For those who don’t know “Winnie” was the name of a real bear in the London Zoo. She was puchased by Lieutenant Harry Colebourn in the town of White River, where I was staying. He named her Winnipeg, after his hometown and she was called “Winnie” for short. Colebourn gave …
I hate bugs. Yes I realize they are an important part of the eco-system, but why can’t they realize I AM NOT part of that eco-system. Period. I belong to the cafe eco-system, the urban eco-system. I woke in the morning to find, no lie, a thousands mosquitos surrounding my …
This morning I left Nipigon late. I didn’t even wake up until 7:15 which is late for me. The hills here are really tiring and so I have had to reign in my ambitions of setting any new world’s records for time trials. The good news is that the scenery …
I was late leaving Thunder Bay…really late. I got up at 6am intending to pound out the 180 kms to Terrace Bay. However when I was loading the bike I noticed that the front brake wasn’t done up. When I went to do it up I noticed that the brake …
I started late, which was no biggie since I was only headed to Dryden, a mere 140km away. However, that sweet tailwind had left me and while the day was short in distance it was long in time. I stopped for my French Toast breakfast before leaving Kenora and began …
So today (June 7th) was another big day. I rode another 230km and made it to Kenora, ON! The wind was mostly at my back which made it much much easier to maintain a decent speed. Strange things in Kenora…. I made a special milestone today outside of Winnipeg, the …