John and Mary s pace ranged from 60 to 100 miles per day, depending on conditions and terrain, but they often stopped for side trips. Mary took about two hours each day to make sketches. Sean, who has taken up bicycle racing, sometimes biked hard and fast. He averaged 80 miles per day, achieving up to 100 miles each of the last three days and finishing the entire circle of about 1,300 miles in 15 days. Scenery is just one treat on the tour.
People are another.
Sean s early July tour crossed the paths of many cross-country bicyclists. There s lots of people out there riding, Sean says. In Ontario, he met a man who celebrated his retirement from the Canadian Navy with a bike trip. Sean also biked for a time with a group of senior citizens pedaling across Canada. Going solo forced Sean to reach out and meet people, who seemed ever friendly.