TOTAL cycled to date
6948 km plus...
August 30 - BUDAPEST 60 km
Stallions,a shepherd and Hungarian stew - Doug's collecting stories.
A few wrong turns and much problem solving. Doug should arrive in Budapest in two or three more days. A blog from there.1400 km to go.
August 29 - to Esztergom 88km
August 28 - to Babolna. 88 km
August 27 - to Doborgazsziget, Hungary with an unitnetional side trip to Feketeerdo. Rainy and stormy.
43 km
August 26 - Langenzersdorf to Hainburg an der Donau (Austria) 61 km
August 25 - Doug's updated blog.
August 22 - In Tulln and heading to Vienna today. Updates of route, kilometers cycled, photos and more by the end of the week.
August 17- We arrived in Passau today by train. After a hard day of riding in rain and into the wind, 60 km to Degendorf, this morning's downpour sent us as far as the Bahnhof. Auf Wiedersehen to Germany. Tomorrow we start the leg to Vienna.
August 12 - riding to Neuburg
August 11 - in Dillingen an der Donau
Cycling distance since Amsterdam 723 km (plus many more when we took the wrong turn). Train distance 549 km.
Train travel is fascinating. Bikes are welcome on most trains and it's easy once all the schedules are figured out.
Today we will backtrack via train to the city of
Ulm for a visit.
August 8 - we are in Munderkingen, Germany along the Danube River. It has been difficult to get internet connections. The Spot Tracker batteries were out of service for a few days. Train from Maastricht to Koblenz and then cycled the Rhine river until Bingen. Train from Bingen to Donaueschin and cycling the Danube trail. Doug will follow this path to the Black Sea.
August 1 - to Maastricht along the Maas river.
July 27 - 31st
Amsterdam - Gouda - Wijk bij Duurstede - Nijmegen, a rest day to go to visit Arnhem (the Bridge too Far). Nijmegen to Venlo.
Done 286 km
plus many more for all the extra km being lost. (Thank you Willy!)
July 22 - flying to Amsterdam. Will start riding on July 27th.
Day 64 July 19 - HALIFAX!
Day 63 July 18 - Truro, with some help from some friends...Thank you Joan and Amy Millican.
Another time change happened somewhere between Ottawa and Moncton but just realized it this morning. "time just seems to disappear"...yes, really!
DONE - 50 km
Day 62 July 17 - Amherst
DONE - 70 km
Day 61 July 16 - a hop, skip and jump to Moncton. Three to four more days riding will get Doug to Halifax and a flight to Amsterdam on the 22nd.
Day 60 July 15 - REST
Day 59 - July 14 TO OTTAWA! today.
Doug's very excited! It's been a long journey across Ontario. So big!
DONE - 67km
Day 58 - July 13 Arnprior
DONE 130 km
Day 57 - July 12 Deep River. You can see Quebec!
DONE 105 km
Day 56 - July 11 Mattawa, Ontario
DONE - 99 km
Day 55 - July 10 Rest Day
Day 54 - July 9 to Sturgeon Falls. 95 km
Day 53 - July 8 not too far from Lively with Sylvia & Terry, a sauna and then jump into Long Lake.
DONE 100 km
Day 52 - July 7 Walford
DONE 114 km
Day 51 - July 6 Thessalon, Ontario. Camping in the Municipal Campground.
DONE 88 km
Day 50 - July 5 Sault Ste Marie and resting
DONE 27 km
Day 49 - July 4 past Pancake Bay Provincial Park, Uphills into headwinds...Doug says this was the toughest day. Past Goulais River, 27 km north of Sault Ste Marie at the Blueberry Motel.
DONE 114 km
Day 48 - July 3 to Agawa Bay - long climbs and strong headwinds.
DONE - 89 km
Day 47 July 2 - to Wawa
DONE 92 km
Day 46 - July 1 Somewhere in Canada on Canada Day... to White River, Ontario.
DONE 94 km
Day 45 - June 30 Marathon.Lots of climbing today.
DONE 94 km
Day 44 - June 29 along Lake Superior to Schreiber. Hills but winds better.
DONE 104 km
Day 43 - June 28 90 km into headwinds felt like riding 200. Birchwood Campground and Cafe, Rhubarb Pie & Earl Grey Tea, some kms before Nipigon.
DONE 90 km
Day 42 - June 27 Appropriately, there is thunder in Thunder Bay, and lightening and a downpour of rain. Doug will wisely stay put today as the winds are easterly and the ride would be long.
Day 41 - June 26... and on to Thunder Bay.
DONE 70 km
Day 40 - June 25 English River to Shabaqua Corners, Ontario. Headwinds, crossing another time zone, passing where all water flows south, and breaking the 3000 km mark.
