Rachel's C90 Adventures from Alaska to Argentina – Life in the fun lane!
Sunday 15th February – Thursday 19th February Once we’d got ready and packed up, we went in to the restaurant and Elaine cooked us up a good breakfast. We’d just finished that up when Elaine’s husband Lorne came over. ‘I hear you’re on an adventure!’ he then proceeded to sit down, and wrote a list…
Thursday 12th February – Saturday 14th February It was a mission getting out of the tent. It was so cold, and the wind so bitter, that just the thought of standing outside without my bike gear and fat suit on made me shiver. I could either jump out of the tent and get dressed extremely…
Monday 9th February – Wednesday 11th February We woke up fairly late, had some food in the restaurant below the motel we’d found, and left town around midday. It was overcast and snowing, the temperature was around -12C, and of course there was a headwind. Why is it never a tail…
Friday 6th February – Sunday 8th February After accepting that our original plan of riding on gravel roads would be too slow, and that there would be less services and towns, we decided to pick up highway 9. We were pretty chilly by the time we got to the town of Hanna, and…
Tues 3rd February – Thursday 5th February We finally left Michelle and Nevil’s house after about five failed attempts (Please note: if you invite us to stay, you might not be able to get rid of us) It really felt like we were starting a new chapter of our trip, as we finally headed east…
Saturday 24th January – Monday 2nd February I was extremely happy that our passing through Lake Louise coincided with the Banff and Lake Louise Ice Magic Festival, which is part of Snow Days, a celebration of all things Winter. Artists from around the world have 34 hours of carving time, to transform fifteen blocks…
Our usual late start was followed by breakfast and tea, and the discovery of squirrel poo all over my bike; what is it with my bike and the wildlife?! Before continuing on down the Alaska highway, Ed decided that he wanted to have one last dip in the hot springs, but I unfortunately…
We got up around 9am; Denis and Dan were due over around 10am to help and instruct with the moving of stuff. We had a cup of tea and packed all our stuff up, and Dan arrived around 11am, followed by Denis just before 12pm. We loaded everything on to the truck then said our…
We got up around 9am and packed up our stuff. There was a fresh layer of snow on the bikes and out of the window was a view of the lake, completely frozen. We went back in to the lodge and had a huge breakfast; eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, toast. You name…
We sat down in the restaurant and had some food while warming our toes up and drying our socks. Cory had been in touch with Ed via email, wondering how and where we were, and said that he’d be in Teslin for work tomorrow (his main job was at NWTel, a communications company). We both…
