Thursday, July 16, 2009

Trip Layout

This is our expected cycle trip plan (as determined before trip using maps and google maps)
Distances are approximations using google maps.


Day 1: toronto to cobourg 112 km (stay with family)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------July 15 (0km)
Day 2: Cobourg to sandbanks park: 100 km (tent!)
Day 3: sandbanks to kingston 80 km (stay with friends)
Day 4: kingston to murphy's point provincial park 80 km (tent)
Day 5: Murphy's to smith's falls (through perth, tent) 40 km EASY DAY!! YEY
Day 6: Smiths falls to ottawa: 75 km (stay with someone) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------July 20 (487km)
Day 7: ottawa to somewhere: about 100km
Day 8: somewhere to Montreal: about 100km (friends)
Day 9: Rest day 0km (stay in montreal another night maybe go sailing!)
Day 10: montreal to joliette 70km (stay with someone)
Day 11: Joliette to trois rivieres: 91km (stay with friend -----------------------------------------------------------------------------July 25 (848km)
Day 12: trois rivieres to quebec city: 130km (stay in friends)
Day 13*: cross fleuve quebec-lévis for 6 dollars, bike included, bike to saint jean port joli: 90km (tent)
Day 14*: Port joli to riviere du loup 94km (tent)
Day 15*: Rest
>Day13 alternate: Quebec city to baie saint paul 95km (tent)
>Day14 alternate: Baie saint paul to st limeon 78km tent near st limeon
>Day15 alternate: take ferry to riviere de loup (3 hours, 20 bucks, leaves at 9:30) Rest.
Day 16: Loup to Trois pistoles 50km (stay with friends)-------------------------July 30 (1200km)
Day 17: trois pistoles to parc du bic 40km
Day 18: Parc du Bic to mont joli 60km (stay with friends)
Day 19: Mont joli to somewhere about 100km
Day 20: somewhere to dalhousie about 100km
Day 21: dal to bathurst 80km----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 4 (1600km)
Day 22: bathurst to kouchibouguac national park 130km
Day 23: kouchibouguac to moncton 130: stay with friends and see magnetic hill
Day 24: moncton to sackville 50km (stay on farm by coast with friends)
Day 25: sackville to tatamagouche 110 km (stay on community farm)
Day 26: tatamagouche to truro 50km (stay with friend)
Day 27: 40km Truro to HALIFAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 10 (2100km)


yeeeeehaw! If you know anyone in these towns willing to put us up for a night or even just let us use a shower or tent in their backyard please let us know.

Thank you!
-Sean and Larissa

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