Amsterdam!

So, i have alot to update since last time, lets see, so after i got to montreal and ate the MOST poutine EVER! i got a full nights rest.. then i set out for the airport in montreal. the airport is still on the island of montreal, but it is way out west in a surburb area called dorval. the airport wasnt made for cycling to, like many airports in america, so i had to devise a route. sarahs roomate showed me a nice route taking the lachine canal bikepath all the way west. We also noted there was a bigtime filmshoot happening across the street from their apartment in the park. apparently it was for a Presidents Chioce (canadian brand?) ice cream television ad. there had to be 12 box trucks full of gear there... weird. anyhow, i rode along the canal out to lachine and dorval two surburb is places west of montreal that i had never been to. Lachine looked like it must have had a really nice prep school, because i saw all these well dressed preppy rich teens hanging out by the river. also, in some places the stop signs said "STOP" instead of "ARRET". huh. so anyhow, the airport, i got there 4 hours early and took my bike apart and put it in a box and checked my two panniers. i also had to pay a suprise $150 to bring the bike! yikes! the planeride was uneventful. i was surrounded by older quebeckers headed to a bus tour of tulip fields... i landed in amsterdam and had to unpack and put my bike together and repack it. this took two hours or so. i then rode the nice path right from the airport into amsterdam! both to day and yesterday were beautiful, so yesterday i rode around all day, and found Ian at her theatre she works at. she then guided me to her house where i set up my tent, read for a bit and went to sleep in the backyard. i woke up at 2 this afternoon! i went to the thrift store called "dodo" that ernesto works at and talked to him for a bit. he told me of a show later i am goingto go to. also i am going to a hardcore show in arnhem sunday, and working queensday monday. i've been writing too long and want to go hang out so later!!

Montreal~!!

Yesterday i left my parents house in milton at 9am to goto Montreal. i hadn't ridden a bike this heavy or in this windy of a day to montreal so i didnt arrive till after 10pm!! thanks to my friend sarah for putting me up in her lovely apartment! i will put up pictures soon, as today i gotta find a way to get to the airport by bicycle. hopefully next time i update i will be in amsterdam!

LEAVING!

...so, these pictures are from earlier this week when Shawn and I went camping via bicycle in shelburne by the lake. i got to test out my gear and everything worked wonderfully... also, today, i left home to make my way to my flight that leaves wednesday from montreal... with any luck i'll be in montreal tomorrow evening... hopefully i miss out on some rain. tonight i dropped by my parents in Milton, and boy, i can feel the weight of this thing... maybe i didnt train well enough... oh well, looks like i'll be getting in shape weather i like it or not! PEACE OUT VERMONT!!!

Tour Style

So, for any of you who aren't firmiliar with good style, europe requires good style, i did my homework and came up with an ideal europe cycle touring outfit. Let me thank the Garment District fashion house of Cambridge, Ma for setting me up with these mean threads!

today i went muddin through the intervale almost fully loaded... the back rack may need to be changed, but otherwise it's a sweet ride. psychededed!

warm up ride

So, yesterday, ezra, derek and i went to shelburne pond and saw this majestic eagle in a tree... looks nice, eh? symbol of our freedom part 2. anyhow, we got pelted with sleet and rain on the ride home, and then promptly went to Leah's sweet dinner party!!