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Our Trip Log
| BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | PE | NS | NF |
| Day | Date | Start Location | End Location | Distance (km) | Total Distance | Cycling hours | Average speed | Notes |
| British Columbia | BC journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 1 | Sat, July 3 | Vancouver, BC | Aldergrove (Best Western) | 63.33 | 63.3 | 4.08 | 15.2 | Slow getting out of the city |
| 2 | Sun, July 4 | Aldergrove | Hope (Coquihalla campsite) |
113.86 | 177.2 | 6.07 | 18.6 | Enjoyable, mainly flat or downhill |
| 3 | Mon, July 5 | Hope | Manning Provincial Park (Hampton campsite) | 71.21 | 248.5 | 6.04 | 11.7 | Uphill, difficult climbs |
| 4 | Tue, July 6 | Manning Provincial Park | Princeton (Econo Lodge) | 59.50 | 308.0 | 3.43 | 15.9 | A half-day to rest up for tomorrow |
| 5 | Wed, July 7 | Princeton | Kaleden (Camp-Along) |
100.59 | 408.6 | 5.44 | 17.4 | |
| 6 | Thu, July 8 | Penticton | rest day | |||||
| 7 | Fri, July 9 | Kaleden | Okanagan Lake Recreation Area campground | 122.14 | 531.8 | 7.36 | 16.0 | Long, adventurous day |
| 8 | Sat, July 10 | Okanagan Lake campground | Sicamous (The Pines motel) |
96.66 | 628.4 | 5.31 | 17.4 | |
| 9 | Sun, July 11 | Sicamous | Revelstoke (KOA Kampground) |
80.40 | 708.8 | |||
| 10 | Mon, July 12 | Revelstoke | Between Revelstoke & Golden (Heather Mountain Lodge) | 91.11 | 799.9 | 6.01 | 15.1 | |
| 11 | Tue, July 13 | Heather Mountain Lodge | Golden (Whispering Spruce Kampground) |
61.55 | 861.5 | 3.17 | 18.6 | |
| Alberta | AB journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 12 | Wed, July 14 | Golden, BC | Lake Louise, AB (Lake Louise campground) | 88.43 | 949.9 | 5.44 | 15.3 | |
| 13 | Thu, July 15 | Lake Louise | Ghost Reservoir Recreation Area | 147.61 | 1097.6 | 7.34 | 19.5 | Long, adventurous day |
| 14 | Fri, July 16 | Ghost Reservoir | Crossfield (Crossfield Country Inn) | 87.10 | 1184.7 | 4.37 | 18.8 | |
| 15 | Sat, July 17 | Crossfield | rest day, Bill has tendonitis | |||||
| 16 | Sun, July 18 | Crossfield | Drumheller (River Grove campground) | 111.14 | 1295.8 | 5.19 | 20.8 | |
| 17 | Mon, July 19 | Drumheller | Youngstown (Windmill Motel) | 136.14 | 1431.9 | 7.05 | 19.1 | |
| Saskatchewan | SK journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 18 | Tue, July 20 | Youngstown, AB | Kindersley, SK (Best Western) |
153.52 | 1585.5 | 6.40 | 22.9 | My birthday! |
| 19 | Wed, July 21 | Kindersley | Rosetown (Heartland Motor Inn) | 87.73 | 1673.2 | 3.23 | 25.9 | |
| 20 | Thu, July 22 | Rosetown | Saskatoon (mom's) | 125.54 | 1798.8 | 6.17 | 19.9 | |
| 21 | Fri, July 23 | Saskatoon | rest day | |||||
| 22 | Sat, July 24 | Saskatoon | Reception celebrating our recent marriage | |||||
| 23 | Sun, July 25 | Saskatoon | rest day | |||||
| 24 | Mon, July 26 | Saskatoon | rest day | |||||
| 25 | Tue, July 27 | Saskatoon | Wynyard (Auntie Mary's) | 189.65 | 1988.4 | 7.09 | 26.4 | Our first century! |
| 26 | Wed, July 28 | Wynyard | Theodore (Theodore Motor Hotel) | 105.98 | 2094.4 | 4.35 | 23.0 | A cold and wet day |
| 27 | Thu, July 29 | Theodore | Langenburg (Langenburg Country Inn) | 116.62 | 2211.0 | 5.07 | 22.7 | |
| Manitoba | MB journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 28 | Fri, July 30 | Langenburg, SK | Strathclair, MN (Elizabeth's back yard, camping) | 127.78 | 2338.8 | 6.18 | 20.2 | |
| 29 | Sat, July 31 | Strathclair | Gladstone (Williams Park campground) | 118.24 | 2457.1 | 5.31 | 21.4 | |
