec heart 4
Build It and They Will Come: Day 66 - Beauharnois to Granby Quebec heart 3
Carefree Highway: Day 67 - Granby to Nicolet Quebec heart 2
Managing Expectations: Day 68 - Nicolet to Leclercville heart 11
Pedalling through History: Day 69 - Leclerclville to Quebec City heart 8
Soaking in Quebec Culture: Day 70 - roaming around Quebec city heart 3
Au Revoir mon Ami: Day 71 - Quebec City to La Pocatiere heart 3
St Glace is smiling on us...: Day 72 - La Pocatiere to Trois-Pistoles heart 4
Route Verte 1 Table d'Hote: Day 73 - Trois-Pistoles to Saint-Flavie heart 4
See the World in Blue and Green...: Day 74 - Saint Flavie to Sainte Florence heart 3
Every Thing's Gonna be Alright...: Day 75 - Saint Florence Quebec to Black Point New Brunswick heart 3
All's Well That End's Well: Day 76 - Black Point to Miramichi heart 3
Only Mad Dogs and Englishmen ...: Day 77 - Miramichi to Shediac NB heart 3
Another Day, Another Mascot .....: Day 78 - Shediac New Brunswick to Borden PEI heart 2
Potatoes and Pigtails: Day 79 - Borden to Charlottetown PEI heart 3
My Cup Runeth Over....: Day 80 - Recharging in Charlottetown heart 5
Pareto's Principle?: Day 81 - Charlottetown PEI to New Glasgow Nova Scotia heart 3
Deja Vu all Over Again: Day 82 - New Glasgow to Antigonish NS, the Costal Route heart 2
A Game of Two Halfs: Day 83 - Antigonish to Whycocomagh NS heart 2
Short and Sweet: Day 84 - Wycocomagh to North Sydney NS heart 2
Welcome to Newfoundland M'Love: Day 85 - Port Aux Basque to Robinson Newfoundland heart 2
It's Just Down the Road a Bit Boys ..... Translation ... Pack a Lunch: Day 86 - Robinsons to Corner Brook NL heart 2
Simply Spectacular: Day 87 - checking out Gros Morn National Park heart 3
I'll Just Call the Mayor Then....: Day 88 - Corner Brook to Deer Lake heart 4
The Blue Fin Motercade: Day 89 - Deer Lake to Springdale NFLD heart 4
A Classic Pareto Day: Day 90 - Springdale to Grand Falls - Windsor heart 2
Crossroads of the World: Day 91 - Grand Falls - Windsor to Gander heart 2
Powered by Haggs: Day 92 - Gander to Clarenville heart 2
It's Not Over Till It's Over: Day 93 - Clarenville to Whitbourne heart 2
We're Done: Day 94 - Whitbourne to St John's heart 4
Unwind -: Kicking Around St John's heart 3
Final Reflections: This Is What Will Stay With Us Forever heart 3
The Lists and Numbers -: For All You Quants Out There heart 0