We started this morning with an early wakeup at the hotel. We woke up at 6:00 in the morning, trying to pack our bags before breakfast started, so that when breakfast was over, we could just leave the hotel. We thought that breakfast was at 6:30, but it was actually at 7:00, which means that […]
Happy Canada Day!! Today we set out from Vancouver to Victoria by SkyTrain, shuttle, ferry and bike. As we left Vancouver, there was a joyful atmosphere in the air as the city was preparing to celebrate Canada Day. We took the SkyTrain (an automated train) towards our next ferry, which turned out to be quite […]
Today we woke up in Amesbury, UK, and ended setting up camp at Sunnydale Farm Campground. Their “campground” for tents is a large, completely open field the size of a soccer pitch. We got around 45 miles in today, biking on narrow roads that were super flat and amazing, city roads that had cars going […]
Happy Canada Day, eh?! The group braved some scorching heat to travel across the great province of Ontario. We wrapped things up at our hostel in Niagara pretty early to get a jump start on our day, and then he headed out! We rode some beautiful bike paths along the Welland Canal before stopping at […]
Montreal is the destination of the group of Trekkers that left NYC this morning for their 400+ mile adventure up the beautiful Hudson River Valley. The group will visit the FDR House, the Great Walkway over the Hudson, the State Capital in Albany, Lake George, and Burlington, VT. Follow the group as they document their […]
The NYM trekkers enjoyed a great rest day in Albany today! After sleeping in until 9:00, we enjoyed breakfast at our hotel and leisurely ran some errands. After a quick stop at a bike shop for a brief repair, Russell hung out with the boys in the park while Kyle and Dylan went to buy […]
We started our early morning with some interesting tubular Cocoa Puffs after packing up our tents. After this sustenance, we got on the road and enjoyed a few hours of English countryside, cottages, and baby swans. When we arrived at Stonehenge, we learned some history in the exhibition building, then watched Andy attempt to pull […]
Hey everyone! Today was a great day! We biked back over the border into the USA. Then we took the Maid of the Mist boat ride ( like Jim and Pam in The Office). Afterwards we looked at Falls from another viewpoint and went to the supermarket to pick up lunch and dinner ingredients. We […]
Today we feasted on a hostel breakfast and then set out to explore Vancouver. First stop- thrift shop. Everyone was on the hunt for some new Canadian gear as we headed down Granville St. After shopping, we walked towards Gastown where we happened upon the Vancouver Steam Clock and an art gallery with a public […]
We started the day biking across the Peace Bridge to Canada! Most of the day was spent biking along the beautiful Niagara River stopping for a picnic lunch, swimming, a history lesson at the Willoughby Historical Museum, and a view of the Horseshoe Falls! The group cooked an amazing Ramen stir-fry dinner at the Hostel […]