Across Canada By Bicycle: The Numbers
VICTORIA → ST. JOHN’S
‘Mile Zero’ to ‘Mile Zero’
Victoria Start Date: July 21, 2025St. John’s Arrival Date: September 26, 2025
Total Riding Days to St. John’s: 56
- including the day we pedalled 30k in Thunder Bay and ended up back at our starting point
Total Kilometres Biked: 7,536
- NOT including when Andrew biked 4 kilometres to a gas station in Tarrys, BC and 4 kilometres back, after dark, to bring Sherrie a cold soda water
Most Kilometres Biked In One Day: 183
- Regina to Arcola, Saskatchewan
Kilometres of the ‘Total Kilometres Biked’ that are a lie because someone with an automobile helped us out: we think around 350
Total Elevation Climbed: 38,900 metres
Most Elevation In One Day: 2,120 metres
Total Provinces Ridden: 10
Total Provinces Camped In: 10
Total Nights Camping In a Tent: 51
Total Nights with Literally No Sleep AT ALL: 3
Total Bike Shops Visited For Fun: 15
Total Bike Shops Visited For Actual Repairs: 1
Total Flat Tires: 9
Total Wasp Stings: 6
Dangerous Wildlife Encounters: 0
Dangerous “Domesticated” Animal Encounters: 6
Total Family and Old Friends Visited En Route: 29
Total New Contacts In Phone: 29
Most Elevation In One Day: 2,120 metres
- Day 12, Gray Creek Pass
Total Provinces Ridden: 10
- all of them
Total Provinces Camped In: 10
- all of them
Total Nights Camping In a Tent: 51
Total Warm Showers Hosts: 7
- Including Marek in Kimberley even though he’s not officially on ‘warm showers’
- NOT including the absolutely loony lady in Perth-Andover, NB
- Frank in Thunder Bay
- Tim in Nipagon
- Danika in Wawa
- Anik and Sarah in Trois-Rivieres
- Jeff Gagnon, whom we never met, in Quebec City
- and last but certainly not least, also including Wade in St. John’s even though he hosted us after we officially completed the trip.
Total Nights with Literally No Sleep AT ALL: 3
- Osoyoos Time-Share-Condo Patio
- Sudbury Train Station
- Argentia Ferry
Total Bike Shops Visited For Fun: 15
Total Bike Shops Visited For Actual Repairs: 1
Total Flat Tires: 9
- 6 for Andrew, 1 in every province until New Brunswick
- 3 for Sherrie, including 1 in New Brunswick making it 7 provinces in which Andrew had to repair a flat
Total Wasp Stings: 6
- 2 Andrew
- 4 Sherrie, one may have been a bee tough to say for sure
Dangerous Wildlife Encounters: 0
Dangerous “Domesticated” Animal Encounters: 6
Best Cinnamon Bun: Su Casa Mexican Cafe, Kootenays
Best Butter Tart: Waupoos Tarts, Waupoos
Best Baguette: La Meunerie Urbaine, Montreal
Best Deli Sandwich: Marche Richelleu, Sully, Quebec
Best Seafood Chowder: The Brick House, Charlottetown
Best (most consistently edible) Fast Food: A&W not even close
Total Dollar Value Received as Gifts in Tim Horton’s Gift Cards: $100
Total Dollar Value in Tim Horton’s Gift Cards Redeemed: $96.35
Total Free Tickets Received To Live Shows: 2
Total Live Shows Attended: 0
Total Refried Bean/Tuna Wraps Eaten: Prefer Not To Say
Total Lunches with Dad in the Weirdest Places: 2
- North Albert Street, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Jemseg Truck Stop, New Brunswick
Total Family and Old Friends Visited En Route: 29
- Medicine Hat 2, Regina 13, Killarney 3, Winnipeg 4, Toronto 1, Prince Edward County 1, Montreal 5
Total New Contacts In Phone: 29
- Warm Showers hosts
- Random helpful people met on the side of the road
- New cycling friends for life
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