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| Jun 23 2012: Around St. John's The legend is that the fog was so thick in St John's that when the fisherman came home, they couldn't distinguish which house was theirs, so they painted them all different colours so they wouldn't walk into the wrong home. Dunno if it's true, but it's pretty...
— in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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| Jun 22 2012: Out on The Rock The scenery off the main highway was pretty uniform as it cut its way through the boreal forest of the island. I had the depressing feeling that we were missing so much of Newfoundland and I vowed that after we wrapped things up at home, I mean Toronto... :), we would go about the rest of our journey very differently...
— in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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| Jun 20 2012: Out to Newfoundland Our bikes get to travel across the Gulf of St Lawrence in the underbelly of the ferry, comforted by the weight of dozens of 18-wheelers above our heads...
— in Port-Aux-Basques, Newfoundland, Canada
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| Jun 17 2012: Gaspe Peninsula The Gaspe peninsula lies on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. It's kind of a pain to get to for most Torontonians because of the sheer distance to get to the start of the peninsula - about 1,000 kms by slab - definitely more than a long weekend trip
— in Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada
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| Jun 16 2012: Off to Quebec City! ...I've always wanted to ride through the narrow streets of the old city, soaking up the European atmosphere. We passed through the city walls, remnants of the military presence in the 1600s and found the streets were soaked from the rains the night before...
— in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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| Jun 14 2012: Escape Velocity! ...took even longer trips, and then dealt with the aftermath, the ensuing ennui of "real life" - the anchor of a home, the jobs and the bills; the maintenance of everything we've accumulated in our collective seven decades on earth.
— in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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