Cycling across Canada
The return… My arrival in Montreal. September 7 – Campbelton to Sainte-Florence : 75 km Back in Quebec… After a salutary stop with my family. A family that was kind enough to take me to Campbelton to spare my tired legs despite a nice break with them. It’s clear that the end of my …
My New World ! The Peregrines are having fun ! August 27 – to Cape Pele, New Brunswick : 53 kilometres As I hit the new coast of this province, I ride with a headwind and my thighs burn… I continue and try to adapt to this new environment, much more populated than the …
Between dream and reality… By dint of contemplating the sea, one day you end up taking it. As you know, I had to cross from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia and I managed to do it by sailboat… Wow, the dream! A dream that I had been dreaming about for at least fifteen years. And now …
From coast to coast… My challenge was to cross Canada from coast to coast on my trusty bike… Well, it’s done ! But it’s not over yet !… Here is the story (mostly in pictures) of the last weeks of peregrinations in Newfoundland. Friday 30th July. From Eastport to Dildo, 212 kilometres. After a few …
I am tired. And I’m hungry. Lines everywhere… Natural, manufactured, organic, like paths traced more or less ephemeral, to be left behind, to be followed to the end or not, to be cared for in order to better harvest… Like life itineraries that one must leave, that one wishes to accomplish or that one can …
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 …
Radio interview at the Blanc-Sablon station with Abbygail Wellman.
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 …