Day 51
Current Location: In a campground about 12KM’s from St-Denis, Que.
Date: August 6th, 2008
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16 years ago
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Day 48 (with Cows)
Day 48
Current Location: Trois-Riviéres
Date: August 6th, 2008
In all honesty nothing really that particularly interesting happened today. Today we traveled from Joliette to Trois-Riviéres. Brett spent most of the day driving while I chilled in the passage seat. The only thing that I found memorable about the day was seeing some cows on the highway. Here is a video of said cows with Gnome Chomsky.
Current Location: Trois-Riviéres
Date: August 6th, 2008
In all honesty nothing really that particularly interesting happened today. Today we traveled from Joliette to Trois-Riviéres. Brett spent most of the day driving while I chilled in the passage seat. The only thing that I found memorable about the day was seeing some cows on the highway. Here is a video of said cows with Gnome Chomsky.
Day 46 & 47
Day 46 & 47
Current Location: Ottawa
Date: August 5th, 2008
We've spent the last two days resting and sightseeing in Montreal and in Ottawa. Yesterday we spent the day visiting Montreal. We visited a couple of old historic buildings and went into some pretty interesting shops. I was in awe by some of the architecture that we saw in Old Montreal. I’ve never seen so many old and historic buildings in my life before. In the afternoon we met up with Jamie, a recent UofL graduate. He showed us more of the city and at the end of the day he ended up making us dinner. Following dinner, we drove back into Ottawa to spend the night at Joanne and Britney’s apartment again.
The next day, Kelly and I did some sightseeing in Ottawa. We visited Parliament and the
Supreme Court, looked at some embassies and went to Rideau center. We did a good deal of walking and at the end of the day my legs felt like they were going to collapse. I haven’t really done much physical activity over the month and a half and I’m probably in the worst physical shape in my life.
In the evening, Kelly, Brett, Vanessa and I went to an alumni event that was organized by Joanne. To our amazement, the event had a pretty good turnout. I wasn’t really expecting much of a turnout because about a week before the event I got an email from Joanne that said that only one person had sent an R.S.V.P. The highlight of the night for me was when, my friend, Kendall gave me a bag of rice as a present.
Current Location: Ottawa
Date: August 5th, 2008
We've spent the last two days resting and sightseeing in Montreal and in Ottawa. Yesterday we spent the day visiting Montreal. We visited a couple of old historic buildings and went into some pretty interesting shops. I was in awe by some of the architecture that we saw in Old Montreal. I’ve never seen so many old and historic buildings in my life before. In the afternoon we met up with Jamie, a recent UofL graduate. He showed us more of the city and at the end of the day he ended up making us dinner. Following dinner, we drove back into Ottawa to spend the night at Joanne and Britney’s apartment again.
The next day, Kelly and I did some sightseeing in Ottawa. We visited Parliament and the
Supreme Court, looked at some embassies and went to Rideau center. We did a good deal of walking and at the end of the day my legs felt like they were going to collapse. I haven’t really done much physical activity over the month and a half and I’m probably in the worst physical shape in my life.In the evening, Kelly, Brett, Vanessa and I went to an alumni event that was organized by Joanne. To our amazement, the event had a pretty good turnout. I wasn’t really expecting much of a turnout because about a week before the event I got an email from Joanne that said that only one person had sent an R.S.V.P. The highlight of the night for me was when, my friend, Kendall gave me a bag of rice as a present.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Day 45
Day 45
Date: August 3rd, 2008
Current Location: Montreal
Today we traveled from Lachute to a city called Joliette. The drive, like it has been for the last couple of days, went fairly smooth. After we were done biking for the day we headed off to Montreal to do some sightseeing. After a bit of a drive we finally reached Montreal. We tried to find a place to stay for the night in the downtown area but we couldn’t seem to find anywhere that had vacancies. We did technically find one place that had a room but they wanted a absurd money for it. We ended up staying in a somewhat cheap motel on the outskirts of the city. By the time that we had reached the motel we were all dead tired. We ended up spending our first night in Montreal watching the movie Crank in the motel room.
Date: August 3rd, 2008
Current Location: Montreal
Today we traveled from Lachute to a city called Joliette. The drive, like it has been for the last couple of days, went fairly smooth. After we were done biking for the day we headed off to Montreal to do some sightseeing. After a bit of a drive we finally reached Montreal. We tried to find a place to stay for the night in the downtown area but we couldn’t seem to find anywhere that had vacancies. We did technically find one place that had a room but they wanted a absurd money for it. We ended up staying in a somewhat cheap motel on the outskirts of the city. By the time that we had reached the motel we were all dead tired. We ended up spending our first night in Montreal watching the movie Crank in the motel room.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Day 44
Day 44
Current Location: Lachute, Que.
