Lake Ontario Trekkers Eating Their Way Around the Lake

Posted Teen TreksPosted in 2017

Today we woke up at the hostel in Toronto and had breakfast in the Cavern consisting of eggs, muffins, and bacon. We then got on the train to avoid the suburbs outside of Toronto.  We got off the train and got lunch from an Asian market, eating it at the edge of Lake Ontario on a a cool platform five minutes from a nuclear power plant.  We rode the Waterfront Trail right along Lake Ontario and had to stop because of a problem with Will’s rack.  While Tyler fixed the problem we had a group massage session, with Kiera clearly giving the best massage. We arrived at our campground and had burritos and smores.
Blog post by Ted

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New England Trekkers Sadly Leave Block Island

Posted Teen TreksPosted in 2017

Today we woke up in our Boy Scout Camp to a group of real boy scouts, much to our delight, after impersonating them for the weekend – there was even a real Peter (what we’ve named Andre)! We were sad to leave Block Island, but after a pleasant ferry ride, we were ready to bike on, cruising at record speeds down the peaceful Connecticut river up north to Providence.

We stopped in a swimming hole to jump in the river and eat lunch (and got an awesome taste of Rex’s (Avi) parkour skills). We got dinner outside of a closing grocery store and biked in to the night down a gorgeous bike trail to the water, where we now peacefully lay, tentless on the beach. A very full and wonderful day. P.S. Chet (Alison) would like you all to know that today her count of how much road kill we’ve seen hit 36…. yay?

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Lake Ontario Trekkers Find A Lot To Do In Toronto

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Today we woke up at the Toronto hostel and had delicious eggs courtesy of Tyler. We spent the day walking around the city and explored the Toronto City Hall, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Chinatown, and Kensington Market. We had fun playing with chalk on the sidewalk and found a cool hops scotch challenge on the street, and generally enjoyed walking without our things. We were even lucky enough to miss all the rain, as we were in the art museum at the time. We finished the day with a delicious dinner of veggies, rice, and chicken. We’re all looking forward to our beach day tomorrow on the Toronto Islands!

New England Shore Trekkers Find Awesome Beaches & Lighthouses on Block Island

Posted Teen TreksPosted in 2017

After some campfire songs last night we all were able to get a good night sleep (even the girls tent). We rode to a beach called Moehegan Bluffs today, and had a great time body surfing the waves, lying in the sand and walking along the beach. In town we had an in-depth political discussion over fish and chips. Everyone was free to shop around a bit while Craig and Chadwick ( Claire and Kobi) found a grill to cook dinner over. During that time Rex (Avi) and Peter (Andre) “parcoured” their way out of rocky peninsula. We had a nice bike ride down to the lighthouse, where we found a shack people had built from driftwood. We hung out and climbed around in it for a while and decided we would move there one day. Back at the Boy Scout Camp we roasted turkey breasts, veggies and pineapple over the fire. All in all an incredible day 🙂

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Lake Ontario Trekkers Bike Into Toronto

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Today we biked from Bronte Provincial Park to downtown Toronto along the beautiful Waterfront Trail. It was a hot and humid day but the Teen Trekkers swam in Lake Ontario where we played Marco Polo amongst the intimidating swans. Closer to do downtown we stopped for ice cream. After checking into the hostel we went out for a pizza dinner and walked to Dundas Square.

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Bananas Get New England Trekkers onto Block Island

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Today  was agreeably our best day yet. Everyone rose to the challenge of our toughest day physically, biking 40 miles with no complaints. We stopped for sandwiches at a nice swimming hole, which was red from all of the minerals. We all had a good laugh about how our legs looked bloody. We made it down some fun hills to the ferry on time, despite Sam B’s bike breaking down. At the Boy Scouts Campground on Block Island we roasted dinner over the fire, and saw a meteor shower. Also we all have cool Boy Scout names now. Looking forward to a relaxing day on the island tomorrow!

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Across America Trekkers Break Through Another Time Zone

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Today the Teen Trekkers crossed into their third time zone of the trip! Today was a mighty hot one, but they didn’t let the temperature get them down. They stopped in Murdo, SD for a lunch break during the hottest part of the day, where they got ice cream before finishing the day with a 20 mile stretch to their destination town for the night, Vivian, SD.

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California Trekkers Have Exhilarating Ride To Big Sur

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After our first night sleeping in tents, we were up and ready to go earlier than usual. Our first stop was a bike shop in Monterey, which was on the way, thankfully. The steep hills made it necessary for us to have an early lunch. Realizing the closest grocery store was 27 miles away from the campground, we quickly shopped for dinner and breakfast and took off. We stopped a couple times for the great views, but we didn’t have to stop much after that because the views were constantly around us. The strong winds buffeted us from all directions, making the climbs and descents both terrifying and exhilarating. We were all thrilled when we finally reached our campsite. We dined on tacos and, of course, more Oreos. Tomorrow we can sleep in and spend the day exploring Big Sur!

Learn more about the Teen Treks California Coast Trek.