Ruth: It became clear that Gord was underfed when he spent last night in Neguac researching the location and hours for the all you can eat Chinese restaurants in Miramichi.  Even with a ferocious head wind we were able to make it to the Great... Read More

Ruth: Today is the Fête Nationale d'Acadie and we are spending it in Caraquet, often described as the heart of Acadian culture in New Brunswick.  In the morning we hopped on our bikes and road to the nearby Acadian Historical Village. It has a fantastic... Read More

Gordon:  On our last day in Quebec (we spent almost four weeks in the province) we visited Miguasha Provincial Park.  It exists to protect an area in which a remarkable collection of fossils, mostly of fish, have been unearthed.  The 380 million year old fossils... Read More

Gordon:  While I was discreetly cooking breakfast over a backpacking stove set up outside the door of our hotel room - probably the only one doing so in the upscale establishment- we were treated to a great natural show on our last morning in Percé.... Read More

Ruth: We cycled to Percé from Gaspé on our wettest day yet. We were fortunate enough to find a cafe serving up waffles to wait out the worst of the rainstorms. By the time we made it to Percé we were wet and exhausted and... Read More

Gordon:  The first 25 kms of our ride yesterday was pure bliss.  The road followed the edge of the sea, snaking around the headlands and charging into the bays.  Traffic was light, the road was pancake flat, and we were generally within a few feet... Read More