The night in the tent was not too restful. There was a very loud party at least till 3 am. I guess people are getting ready for 4th of July weekend! Then there were several trains going by and I could feel the ground shake. So much for a lonesome cyclists excitement. This was the […]

Today was a rather gentle day to ride from Duluth to lake Winnibigoshesh which is the lake where the Mississippi starts. The ride started with a steep climb out of Duluth, then gently rolling hills which suddenly flattened out and I reached the Prairies in La Prairie just before Grand Rapids. Large swamp areas, farms, […]

This is a rest day. Just biking down and up the steep hills of Duluth. I spent a few hours at the Centre for Non-Violence / DAIP and talked with staff and read some of the latest Duluth Manual. Gracia showed me their visitation centre which is part of DAIP. In Domestic violence cases where […]

Today was an easier day. A bit rainy at the start but then increasingly sunny. Beautiful to ride. Rolling hills and more farms. The ride through Superior to Duluth was tough as the road was very busy with lots of holes and cracks. Finally I found the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project. At the door it […]

This was a long day with with some changes. First more gentle uphills, then down and up. It become very hot (36 C) just as I came into Wakefield a huge thunderstorm started and I spent and hour in a restaurant with a salad and a coffee. Then on to Ironwood, then long downhills to […]

Camping at Munising was good – the storm didn’t come, so no chance to test the tent so far on the trip!  Good news is that the phone and email are now working – thanks Cindy for figuring that out!  It’s good to be in contact again after a day without email. Beautiful cycling weather […]

Sunday was a day out of the saddle with the Arbus family in Sault Ste. Marie but Monday it was back to the tour.  Started in the morning with a visit and conversation at a local soup kitchen until around 11:00 am.  Then it was on the bike, over the border and into the USA.  […]

After drying out from the rain yesterday in a comfy motel in Blind River, the third day of the tour began with grey, foggy, and windy weather.  No rain, but no sun either, and you need to concentrate on the road, with trucks and very little room.  Stopped for lunch in Bruce Mines at Mike […]

Left Tobermory and the wonderful hospitality of Marilyn and Ralph Suke this morning to board the ferry.  Laura Robinson and John Cameron rode to Tobermory and are riding to Manitoulin and Little Current to keep company on the road.  Here’s a picture coming into South Baymouth and Manitoulin: On the trans Canada just outside of […]

The Change the Cycle Tour is on!! There was a great send-off at the Men’s Program in Owen Sound on June 20th.  MP Larry Miller,  MPP Bill Walker and Owen Sound Mayor Deb Haswell, along with co-workers, friends and family all joined in to wish Joachim a great trip.  Under sparkling sun, with a police […]