Location when updated:
Vancouver, British Columbia
Day today:
October 6th, 2006
Day of Departure:
May 10, 2006 96 days ago
Days on the road:
142
Ground Biked:
10017 km.
km left to St. Johns, Newfoundland(On most direct route possible):
0 km.
Longest days:
1. 203 km. from Ottawa to Montreal
2. 202 km. first day east of Saskatoon
3. 197 km. second day east from Saskatoon
4. 185km last day of trip from ferry at Argentia to Cape Spear and then St.John's
Top speed:
1. 73.15km. Gaspesie Peninsula of Quebec
2.73km Gros Morne National Park
2.68.8 km. Just east of Jasper Alberta
Canoed:
340 km
Ground Hiked:
180 km
Black bear spottings:
20
Grizzly bear spottings:
1 (Sayward, Vancouver Island)
Bear Attacks:
0
Sunglasses lost or broken:
2
Nights camped:
65 (All but 12 for totally free)
Money spent on acomadation including campsites:
$1347
Money spent on transportation (ferries):
$190
Total money spent (roughly):
$5300
flat tires:
11
Total cost of bicycle maintanence so far:
$300
Worst Weather:
1.Hurricane in Newfoundland 100km/hr winds and over 100mm of rain luckily I was inside a warm house but still went down to beach to watch ferocious waves
2.#5 The Coaquihalla Summit road from Vancouver to Merrit, wet, cold, and foggy
3.#5 Yellowhead East, just east of Jasper in Hinton, Alberta, big storm, extremely strong cross winds and down pores
4. Nipigon, Ontario Very sever thunder Storms, frightning amounts of lightning forcing me to duck low in the ditch until it passed
5.Saskatoon, Sask While riding in to town huge downpours for 1 hour flooded out all the streets, but warm and enjoyable