| 30 | Sun, Aug 1 | Gladstone | Elie (L'Auberge Clemence B&B) | 107.35 | 2564.4 | 5.07 | 20.9 | |
| 31 | Mon, Aug 2 | Elie | Richer (Richer Inn Motor Hotel) | 115.47 | 2679.9 | 5.07 | 22.5 | |
| Ontario | ON journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 32 | Tue, Aug 3 | Richer, MN | Ontario border, ON (30K west of Kenora) | 116.13 | 2796.1 | 6.02 | 19.2 | Our first free camping |
| 33 | Wed, Aug 4 | Ontario border | Kenora (Kenricia Hotel) | 39.49 | 2835.5 | 2.12 | 17.9 | partial rest day |
| 34 | Thu, Aug 5 | Kenora | 25K west of Dryden (free camping) | 117.35 | 2952.9 | 6.38 | 17.6 | |
| 35 | Fri, Aug 6 | west of Dryden | Ignace (Majestic Motel) | 133.67 | 3086.6 | 7.31 | 17.7 | |
| 36 | Sat, Aug 7 | Ignace | Upsala (2.5K east, camping) | 111.01 | 3197.6 | 5.47 | 19.1 | |
| 37 | Sun, Aug 8 | Upsala | Sunshine (few K west, free camping) | 96.05 | 3293.6 | 4.51 | 19.8 | |
| 38 | Mon, Aug 9 | Sunshine | Thunder Bay (Best Western) | 52.73 | 3346.4 | 3.00 | 17.5 | partial rest day |
| 39 | Tue, Aug 10 | Thunder Bay | rest day | |||||
| 40 | Wed, Aug 11 | Thunder Bay | rest day | |||||
| 41 | Thu, Aug 12 | Thunder Bay | Nipigon (10K west, Birchwood RV Park, camping) | 103.91 | 3450.3 | 5.51 | 17.7 | |
| 42 | Fri, Aug 13 | Nipigon | Schreiber (16K west, rest stop, camping) | 89.77 | 3540.1 | 5.15 | 17.0 | |
| 43 | Sat, Aug 14 | Schreiber | Marathon (Marathon Harbour Inn) | 119.50 | 3659.6 | 7.22 | 16.2 | |
| 44 | Sun, Aug 15 | Marathon | 77K west of Wawa (blueberry patch, free camping) | 111.37 | 3771.0 | 5.48 | 19.1 | |
| 45 | Mon, Aug 16 | blueberry patch | Wawa (5K south, Kinniwabi Pines motel) | 82.00 | 3853.0 | 4.27 | 18.4 | |
| 46 | Tue, Aug 17 | Wawa | Montreal River (4K south, free camping) |
108.31 | 3961.3 | 6.20 | 17.0 | |
| 47 | Wed, Aug 18 | Montreal River | Goulais River (Northwinds Restaurant back yard, free camping) | 90.09 | 4051.4 | 5.27 | 16.5 | |
| 48 | Thu, Aug 19 | Goulais River | Blind River (Old Mill motel) |
164.60 | 4216.0 | 7.31 | 21.9 | Our second century |
| 49 | Fri, Aug 20 | Blind River | Sudbury (Super 8 motel) |
165.95 | 4381.9 | 6.57 | 23.8 | Our third century |
| 50 | Sat, Aug 21 | Sudbury | Sturgeon Falls (Motel Champlain) | 96.29 | 4478.2 | 4.15 | 22.5 | |
| 51 | Sun, Aug 22 | Sturgeon Falls | Mattawa (8K east, Breton's restaurant yard, free camping) | 112.75 | 4591.1 | 5.41 | 19.8 | |
| 52 | Mon, Aug 23 | Mattawa | Deep River (Bear's Den Motel) |
98.16 | 4689.2 | 4.56 | 19.8 | |
| 53 | Tue, Aug 24 | Deep River | Arnprior (Arnprior Motor Inn) | 137.83 | 4827.0 | 7.46 | 17.7 | |
| 54 | Wed, Aug 25 | Arnprior | Burritt's Rapids (lock, camping) | 82.13 | 4909.1 | 4.59 | 16.4 | |
| 55 | Thu, Aug 26 | Burritt's Rapids | Cornwall (Comfort Inn) |
112.24 | 5021.4 | 5.53 | 19.0 | |
| Quebec | QC journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 56 | Fri, Aug 27 | Cornwall, ON | Montreal, QC (Comfort Inn) | 120.35 | 5141.7 | 6.19 | 19.0 | |
| 57 | Sat, Aug 28 | Montreal | rest day | |||||
| 58 | Sun, Aug 29 | Montreal | Berthierville (Days Inn) |
114.03 | 5255.8 | 6.44 | 16.9 | |
| 59 | Mon, Aug 30 | Berthierville | Trois-Rivières (Les Suites de Laviolette) |
62.09 | 5317.9 | 3.27 | 17.9 | half day |
| 60 | Tue, Aug 31 | Trois-Rivières | Neuville (Camping L'égaré) |
102.10 | 5420.0 | 5.15 | 19.4 | |
| 61 | Wed, Sept 1 | Neuville | Ancienne-Lorette (Château Repotel) | 25.20 | 5445.2 | 1.23 | 18.1 | Québec sight-seeing day |
| 62 | Thu, Sept 2 | Québec/Toronto | rest/travel day | |||||
| 63 | Fri, Sept 3 | Québec/Toronto | rest day | |||||
