Passing through a small town along the southern bank of the St. Lawrence River. We have pedaled about 100 miles in the last two days, heading in a northeastern direction (which feels like "up" on a map but is actually downstream along the St. Lawrence!). The landscape is flat, which means the pedaling is continuous, and our muscles (and seat bones) are reminding us of the aches that come with the early days of a long bike tour. Nonetheless, the weather has been beautiful—80 d

Emile - our first highlight of people who make a difference We spent a couple of days in Montreal to prepare for our ride to Halifax, Nova Scotia, via the Cabot Trail around Cape Breton. Montreal feels like a major European city and also reminded us a bit of Hong Kong with its international flavor and diverse population. The highlight of our stay was our experience at Emile’s Bike Shop . We planned to do a basic tune-up on our bikes when we arrived, but Emile, the owner and b

We arrived in Montreal, Canada on Sunday, May 11, with bikes and gear in tow. We gave ourselves the full day on Monday to take care of some important last minute things, such as having our bikes checked and adjusted if needed, and sending our bike bags and luggage on to Halifax, Nova Scotia, our destination. We also used the time to see and taste a little of what Montreal has to offer, and were not disappointed! It is a truly international city! A video of our time in Mo