Our final post! Now that we are back home it is hard to believe our trip has come to an end. As we settle into our less-nomadic lives we can look back on the countless amazing experiences we had this summer. From this side of the trip, the painful days begin to fade to the … More Epilogue – Victoria and Vancouver
We did it! We made it to Mile 0 of the Trans-Canada Highway today, the official end point of our bicycle touring adventure! It feels incredible to have reached this goal! Over the course of our two trips, we’ve now covered coast to coast on our bicycles, traveling just over 8000km (about 4850km on this … More Day 69 – Saanichton to Victoria – 30km
We are only an hour and a half ride from mile 0 on the Trans Canada Highway, the official “end” of our tour, but we’ve decided to take a pause before arriving in Victoria. The last few days had been pretty tough on our bodies and it was certainly nice to sleep in a little … More Day 68 – Butchart Gardens
It was a beautiful day today! The air quality index was back down to 2, and we could again see blue skies. There was a bit of a haze visible in the distance, but we were riding away from it. The ride had a bit of everything to remind us of all we’ve been through. … More Day 67 – Fort Langley to Saanichton – 73km
Every day seems to bring us new challenges and today’s was dealing with the poor air quality caused by the wildfires. We saw in the news this afternoon that the Metro Vancouver area has the worst air quality of any city in the world today! Given how smokey it was where we were riding, we … More Day 66 – Hope to Fort Langley – 125km
Last day in the mountains today! We were looking forward to having those behind us, as we’re starting to get tired! What we were not excited about was waking up to 1C temperatures. Coldest morning so far. It was so cozy in our sleeping bags it was hard to believe it was that cold, but … More Day 65 – Merritt to Hope – 122km
Last night we went to bed without setting an alarm, the first time in many days! It felt great waking up in a tent that was pre-heated by the morning sun, much more comfortable than waking at the crack of dawn. After a leisurely morning at camp and checking in at the office (since we’d … More Day 64 – Merritt – Rest Day
Today might’ve been the hardest day of the trip (let’s hope the remaining few days don’t top it). It really tested our physical and technical abilities. Good thing we had a warm and comfortable sleep last night! Starting the day early with a buffet breakfast at the hotel was also a nice way to fuel … More Day 63 – West Kelowna to Merritt – 115km
Today ended up being our shortest day in terms of distance, but it ended up being far more eventful and challenging than we expected. We started off the morning saying goodbye to our amazing hosts Eric and Chantelle and their kids. We were excited to have a break from highway riding as there was a … More Day 62 – Vernon to West Kelowna – 71km
Another quiet rest day. First things first, we went to the bike shop. Despite opening at 9:30am, it was already packed at 9:35! We did get excellent service though, so Stephen found a replacement tire for his rear wheel and Dan left his bike at the shop to get his rear wheel replaced (they did … More Day 61 – Vernon – Rest Day
Two the West 