Ganges in Canada to Friday Harbour in the US, via Sidney

Two days in one, because we spent a lot of time waiting around for ferries, and didn’t do a lot of cycling. As we spent two extra days in Vancouver, the ferry schedule has flipped to the summer times, and so there’s not a ferry to Friday Harbour until 5:55pm tomorrow. It rained overnight in […]

June 21st, 2011 | Category: Biking the Pacific Coast | 4 comments

Nanaimo to Ganges, on Saltspring Island (with more pictures of Paul, by special request)

Not a particularly early start from the Painted Turtle guesthouse, after a jolly nice breakfast at the place round the corner.     Lovely and sunny again, and quiet roads to start with until we join Canada Highway 1, heading south.  This is a large dual carriageway, but with a massive wide shoulder, and helpful […]

June 19th, 2011 | Category: Biking the Pacific Coast | One comment

Deep Cove to Nanaimo

Up bright and early for a Canadian bacon sandwich to fortify us for the first day of the trip !  We started riding at about 7:45am, and here’s a picture of the first mile, Deep Cove Road, leading us into North Vancouver.     We rode along the North Shore of Indian Arm, massive shipping […]

June 17th, 2011 | Category: Biking the Pacific Coast | Leave a comment

Bath to Vancouver

Bikes boxed, panniers packed, off to Heathrow for our flight to Vancouver.     We’re staying with friends in the rather beautiful Deep Cove, part of North Vancouver.  It’s on Indian Arm, which is where you get to if you pass through Vancouver Harbour and keep going up the inlet.  It is water-sports heaven.   […]

June 15th, 2011 | Category: Biking the Pacific Coast | 3 comments
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