Trans-Canada: Kamloops to Jasper

Kamloops (British Columbia)  –  Barriere  –  Little Fort  –  Blue River –  Valemount  –  Mount Robson  –  Jasper (Alberta) In short, BC (British Colombia) is an absolute stunner. From all the blogs that I'd read I'd decided to take my sweet time in this province - not just because of the Rockies/ALL the mountains, but …

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Trans-Canada: Vancouver to Kamloops

Vancouver - Squamish - Whistler - Lillooet - Cache Creek - Kamloops First things first, Westjet were amazing - the crew were so friendly, helpful and funny! - but the baggage handlers somewhere along the way weren't 😥. My bike (now named 'Barb') arrived eventually at Vancouver however the box which had been meticulously packed …

Trans-Canada: The intro.

I left you here with a (semi-) cliffhanger of a post - 'would she, wouldn't she?'. She did. Yep, I got back on my bike, and so it begins again... ☺️. This time the plan is CANADA. From Vancouver in the West to Halifax in the East - across 8 provinces in 95 days. If this …

And so it ends – Quito to Cuenca and back again.

Quito - Machachi - Cotopaxi- Latacunga - Baños - Riobamba - Alausí- Chunchi - El Tambo/Ingapirca - Cuenca - Quito We were in Quito for the Christmas and New Year period, looking after 2 lovely dogs in their luxury apartment thanks to TrustedHousesitters (get a 25% Discount here btw #yourewelcome) which was perfect for a bit of …

Ecuador, the story so far…

Nueva Loja - Lumbaqui - El Reventadora - Santa Rosa - Baezes - Papallacta - Casa de Ciclistas - Quito We rolled on and into our 10th country, Ecuador, which like Colombia in only a couple of days cycling can offer a mix of Amazonian jungle, forested mountains, snowy volcanoes, mist and murk and dry, …

Beyond Medellin and on to Ecuador: the rollercoaster cranks up another gear (if rollercoasters have gears…)

El Retiro - La Pintada - Filadelphia - Manizales - Chinchina - Santa Rosa thermals - Salento - Calarcá - Cajamarca - Rovira - San Luis - Saldania - La Victoria - Villavieja - Desierto Tatacoa - Nieva - Gigante - Santa Ana Leaving Medellin after a restful week of urban living with Bruce and …

“It’s ColOmbia, not ColUmbia…”

Cartegena — Cruz de Vizo —Tolú — Cereté — Planeta Rica — Caucasia —Tarazá — Valdivia —Yarumal — Santa Rosa de Osos — Medellin — La Palmas Waking up on deck in Cartegena’s harbour after 5 days out on the water was something of a relief - the boat trip from Panama, though memorable, was …