DONE 122 km
Day 39 - Jun 24 REST DAY and blog
Day 38 - June 23 at: English River
DONE 120 km
Day 37 - June 22 - Vermilion Bay to Jackfish Lake, just before the bend to Borups Corners. Tent at a rest stop.
DONE 80 km
Day 36 - June 21 - Kenora to Vermilion Bay
DONE 100 km
Day 35 - June 20 to Kenora, Ontario
DONE 118 km
Day 34 - June 19 Back on the Road. Winnipeg to Hadashville.
Past half way point of Canada.
DONE 104 km
Doug will be taking a short break so he can be with his mother on her 90th birthday. He'll be back on the road June 19.
Day 33 - June 10 WINNIPEG!
DONE - 50 km
DAY 32 June 9 - Starbuck, the one coffee town.
DONE 83 km
DAY 31 June 8 - with good winds, Treherne Manitoba
DONE - 120km
Day 30 June 7 - into Manitoba, Souris.
DONE - 110 km
Day 29 June 6 - Kennedy to Redvers.
There's more than one way to get to Winnipeg.
DONE - 92 km
Day 28 June 5 - Kennedy, Sask. Camping out tonight with a heating pad attached to an extension cord compliments of Gord & Betty.
DONE - 90 km
Day 27 June 4 - leaving Regina on Hwy Hwy 48 to Montmartre.
DONE - 86
Day 26 June 3 - REST DAY and Blog
Day 25 June 2 - REST DAY and tend to business
Day 24 June 1 - Regina after a good ride. Ready for a rest day. Perhaps two.
DONE 73 km
Day 23 May 31 - Moose Jaw.
DONE 85km
Day 22 May 30 - good riding to
Chaplin, Saskatchewan. (Chaplin Lake is a salt lake, and this area is a major migration path for birds) Tenting tonight.
DONE 90 km
Day 21 May 29 - friendly westerly winds pushed Doug toward Swift Current. First FLAT TIRE today.
DONE 109 km
Day 20 May 28 - from Irvine to Piapot
Saskatchwan. Cold and windy. Staying at the Piapot Saloon and Guest House
DONE - 86 km
Day 19 May 27 - it's over 100 km to Tompkins and
the forecast is for rain and winds...Mother Nature did her thing. Stalled. Rest Day.
Day 18 May 26 - The Hat to Irvine. Still in Alberta. THE WIND! Riding into 25 km winds, gusting to 40 km. 7 km/hr
DONE - 30 km
Day 17 May 25 -Taber to Medicine Hat "The Hat", Alberta. Only 50 km to the Saskatchewan border!
DONE- 117 km.
Day 16 May 24 -Fort MacLeod to Taber, Alberta
DONE - 100 km
Day 15 May 23 - REST DAY
Day 14 May 22
Happy Birthday Doug! Welcome to the Prairies. THANK YOU to The Kims at the
Century II Motel in Fort MacLeod, for all the extra special care.
DONE - 89 km into the wind.
Day 13 May 21 Elko to Blairmore, through the Crowsnest Pass and into Alberta. Past the 1000 km mark!
DONE - 101 km
click on photo to enlarge
Day 12 May 20 - to Cranbrook, then to
Elko DONE - 89 km.
Day 11 May 19 - Creston to Moyie Lake Provincial Park (18 km before Cranbrook) DOUG SAYS A BIG THANK YOU TO TREVOR, PARKS STAFF, FOR BEING VERY HELPFUL.
DONE - 88 km plus 15 km for leaving Creston in the wrong direction. (thank you SPOT!)
Day 10 May 18 - Trail to Creston
DONE - 124 km (he did it!!)
Day 9 May 17 - to Trail and Rest Day
DONE - 28 km
Day 8 May 16 - Christina Lake to Castlegar (with a 30 km, 5 hr hill climb to 1535 m, Bonanza Pass)
DONE - 74 km
Day 7 May 15 - Greenwood to Christina Lake
DONE - 63 km (hills are tough)
Day 6 May 14-
Leaving Osoyoos, up Anarchist Hill, a 16km, 8% grade uphill climb, to Greenwood DONE - 84 km
Day 5 May 13 - Rest Day - see blog
Day 4 May 12 - Princeton to Osoyoos DONE - 115 km
Day 3 May 11 - Manning Park to Princeton
DONE - 68 km
Day 2 May 10 - Hope to Manning Park (up, up, up) 75 km. Alison Pass Summit 1443 m. (Hope's elevation is 42 m).
DONE - 75 km
Day 1 May 9 - from Burnaby to Hope, BC. Lynda rode with Doug.
DONE - 157 km
