Mini bike tour to Leesburg, VA … More Leesburg Virginia

Aside from the beautiful summer weather, lovely scenery and our interest in speaking French, there is one thing that has brought us back to Quebec for bicycle touring for two consecutive seasons: La Route Verte (The Greenway). Little known in the U.S. and yet at the same time world famous, Route Verte encompasses more than … More La Route Verte: 5000 km of Cycling Bliss

One person on our bike tour told us that one of the best things about travel, besides meeting new people and learning new things, is that when you go home you get to appreciate everything you have. Life is indeed rich. Pauline and Gilles welcomed us back and to our car, and again made it … More Going home is also good

  We had a brief visit to Montreal, which is a very fun and metropolitan city which we have visited before by bike.  We arrived at 9 PM by train from Quebec City, near the old city of Montreal and the train ride was quite enjoyable.  As a matter fact, we met another bike touring … More All the steps in Montreal on our bike tour

The photo shows a 3″ by 5″ mesh bag with my pajamas in it. When I met Vic a few years ago,  I asked if he was interested in bike touring. He said he had not really considered it before. Vic said “yes” to many things, including our life together,  and together we keep learning … More Packing light– inn to inn biking tour– and breaking out of habits

Many cycling tourists have noted the simplicity of the long distance bicycle journey: eat, sleep, cycle, repeat! To this ultra sequence I would add: observe (with insight) and witness (the new and the wonderful). We are after all tourists on bicycles, reaching destinations often after intense planning and mental preparation, not to mention sore muscles … More Eating, Sleeping, Cycling

After a good night’s sleep (again!- -we must be so tired everyday!) Liz, host of Auberge de Chemin de Roy prepared us a good breakfast. I had a most scrumptious quiche and fresh fruit and yogurt dish and she made Vic an omelette without cheese and a meal without dairy, as requested. Her brother unlocked … More Cycling uphill into Quebec City- a charming place

We had our shortest day biking to Deshambault 28 miles. We had beautiful weather and beautiful views of the St. Lawrence River. We first stopped in Saint Anne de La Perade where we came across a Sunday fair in town with home-baked goods, music, antique cars, and a friendly coffee shop. While  there a woman … More Deshambault bike tour–lovely day

So we left Nicolet Hotel Montfort after breakfast for another 38 mile ride in cloudy weather and this day involved an 18 mile country farm route to the Visitors center near Becancour.  We said “bonjour” to the hostess and asked to take the bike shuttle across the Laviolette bridge to Trois Rivieres because there is … More Bicycling on the Saint Lawrence River

The Weather Underground warned us, as did our two BnB hosts–a lot of rain expected on Friday. We had to wrap our heads around biking 55 miles in it. We were in Maison du Doc’s garage, retrieving our bikes, putting on our rain boot covers and adding rubber bands for good measure. I really was … More When miserable turns to incredible