ConnecTour Chronicles Archives

COVID panic? Keep calm and carry on with bike tour planning

This is part 1 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

Four of the five members of the core group who plan to cycle across the country have had their first shots. We’re ready to go

This is part 2 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

A collection of ordinary adventurers are preparing to travel at the speed of life, seeking to connect with fellow Canadians across the country

This is part 3 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

But, often, bike touring requires making lemonade out of lemons

This is part 4 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

As the searing heat began to wear us down, we sought refuge at an RV park on the Similkameen River, still churning furiously with the spring runoff

This is part 5 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

Across from our campsite sat a gangly young man named Scott, who had been homeless for 10 years and was trying to find some normalcy

This is part 6 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

Transport trucks, cars and four-by-fours roared by us, some so close we were showered in road spray and rocked by the wind gusts