For no lack of persistence and tenacity of the group, we unfortunately failed in our quest to find POTUS 44 Barack Obama. This was especially disheartening considering our counselor Simon had promised we’d see him in Martha’s Vineyard; although, I suppose we should by now be accustomed to his deceit. Despite all of this, our […]
Day 7 of the Lake Ontario Trek: We started off our day with a peaceful ride through downtown Toronto to get to the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). The ROM had more exhibits than we could even imagine. From Raccoons to Ancient Egypt to the COVID 19 pandemic, we covered a lot of ground. While in […]
Today we started off the day by going to the Rijksmuseum and saw a variety of art ranging from wooden carvings from the 1100s to Van Gogh and Rembrandt. The weather was much nicer and the raining subsided from the day before. We then got some quick lunch in the hostel and headed out to […]
Blog day 5 Today the trekkers packed up and moved out of the second camp and moved onto the third. The trip started out with a hearty breakfast consisting of oat meal and to a select few, leftover sloppy joes at around 7:20. At 8, the team then set out out for the Wharf, which was […]
Day 6 Today started off sleepy. I remember being woken up by the other trekkers playing music videos on YouTube. They then dragged me out of bed and into the hall. After that it was pretty chill. We went to get groceries at Loblaws, and went to the Centre Island Ferry. On Centre Island we […]
We started off the day with a somber morning visit to the Anne Frank House as we were reminded of the tragedies that occurred. As the sky gloomed above us, we tried to keep the mood light with unofficial cheese tastings, stroopwaffles, and a 3 hour city walking tour with a comedian. We learned about […]
Day four! We started the day with chocolate chip pancakes, yum! Then followed by a quick pack up and a 5 mile ride out of the campground. We went to a town nearby to browse and explore. We almost got a ‘bicycles’ flag, but we unfortunately were a day late. The flag was already gone. […]
We started at Bronte Providential Park and had a great breakfast of almond milk and cereal. The group biked all the way to Toronto and ate lunch at a nice pavilion. When we got to the hotel and checked in, we put all of our gear in the room and headed out to the pool. […]
This morning we woke up at 6 and Paulotta made everyone chocolate chip and blueberry pancakes. Best pancakes ever!!! Then we left camp and got to biking. We were making insane time this morning as we biked. The road we took to Bangor was a hilly, winding backroad with beautiful views. Everyone was having a […]
Trekkers arrived in Shipol Airport this morning excited for the start of the Amsterdam-Paris Trek! This 16-day European journey across the Netherlands, Belgium and France starts with the next three days exploring Amsterdam. There was a minor hiccup at the start with a couple bikes not being delivered on time, but as they wait for […]