Category: Canada

Today I met John. He's bikepacking from Banff to Mexico along the Great Divide, this is his 4th time doing the route and the first time on his own. He's got an extremely light and compact set up and I was most impressed with his bike luggage as he made all of it except the…… Continue reading John

Just been on a social bike ride with Kerri Dance, she's the Recreation Program Co-ordinator at Banff Town Hall. Every Tuesday lunchtime during the summer there's a Townie bike ride. It was great opportunity to learn a lot more about the surroundings area and also all about their different initiatives to get more people on…… Continue reading Tuesday Townie Bike Rides

I saw this in Banff today. I was thinking that it would be cool if we had something like this in Leicester, I'm sure that nothing would happen to the tools or the track pump 😉

USB charger So my Bear bell has come in handy but more as a thief deterrent rather than to alert the bears of my presence. The other night on a campsite I was woken up by my bear bells. I woke up, unzipped the tent and the bells stopped ringing, so I went back to…… Continue reading Bear Bells

I managed to break my chain as I was cycling into Banff, fortunately I wasn't going down hill for miles before noticing. Let's hope that I can remember how to fix it.

Sarah and Alison are cycling across Canada during their 6 weeks holiday from college. I thought that it was cool that they just decided to get on their bikes and do it. They have a blog http://www.cyclistsinsolidarity.com

I met Mark a few times. He's from Germany and has been Cycle Touring for the past 6 years; he sold up everything 6 years ago. He is quite a character. I'm currently unsure as to whether to visit Mexico due to safety. So Mark's advice was that I should visit all of the other…… Continue reading Mark

Forest Fires in the area have meant no camp fires at the campgrounds. The camp fires were useful as a way to keep the mosquitoes away as well as to keep warm on cold nights and there were some cold nights.The fires also meant that on some days it was difficult to see the mountains.

After 3 1/2 weeks of cycling the Icefield Parkway, seeing amazing scenery and living a very rustic life I'm now booked into a hostel with electricity and running water 💦. 😊