Cycling across Canada
Can you get lost on an island? Who is on an island… After my ride in the Gros Morne park, I realize when I get my bike back that I have almost no brakes left ! The only bike shop in this area, before the big city of St-John’s, is 115 km away. Luckily, a …
Here I am at last ! Newfoundland ! The New Promised Land ! Since 2019, I have been dreaming of coming back… I arrived on a rainy Friday night; I put my tent in a small park in the port of my arrival, the village of Sainte-Barbe, the north-western gateway to the Newfoundland peninsula. And …
I get off the ferry, I am in Blanc-Sablon. I have 8 hours before the next ferry leaves for Newfoundland… Labrador is not far away and I really want to visit and see everything! I see on the map the little village of L’Anse Amour… What an inspiring name! Who doesn’t want to know about …
My departure from Quebec City (in fact from Lac-Beauport) to go in one go to Baie-Saint-Paul was like the shooting of an arrow towards a distant goal, but long visualized! I experienced the first stage of this long journey eastward as a renewal that I wanted to celebrate upon my arrival in Baie-Saint-Paul. Each hill, …
Feeding myself It’s 9pm, I don’t know where I’m going to camp tonight… After 120km of flats, climbs and descents on my own, I arrived in a beautiful tourist town on the river called Baie-Saint-Paul and I am recognizing the need to take care of myself… Food is a must… Here! A good restaurant calls …
Humans are so generous! Following my last text which mentioned my great difficulty in crossing the centre of this country, I would like to express myself on the beauty of the world… of humans! All your hellos on the roadside, your encouragement and appreciation of my project, your smiles nourish me day after day. In …
The plains of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The wind, the sand, the pesticides are coming at me, head on at 40km/hour. The dryness of the land dries my mouth, my eyes and hits my lungs. I am thirsty, there is no water here. The small lakes are filled with minerals from the soil and chemicals from …