Date: Augest 2nd, 2008
Today we traveled from Gatineau to a small town called Lachute. To my amazement the traffic was moderately tame and the roads were fairly well kept. The highway even surprisingly had a designated lane for cyclists. The designated lane for cyclists was pretty much just a glorified shoulder but it was really nice none the less. The drive today would have been really fantastic if it wasn’t for the copious amount of rain. Kelly and Vanessa were both fairly drenched by the rain.
When we reached Lachute, we ended up staying at a motel for the first time since Surrey B.C. Kelly and I ended up making rice in the motel room because nothing seemed to be open that was in walking distance and because we're both becoming fairly broke. I miss having a disposable income.
Current Location: Lachute, Que.
Date: Augest 2nd, 2008
Today we traveled from Gatineau to a small town called Lachute. To my amazement the traffic was moderately tame and the roads were fairly well kept. The highway even surprisingly had a designated lane for cyclists. The designated lane for cyclists was pretty much just a glorified shoulder but it was really nice none the less. The drive today would have been really fantastic if it wasn’t for the copious amount of rain. Kelly and Vanessa were both fairly drenched by the rain.
When we reached Lachute, we ended up staying at a motel for the first time since Surrey B.C. Kelly and I ended up making rice in the motel room because nothing seemed to be open that was in walking distance and because we're both becoming fairly broke. I miss having a disposable income.
Day 43
Day 43
Date: Augest 1st, 2008
Current Location: Ottawa
Today we traveled from Haley Station, Ont. to Gatineau, Que. I spent a good chunk of the day (sort of) relaxing in the van while Brett drove the van. The drive into the city itself was fairly interesting. We went through a couple of smaller roads that had substantially less traffic compared to the highway. As we entered Gatineau we found some pretty good bike paths that went throughout the city. Brett and I split from the Kelly and Vanessa when we reached the bike path. It’s somewhat frowned upon for a giant van to be on narrow paths meant for cyclists and pedestrians. After the biking was done for the day we stayed with Joanne Luu and Britney Earl, a pair of really awesome UofL alumni’s, for the night in Ottawa.
I’m feeling kind of sick today. I’m not really 100% sure why. I think that it might have been due to something that I ate from the Ark themed restaurant or it could be due to my overall poor diet on the bike trip. It’s probably not that good to have Chef Boyardee as a major staple of my diet.
Date: Augest 1st, 2008
Current Location: Ottawa
Today we traveled from Haley Station, Ont. to Gatineau, Que. I spent a good chunk of the day (sort of) relaxing in the van while Brett drove the van. The drive into the city itself was fairly interesting. We went through a couple of smaller roads that had substantially less traffic compared to the highway. As we entered Gatineau we found some pretty good bike paths that went throughout the city. Brett and I split from the Kelly and Vanessa when we reached the bike path. It’s somewhat frowned upon for a giant van to be on narrow paths meant for cyclists and pedestrians. After the biking was done for the day we stayed with Joanne Luu and Britney Earl, a pair of really awesome UofL alumni’s, for the night in Ottawa.
I’m feeling kind of sick today. I’m not really 100% sure why. I think that it might have been due to something that I ate from the Ark themed restaurant or it could be due to my overall poor diet on the bike trip. It’s probably not that good to have Chef Boyardee as a major staple of my diet.
Day 42
Day 42
Date: July 31st, 2008
Current Location: About 7Km’s from Haley Station
Today we traveled from Stonecliffe, Ont. to a campsite about 7Km’s from Haley Station, Ont. The drive today, like yesterday, went fairly smoothly. The shoulders were pretty narrow and filled with gravel like they have been for the last couple but the other drivers were pretty good. It seems that the shear amount of drivers on the highways had increased quite a bit.
We ended up staying in a really interesting biblically themed campground. The campground had a waterslide, a restaurant shaped like an ark, a petting zoo, a lake and mini golf. Because it was a Christian campground, it had some pretty strict policies about conduct. The rules ranged from swimming attire to use of firearms and explosives. One rule stated that “no person shall bring into or have in the park any explosive substance such as fireworks..., dynamite, or rockets.” The campground also had a rule stating that “no person shall carry, possess or discharge firearms of any description."
Date: July 31st, 2008
Current Location: About 7Km’s from Haley Station
Today we traveled from Stonecliffe, Ont. to a campsite about 7Km’s from Haley Station, Ont. The drive today, like yesterday, went fairly smoothly. The shoulders were pretty narrow and filled with gravel like they have been for the last couple but the other drivers were pretty good. It seems that the shear amount of drivers on the highways had increased quite a bit.
We ended up staying in a really interesting biblically themed campground. The campground had a waterslide, a restaurant shaped like an ark, a petting zoo, a lake and mini golf. Because it was a Christian campground, it had some pretty strict policies about conduct. The rules ranged from swimming attire to use of firearms and explosives. One rule stated that “no person shall bring into or have in the park any explosive substance such as fireworks..., dynamite, or rockets.” The campground also had a rule stating that “no person shall carry, possess or discharge firearms of any description."
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