Tomorrow Laf and I will fly back to Whitehorse, marking the end of the North American chapter of the CAT project. Exactly 6 months after Steve dropped me off in Deadhorse. I wish I could elegantly summarize this wonderful adventure, but I can’t: this is exactly why I decided to take a break. It is impossible to absorb everything that happened over half a year of traveling on a bike without taking a good chunk of time to absorb it…
Another week just went by since my last post, it’s amazing how time flies. Leaving Santa Barbara was particularly hard, the city was so beautiful, my hosts really interesting and their house absolutely gorgeous. I also had a chance to have dinner with Barry, who I had met in Sausalito and then in San Francisco. The riding has been much easier and it felt great. After almost 6 months, I don’t seem to question my capacity to do my day’s…
Many days have passed since I last updated my blog. The Californian Coast still has some wilder areas where cell coverage and internet are non-existant! I am now in Santa Barbara, a beautiful town with a definite latin feel, and about 400 km from the Mexican border, where I will take a break and fly back to Canada for some time. As mentioned before, the journey has been incredible and so full of amazing moments, views and encounters that I…
People often ask me if I see wildlife along the road. Yes, I saw muskoxen, caribou, deer, bears, foxes, moose, rabbits, squirrels, elk, all kinds of birds, etc. But I also see a lot of snakes, so I thought I would share some of the pictures I took of snakes I saw along the road. Don’t worry, I did not put myself at risk. I stayed at a safe distance and didn’t touch any of them, even if they looked…
Here I am, sitting in a nice house in San Francisco, one more time thanks to kind Warmshowers hosts. It’s early morning and I can’t sleep any longer, still pondering the pros and cons of taking a break from the road and going home for a while. I am grateful for all the emails and comments I got from people following the blog. Interestingly, only one person said: “Cat, you are such a wimp, why would you stop now, just…