Vancouver Montréal, 1986





Day 1 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
11:00 28 30 SO 09:08 09:08:00 196.2 21.0 59.8 200.8
Jun-23-LU UBC Totem Pole/NW Marine Drive/Broadway/Highway7/Hope/HIghway 1/Yale+9
(B) Super. Vent Favorable.
Day 2 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:30 35 25 SO 10:39 10:39:00 195.5 18.0 66.7 397.2
Jun-24-MA Yale+9/Highway 1/Cache Creek/Savonna
(B) Super !
Day 3 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:30 29 20 SW 11:23 11:23:00 203.0 17.0 62.2 600.6
Jun-25-ME SAVONNA/HIGHWAY 1/SICAMOUS+10 (CEDAR CAMPGROUND)
(B) Fatigue a la fin.
Day 4 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:45 27 15 SE 08:45 08:45:08 125.7 14.0 54.6 727.4
Jun-26-JE SICAMOUS+8/HIGHWAY 1/REVELSTOKE/ILLECILLEWEAT CAMPGROUND (ROGERS PASS)
(V) Bonne journee.
Day 5 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:15 25 10 SE 10:40 10:40:00 160.1 15.0 66.7 888
Jun-27-VE ILLECILLEWEAT (ROGERS)/HIGHWAY 1/GOLDEN/FIELD/WISKEY JACK HOSTEL/
(B) Arret ++1 heure a Rogesr Pass pour voir "SNOW WAR"
Day 6 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:45 23 5 V 05:42 05:42:52 98.2 17.2 60.7 1009.9
Jun-28-SA WISKEY JACK/HIGHWAY 1/HIGHWAY 1A/LAKE LOUISE/HIGHWAY 1/CASTLE JUNCTION/1A/BANFF
(V) Construction: LAKE LOUISE. bad !!!!!!
Day 7 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 13 60 NE 10:21 10:21:00 191.3 18.0 53.1 1202.9
Jun-29-DI Banff/1/1A/Calgary/John Laurie/2A/564/9/Irracana
(P) Pluie Banff/ Orage (Tornade, Grele +6C) Cochrane/ Pluie Reste du temps
Day 8 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 17 25 NE 11:13 11:13:00 184.0 16.0 54.6 1398.4
Jun-30-LU Irracana/9/21/575/Dinausaur Trail/Drumheller/9/Hanna/
(V) Bruine au debut, Degagement par Apres. Ensolleille a Drumheller
Day 9 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 25 30 SE 12:05 12:05:00 206.0 17.0 54.4 1611
Jul-01-MA Hanna ALTA/9/Alsask SASK/7/Kindersley/
(B) Beau temps !
Day 10 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
11:00 31 40 SO 09:17 09:17:11 210.0 22.0 72.4 1828.4
Jul-02-ME Kindersley/7/Rosetown/4/15/Kenaston
(B) Belle Journee
Day 11 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 23 40 SO 10:41 10:41:00 248.2 23.0 72.4 2079.8
Jul-03-JE Kenaston/15/Leross/35/Echo Lake Prov Park (Fort Q'Apelle)
(B) Plus longe distance du voyage !
Day 12 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
12:00 21 25 SO 12:00 08:54:39 150.3 16.0 43.7 2239.9
Jul-04-VE Echo Lake Prov Park/Fort qu'Apelle/10/22/Esterhazy
(V) Ensolleille au debut/Ennuagement suivi de pluie./ Arret frequents et
Day 13 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 20 60 O 10:14 10:14:00 245.7 24.0 66.1 2487.5
Jul-05-SA Esterhazy/22/Manitoba/478/16/Minnedosa/Gladstone
(V) Flat @ 40Km. Pluie Forte au debut Arret Au Manitoba, Ensoleille apres.
Day 14 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:45 22 60 W 10:54 10:54:00 265.0 34.0 55.4 2755.6
Jul-06-DI Gladstone/16/1/Portage la Prairie/26/Winnipeg/1/Prawda
(B) Tres Venteux.
Day 15 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:45 24 25 NO 12:07 12:07:00 235.8 19.0 54.2 2993.1
Jul-07-LU Prawda/1/Ontario/17/Kenora/Dryden
(B) Hell in Ontario ! Cateye acting up but seems to keep accuracy
Day 16 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
12:00 23 30 NW 10:50 10:50:00 217.0 20.0 55.7 3212.6
Jul-08-MA Dryden/17/Ignace/English River/Upsula
(B) Arghhh ! Construction ! Dangereux. 1 Flat, 2 Spokes
Day 17 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:00 23 20 NE 10:30 09:52:39 193.3 19.0 59.2 3407.3
Jul-09-ME Upsula/17/Kakabeka Falls/17/Thunder Bay/17B/17/Pass lake
(B) Spoke. Arret chez Petrie's pour pieces.
Day 18 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 21 20 SE 11:24 11:24:00 196.3 17.0 57.0 3604.1
Jul-10-JE Pass Lake/17/Nipigon/17/TerraceBay/Jack Fish
(B) Campement sur route.
Day 19 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:30 22 30 S 12:31 12:31:00 179.2 14.0 50.7 3783.8
Jul-11-VE Jack Fish/17/Marathon/Obatanga Prov Park
(V) Ontario drivers !
Day 20 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 20 30 SE 11:57 11:57:00 186.3 15.0 64.6 3970.5
Jul-12-SA Obatanga/17/Montreal River Harbour ++^r and more
(P) Campemant sur route. Pluie toute la journee/ RAGE A WAWA
Day 21 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:00 16 25 NE 12:26 12:26:00 210.0 16.0 46.6 4180.7
Jul-13-DI Montreal River (past)/17/Sault Ste-Marie/17/Iron Bridge
(P) Pluie et bruine.
Day 22 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 24 25 NO 12:25 12:25:00 205.6 16.0 51.8 4386.5
Jul-14-LU Iron Bridge/17/Worthington/55/Lively/17/Sudbury
(B) Baignade avant Lively. Campement au camping municipal.
Day 23 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:25 25 25 SO 12:44 12:44:00 248.3 19.0 70.3 4635.6
Jul-15-MA Sudbury/17/17B/North Bay/17/Mattawa/Stonecliffe
(B) 4 Rayons brises !!!. Arrivee trad le soir. Hotel.
Day 24 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
09:40 28 20 S 12:44 12:44:00 236.9 18.0 48.8 4872.6
Jul-16-ME Stonecliffe/17/Petawawa/17-B/21/7/3/Arnprior/17/417/Hazeldean/248/Ottawa
(B) Hell into Ottawa. Tard le soir. Auberge Jeunesse
Day 25 Depart Temp Wind Total tm dst avg mxs odo
10:00 28 30 SO 10:25 10:25:00 188.0 18.0 50.3 5061.4
Jul-17-JE Ottawa/Montreal Road/17/Clarence/Traversier/148/344/Oka/Traversier/Dorion/Beac!
(B) Quelle joie d'entrer au quebec !




DepartTime of departure
TempTemperature that day
WindWind speed and direction as felt/estimated
TotalTotal time from departure to arrival. The bike computer for this trip was a Cateye Solar did not have auto-start/stop so was left running all day, hence the total time matches that of "tm" most days.
tmTravel time. In later years, indicates actual time of wheels moving.
dstDistance travelled
avgAverage speed. This includes stops since computer was usually left running
mxsmaximum speed
odoOdometre since departure from Totem Pole Residences in Vancouver
TrajetThe general route taken as written on blank punched cards during trip and years later transcribed to a computer. Was limited to 80 characters
CommentComments on that day (in french). For this trip there appear to be a letter between parentheses at start. I have no explanation.




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