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Family Adventure Across Canada


A sane family sells their home and possessions, and cycles to a new future, somewhere in Canada

9,027 km (5,609 miles) over 170 days from April 22, 2005 to October 8, 2005

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, With kids, 6-12 months, Canada Coast to Coast, Canada West to East
Locales: North America, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Year: 2005
Keywords: Children, Camping, Self-Supported

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/feldmannfamilyacrosscanada

Copyright © 2005-2012 By Fritz, Cynthia, Stefan & Tristan Feldmann - (contact)

Status: Completed Dec 2005Featured Journal #156
Last updated: Monday December 18, 2006 10:10 UTC -08:00 (edited Sat 9 Oct 2010 20:25 UTC -08:00)
398,754 hits since January 1, 2005 (hitcounts updated nightly)
591 pics


Table of Contents

Welcome
The Joy of Bicycle Touring: Bicycle Touring 101
How the Wheels Got Rolling - Background Blurb
Changed Gears Over Lunch: September 27, 2004
Geared Up Even More: December 2004
January 2005
February - Fine Tuning, First Aid & Featured Article
March - The calm before the storm
April

LET THE FUN BEGIN!: April 22, 2005

Day 1: Friday Farewell!
Day 2: Oliver to Anarchist - Saturday Surprises
Day 3: Anarchist Rest Area, Bridesville, Rock Creek to Midway Village
Day 4: Midway to Greenwood to Grand Forks
Day 5 - "Happy Birthday Fritz!": Grand Forks to Christina Lake
Day 6: At Christina Lake
Newspaper Interview: Grand Forks Gazette
Day 7 - Survival Day: Christina Lake to Castlegar
Day 8: Rest Day in Castlegar
Day 9: Castlegar to Nelson
Day 10: Kootenay Lake, north of Nelson to south of Bosley (north of Creston)
Day 11: Boswell Beach (MoT) to Creston
Day 12: Toothless Tuesday from Creston/Erickson to Yahk
Day 13: Yahk to Cranbrook
Day 14: Cranbrook to Jaffray
Day 15: Jaffray to Fernie
Day 16: Fernie, BC to Coleman, Alberta

ALBERTA: May 7, 2005

Day 17: Coleman to Pincher Creek
Day 18: Pincher Creek to Lethbridge
Day 19: In Lethbridge
Day 20: Lethbridge - Cardston and Waterton National Park
Day 21: Lethbridge - Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Day 22: Lethbridge - Bike Cleaning, CFCN CTV , Milk River, Miltow Colony
Day 23: Lethbridge - Shopping, Lunch in the Tower, Waterslides and Fondue
Day 24: Sunday in Lethbridge - our last day :(
Day 25: Lethbridge to Grassy Lake
Day 26: Grassy Lake to Medicine Hat
Day 27: Medicine Hat, AB. to Maple Creek, Saskatchewan!

SASKATCHEWAN: May 18, 2005

Day 28: Maple Creek to Tompkins
Day 29: Tompkins to Swift Current
Day 30: Swift Current to Herbert
Day 31: Herbert to Besant
Day 32: Besant to Moose Jaw
Day 33: Moose Jaw to Regina
Day 34: In and Around Regina
Day 35: In Regina
Day 36: One more day in Regina
Day 37: Regina to White City
Day 38: White City to Montmartre
Day 39: Montmartre to Kipling
Day 40: Kipling to Kennedy and to Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Day 41: Moose Mountain Provincial Park to Carlyle
Day 42: Carlyle to Redvers
Day 43: In Redvers

MANITOBA: June 4, 2005

Day 44: Redvers to Reston, Manitoba
Day 45: Reston to Souris
Day 46: Souris to Glenboro
Day 47: Glenboro to Treherne
Day 48: Treherne to St. Claude
Day 49: St. Claude to Winnipeg
Day 50: In Winnipeg
Day 51: In Winnipeg
Day 52: In Winnipeg
Day 53: Winnipeg to Crystal Spring
Day 54: Crystal Spring Colony to Steinbach
Day 55: Steinbach to Hadashville
Day 56: Hadashville to West Hawk Lake
Day 57: At West Hawk Lake
Day 58: West Hawk Lake to Kenora

ONTARIO: June 19, 2005

Day 59: Kenora to Vermilion
Day 60: Vermilion to Wabigoon Lake
Day 61: Wabigoon Lake to Ignace
Day 62: Ignace to Upsala
Day 63: Upsala to Shabaqua
Day 64: Shabaqua to Thunder Bay
Day 65: Rest Day in Thunder Bay
Day 66: Thunder Bay to Nipigon
Day 67: Nipigon to Rossport
Day 68: Rossport to Terrace Bay
Day 69: Terrace Bay to Marathon
Day 70: Marathon to White River
Day 71: White River to Wawa
Day 72: Wawa to Agawa Campground on Lake Superior
Day 73: Agawa Prov. Park to Pancake Bay Prov. Park
Day 74: Pancake Bay to Sault Ste. Marie
Day 75: Rest Day in Sault Ste. Marie
Day 76: REAL Rest Day This Time!
Day 77: Sault Ste. Marie to Thessalon
Day 78: Thessalon to Spanish
Day 79: Spanish to Espanola
Day 80: Espanola to Batman's in Sheguiandah
Day 81: Batman's Campground to Tobermory
Day 82: Tobermory to Wiarton
Day 83: Wiarton to Markdale
Day 84: Markdale to Orangeville
Day 85: Orangeville to Port Perry
Day 86: Play Time in Port Perry
Day 87: Port Perry and Oshawa
Day 88: Oshawa
Day 89: Oshawa
Day 90: Oshawa and Whitby
Day 91: Whitby
Day 92: Whitby
Day 93: Whitby
Day 94: Kingston to Ivy Lea Prov. Campground
Day 95: Ivy Lea to Iroquois
Day 96: Iroquois to Lancaster/Summerstown