| 64 | Sat, Sept 4 | Québec/Toronto | M: playing cello for a wedding | |||||
| 65 | Sun, Sept 5 | Québec/Toronto | M: playing cello for a wedding | |||||
| 66 | Mon, Sept 6 | Québec/Toronto | rest/travel day | |||||
| 67 | Tue, Sept 7 | Ancienne-Lorette | Montmagny (Camping Pointe-aux-Oies) | 87.34 | 5532.5 | 4.53 | 17.8 | |
| 68 | Wed, Sept 8 | Montmagny | Saint-André (Halte écologique de la batture, camping) | 114.63 | 5647.2 | 6.14 | 18.3 | |
| 69 | Thu, Sept 9 | Saint-André | Cabano (Motel Royal) | 103.39 | 5750.6 | 6.48 | 15.1 | |
| New Brunswick | NB journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 70 | Fri, Sept 10 | Cabano, QC | Saint-Léonard, NB (Camping Grande-Rivière) | 100.97 | 5851.5 | 4.53 | 20.6 | |
| 71 | Sat, Sept 11 | Saint-Léonard | Florenceville (Florenceville Motor Inn) | 114.06 | 5965.6 | 6.20 | 18.0 | |
| 72 | Sun, Sept 12 | Florenceville | between Nackawic and Mactaquac (Mohawk Camping) | 100.72 | 6066.3 | 5.46 | 17.4 | |
| 73 | Mon, Sept 13 | before Mactaquac | near Waterborough (Great Bear Camping) | 130.41 | 6196.8 | 6.48 | 19.1 | |
| 74 | Tue, Sept 14 | near Waterborough | Moncton (Rodd Park House Inn) | 112.24 | 6309.0 | 5.50 | 19.2 | |
| Prince Edward Island | PE journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 75 | Wed, Sept 15 | Moncton, NB | Borden-Carleton, PE (Sun-N-Shade Campground) | 101.21 | 6410.3 | 5.20 | 18.9 | |
| 76 | Thu, Sept 16 | Borden-Carleton | Cymbria (Cymbria Campground) | 88.55 | 6498.9 | 5.19 | 16.6 | |
| 77 | Fri, Sept 17 | Cymbria | Stratford (Southport Motel) | 33.78 | 6532.7 | 2.23 | 14.1 | partial rest day |
| 78 | Sat, Sept 18 | Charlottetown | rest day | |||||
| 79 | Sun, Sept 19 | Charlottetown | rest day | |||||
| Nova Scotia | NS journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 80 | Mon, Sept 20 | Stratford, PE | New Glasgow, NS (Comfort Inn) | 83.12 | 6615.8 | 3.54 | 21.3 | |
| 81 | Tue, Sept 21 | New Glasgow | near Stillwater (Nimrod's Campgrounds) | 100.04 | 6715.9 | 5.19 | 18.7 | |
| 82 | Wed, Sept 22 | Stillwater | Boylston (Boylston Provincial Park, free camping) | 111.38 | 6827.2 | 7.00 | 15.9 | |
| 83 | Thu, Sept 23 | Boylston | St. Peter's, Cape Breton (Joyce's Motel) | 112.08 | 6939.3 | 6.47 | 16.5 | |
| 84 | Fri, Sept 24 | St. Peter's | Sydney (Meridian Hotel) | 117.38 | 7056.7 | 6.59 | 16.8 | |
| 85 | Sat, Sept 25 | Sydney | rest day | |||||
| 86 | Sun, Sept 26 | Sydney | North Sydney (Best Western) | 23.87 | 7080.6 | 1.35 | 15.1 | partial rest day |
| Newfoundland | NF journals: | Bill's | Michelle's | |||||
| 87 | Mon, Sept 27 | North Sydney, NS | Argentia, NF (Tourist information site, free camping) | 5.06 | 7085.6 | 0.29 | 10.2 | Ferry travel day |
| 88 | Tue, Sept 28 | Argentia | St. John's (The Battery Hotel and Suites) | 148.07 | 7233.7 | 8.12 | 18.0 | Longest pedaling day |
| 89 | Wed, Sept 29 | St. John's | finished/rest day | |||||
| 90 | Thu, Sept 30 | St. John's | Atlantic Ocean & Bill's cycle shop | 2.55 | 7236.3 | 0.15 | 09.9 | Wheel dipping photos |
Summary
| Average (km/day) |
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| Total mileage (km) | 7236.3 | ||
| Average speed (km/hr) | 18.65 | ||
| Total days | 90 | 80.4 | |
| Cycling days | 63 | 110.0 | |
| Partial rest days | 9 | some cycling, even if it's only 2K | 33.8 |
| Full rest days - pre-existing commitments - relaxation days |
9 9 |
Saskatoon wedding reception, Toronto music work |
0.0 0.0 |
| Bill's flat tires | 2 | Days 4 and 76 | |
| Michelle's flat tires | 1 | Day 53 | |
| Centuries | 3 | Days 25, 48 and 49 | |