This morning we feasted upon bean, salsa and mac n cheese quesadillas and promptly departed from Fort Townsend State Park. We made a stop for organic vegetables, along with ripe fruits and lemonade. After devouring the latter, we trekked the rest of our course and enjoyed the hilly farmland until we reached Route 104. We […]
Today was a very chill day. We got up at 8:00 am and left the campground at 8:30 because it started raining. It was pretty nice because the other 3 days were very hot. Finally, we arrived at Albany and it stopped raining. We visited the Corning Observation Tower and toured the State Capitol Building. […]
We started off the day with a power pocket full of porridge. We then took a scenic ride down the old highway from our campground in Olympic National Park. We stocked up on mountains of bread and veggies, and then we embarked on our journey on the ODT (Old Dining Trail, aka the Olympic Discovery […]
After yesterdays Vermonster, we all slept like logs. Our leaders gave us an extra half hour of sleep, and after a quick breakfast, and a slight mishap with a missing frying pan, we were on the road! We stopped at a Hannafords to pick up food for the day. I love Hannafords because they put […]
The day started with a delicious breakfast at the hostel. After some down time to get our things together, we set out on foot, not bikes, to explore Toronto. We checked out the city hall, but shortly after decided to change locations and go to the Art Gallery of Ontario. Lunch took place at a […]
Waking up to the sounds of the Seine River and the gentle flute music, we started out biking to Monet’s house, just 4km away. After seeing the gardens and all the paintings we headed off on our 40 mile day.The blazing sun did hinder our spirits a bit, however getting on the bike paths made […]
Today began surprisingly early, considering we had access to a variety of the luxury items of the modern world, including a shower and prepared breakfast. Nonetheless, our pace was slower as we ventured further along our route. Bits of glass along the road brought upon us the misfortune of two flat tires which added several […]
Today was our final day of biking. We awoke in Bronte Provincial Park in the forest surrounded by trees and other campsites. We journeyed along some suburban bike trails and the Waterfront Trail to reach our hostel in Downtown Toronto. Along the bike path we stopped for swimming and ice cream. Tomorrow we will explore […]
We woke up to patriotic music playing from Kyle’s phone. After we woke up, we had a nice breakfast of bars and we were off to Burlington, Vermont. Thankfully, the temperature was a lot cooler than the days before. We stopped at a couple of gas stations to refill on water and get some on […]
I started the day by waking up to a damp sleeping bag and a snoring Henry lying on my leg. I gave him a light slap and started packing for the long day of biking we had ahead of us. David cooked the oatmeal as we tried to roll up our tents without getting wet. […]