QUEBEC: July 27, 2005

Day 97: Summerstown to Valleyfield, QUEBEC
Day 98: Valleyfield to Longueuil
Day 99: Longueuil to Pierreville
Day 100!: Pierreville to Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent
Day 101: Desclaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent to Quebec City
Day 102: In Quebec City
Day 103: In Quebec City
Day 104: Quebec City to Montmagny
Day 105: Montmagny to Riviere-Ouelle
Day 106: Riviere-Ouelle to Riviere-du-Loup
Day 107: Riviere-du-Loup to Degelis

NEW BRUNSWICK: August 7, 2005

Day 108: Degelis to Saint-Basile
Day 109: Saint-Basile to Perth-Andover
Day 110: Perth-Andover to Woodstock
Day 111: Woodstock to Woolastook
Day 112: Woolastook to Marysville and Fredricton
Day 113: Marysville to Village of Gagetown
Day 114: Village of Gagetown to Evandale
Day 115: Evandale to Saint John, New Brunswick

NOVA SCOTIA: August 15, 2005

Day 116: Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia
Day 117: Rest Day in Digby
Day 118: Digby to Annapolis Royal
Day 119: Annapolis Royal to Lawrencetown
Day 120: Lawrencetown to Grand Pre
Day 121: Grand Pre to Brooklyn
Day 122: Brooklyn to Truro
Day 123 & 4 Month Anniversary!: Truro to Wentworth
Day 124: Wentworth to Lorneville

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: August 24, 2005

Day 125: Lorneville to Borden-Carleton in Prince Edward Island
Day 126: Borden-Carleton to Victoria, and to Central Bedeque
Day 127: Central Bedeque to Linkletter
Day 128: Linkletter to Kildare
Day 129: Here, to There, and Back
Day 130: Kildare to Central Bedeque
Day 131: Central Bedeque to Charlottetown
Day 132: Rest day in Charlottetown
Day 133: Charlottetown to Mount Stewart/Tracadie Cross
Day 134: Mount Stewart / Tracadie Cross to Montague

NOVA SCOTIA: September 3, 2005

Day 135: Montague, P.E.I. to Pictou in Nova Scotia
Day 136: Pictou to Antigonish
Day 137: In Antigonish
Day 138: Antigonish to Port Hastings
Day 139: Port Hastings to Mabou
Day 140: Mabou to Dunvagen
Day 141: Dunvagen to Cheticamp
Day 142: In Cheticamp
Day 143: In Cheticamp
Day 144: Another day in Cheticamp
Day 145: Cheticamp to Pleasant Bay
Day 146: Pleasant Bay to Cape North
Day 147: Cape North to Base of Smokey in Ingonish
Day 148: Ingonish to Englishtown
Day 149: Englishtown to Sydney
Day 150: In Sydney
Day 151: Sydney to North Sydney

NEWFOUNDLAND: September 20, 2005

Day 152: North Sydney to Channel Port aux Basques in NEWFOUNDLAND!!
Day 153: In Port aux Basques
Day 154: Port aux Basques to Codroy Valley
Day 155: Codroy Valley to Robinsons
Day 156: Robinsons to St. George's
Day 157: St. George's to Corner Brook
Day 158: In Corner Brook
Day 159: In Corner Brook
Day 160: Corner Brook to Town of Deer Lake
Day 161: Deer Lake to Sheppardville
Day 162: In Sheppardville Baie Verte
Day 163: Sheppardville to Grand Falls - Windsor
Day 164: Grand Falls-Windsor to Gander
Day 165: Gander to Glovertown
Day 166: Glovertown to Port Blandford
Day 167: Port Blandford to Clarenville
Day 168: Clarenville to Bellevue Beach in Trinity Bay
Day 169: Trinity Bay to Whitbourne
Day 170: Whitbourne to St. John's and Yeah We Did It!

We Traded our Bicycles for a Car

Oct. 09, 2005: In St. John's
Oct. 10, 2005: In Goulds
Oct. 11, 2005: In Goulds
Oct. 14, 2005: In Goulds
Oct. 15, 2005: St. John's to Traytown
Oct. 16, 2005: Traytown to Deer Lake
Oct. 17, 2005: Deer Lake to Codroy Valley
Oct. 18, 2005: Codroy Valley, Newfoundland to North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Oct. 19, 2005: North Sydney to Louisbourg
Oct. 20, 2005: Louisbourg to Baddeck
Oct. 21, 2005: In Baddeck - Rest Day
Oct. 22, 2005: Baddeck to Antigonish
Oct. 23, 2005: Antigonish to Sherbrooke to Halifax
Oct. 24, 2005: In Halifax and Dartmouth
Oct. 25, 2005: In Dartmouth
Oct. 27, 2005: In Shelburne, on the south coast of Nova Scotia
Oct. 29, 2005: Pugwash to Hillsborough
Oct. 30, 2005: Hillsborough to Nappen
Oct. 31, 2005: Nappen to Masstown
Nov. 01, 2005: Masstown to Stellerton
Nov. 14, 2005: In Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
Dec. 9, 2005
Country Road Conditions (added Sept. 13, 2006 - better late than never)
Good gear, bad gear (FINALLY updated December 16, 2006)
Dec. 18, 2005
Final thoughts...


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