The Happy Canuck
Bringing Sunshine to the Masses
Do you remember that time I said I was going to ride across Canada….and then I did? It took leaving the world of work for a couple of months, but taking...
I woke up about 3:00 am in Moosomin, Saskatchewan. A day earlier, my son’s girlfriend asked him if I’d make it for his birthday dinner. He told her it was unlikely...
I was raring to go when I left Ignace, Ontario! I had my sights set on Saskatchewan. I was now only 1 sleep away from my son’s birthday, and I’d told...
I was really looking forward to getting out of my gear and grabbing some grub in the restaurant at the hotel in Ignace. I chose this place specifically because they advertised...
It was 5:30 am as I stood outside my room at the Wawa Motor Inn watching the rain bounce off the ground under the street light. The anxiety in my belly...
I was raring to go when I left North Bay! I had an early start thanks to last night’s left overs. Grateful to not have another morning like in PEI, I...
In 2025 I rode my bike, Jules, a 2016 f700GS BMW adventure bike from my Alberta home to Prince Edward Island and back. You’ll find stories about this epic solo adventure...
Once I was geared up and warm again leaving Quebec, my next ‘hurdle’ was getting through Ottawa. When I was headed east, I got turned around and mixed up in Ottawa....
Do the hard stuff first. This is what I keep telling myself. What I forgot on the morning I left Deux Montagnes, is that I don’t have to choose to make...
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