Today we slept in much later than normal. I have to say it felt great, waking up and having chocolate and blueberry pancakes for breakfast. There was no rush. We had a great time hiking Cadillac Mountain up to the summit. We had a great lunch on top of the mountain where we had taken our group picture for the day. We had hiked to the bottom which was surprisingly harder than hiking to the top. It was great, catching a bus to go chill at the beach for an hour and a half. Everybody had a fun time today, talking to each other, laughing together, and ending the day on a great note with tacos stuffed with chicken and all sorts of toppings.
Today we biked a hilly 42 miles to Acadia National Park!! Along the way, we stopped to swim at a nice beach. At the beach we saw shrimp, crabs and fish. Then we continued onto Bar Harbor where we explored the town and did some souvenir shopping. After that we had a nice lobster dinner then went to Hannafords and bought food for Acadia. We then biked to our campsite and set up tents. After that we walked down to the ocean cliffs and stargazed! It was a great day!
Today was day one of exploring the great city of Montreal. It began with a healthy complimentary breakfast at the hostel then a nice morning walk to the park. Our walk continued and brought us up many flights of stairs to the top of Mount Royal. From here were greeted with a panoramic view of the city below, reaching all the way out to the river.
Our afternoon brought more exploration and a scrumptious lunch consisting of Caribbean cuisine. We ventured into Old Montreal and visited the Notre Dame Basilica. We then made our way towards the waterfront and stumbled upon Festival Orientalys, an opportunity to explore cultures from throughout the world.
The evening consisted of more Monopoly and some poutine fries from down the street. Last day in Montreal tomorrow then bussing out in the evening.
Today was one of our more difficult days of biking. We were faced with many many hills and had a 42 mile day. Along the way we saw scenic Maine and stopped at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge Tower and rode the elevator to the top. It was pretty neat to see that far. We continued onto a Hannafords and bought dinner provisions. We had pasta a la vodka sauce and a side salad. After we did laundry, played cards and went to sleep.
Today we explored the place this trek started (Buffalo), but with a new mindset- you learn something new every day! We got breakfast at BreadHive, with the one and only Tyler, and headed towards the old Buffalo train station. After exploring the station, we ventured to Larkin Square to play helmet baseball and have a water fight. We got grilled cheese and milkshakes, and headed towards Canalside to explore the boat and car show, and share one last memorable experience together on this trek.
From Dan and Yael- thank you for sending your kids on the bike trip with us! We had a great time getting to know them and couldn’t have asked for a more fun, open minded and adventurous group!
Bienvenue a Montreal Teen Trekkers! We arrived in the early afternoon after a nice day of riding on Canadian bike paths. The journey brought us through farmlands and small towns, to the edge of the St Lawrence River. From there we took the Maritime Way bike route along the river and into the City of Montreal.
After arriving at our hostel, we settled in and took a breather before dinner. We then ventured out for some local cuisine that was recommended to us. The evening consisted of a game of Monopoly, a couple games of pool, and a few orders of fries in the hostel’s basement.
Tomorrow we plan to walk around and see the sights that the city has to offer.
Today we woke up bright and early at 630am to make our train from Toronto back to Niagara Falls. After a relaxing train ride, we cycled south on our final stretch towards Buffalo. We took a break from the heat in Tims and scarfed down some donuts and Chills. We continued on a path next to the Niagara River and stopped by the Teen Treks Office to enjoy some much appreciated ice cream. After settling into our hostel in the heart of Buffalo, we ate a hearty dinner (shout out to Ryan and Dylan for polishing off 40 ribs!). We’re excited to explore Buffalo tomorrow!
Today we were woken up at 7:30, 30 minutes late to compensate for our late night of rock and roll. From there our morning was pretty typical. We put our tents down quickly and dug into a breakfast of oatmeal, cereal and bananas. I got a chocolate milk from the camp shop. Just before we were about to leave, during safety check, we found out that Sammy had a broken spoke, again. Because the bike shop was 20 miles away, we needed to make the weight on his bike lighter so he could bike without his back wheel falling apart, so I took his tent. Then we left to face the hardest hills we’ve faced the whole trip. Immediately after we left the camp site the hills set in, but we persevered, only stopping once before the bike shop. Our one stop was 11 miles in, at a small ice cream shop. We needed to fill our water and eat a snack, because our large breakfast was not enough. We ate mango, grapefruit, granola bars, French fries and grapes. Unfortunately the shop did not have any water to give us. After that store we powered through 12 miles to the bike shop with minimal stopping which was only to drink water. At the bike shop we all relaxed and ate ice cream while Sammy’s bike was completely rejuvenated. He got a whole new wheel. When Sammys bike was done we waited outside for been to complete his interview with a podcast guy, but it started to rain so we dipped to a restaurant to eat a well deserved lunch. We had swell eats: steak, chicken, fish and chips and sandwiches. From there we headed to the closest Hannafords which was .5 miles away to stock up on dinner. The campsite was 3 miles away so we sped there and got ready to swim. We made it to the water to learn that there was nowhere to swim, but regardless the view was magnificent. Then we showered and came back to the site to make dinner. Cooking crew made debatably the best dinner ever, stir fry and chicken. It started to rain in the middle of dinner but that didn’t stop us.
Today was a long and hard day of biking. With the sun shining, we biked over 40 miles in the heat. Stopping at Bowdoin College, we sat on the quad and ate some fruit. Once we arrived at the campground, we swam in the lake to cool off. After enjoying a dinner of hamburgers, we listened to a live rock and roll band playing at the campground.
Today we ate breakfast and went to the grocery store for supplies for a picnic lunch, then biked to the Toronto Islands ferry. We landed at Wards Island and wandered around. We ate lunch on Centre Island and played helmet baseball. Then we went to the beach where Jessie (finally) was able to take a nap on the beach. Austin, Dylan and Ryan explored the rest of the islands, scoping out our route for the rest of the day. We continued biking and Yael or Austin or Ryan or Jessie or Dylan (but not Dan) was the fastest biker of the group. We didn’t see any snakes on Snake Island, but did see an amazing view of the Toronto skyline. You learn something new every day!
