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In 2 months, I took the train from Ottawa, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia. I stopped in Ottawa, Montreal, and Moncton between. After I crossed the border into the US on a bus from Montreal, I arrived back in New York City’s Penn Station at 04:00 AM. I assembled my bike, and I rode through Manhattan to Brooklyn–crossing the East River over the Manhattan Bridge.

Mikey’s boots, two backpacks, and a big duffel bag are shown on a shoe rack. A yellow tag on his duffel bag reads “Montreal”.

Mikey's bicycle is leaning against a railing on a bridge. Above his bicycle is a sign that reads "Quebec". — Bridge to Quebec

A large USPS envelope is addressed to "Workspace Moncton" on "Main Street." The envelope lists a price of $23.95. — Moncton

Greyhound Canada bus ticket from Montreal to New York. $78. Leaves Montreal 09:00p. Albany, NY 01:35a. 0:30 layover. New York, NY 05:00a. — Montreal to NYC

Mikey's bicycle leans up against a sign reading "Manhattan Bridge" with a picture of a bicycle on it. Behind a concrete barrier covered in graffiti, a white bus with dark tinted windows drives past with the inscription "Brooklyn Transportation Corp" — Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn

Mikey is standing in the walkway on a concrete-and-riveted-steel-truss bridge with a sign on it that reads "Madison Avenue Bridge" — Madison Avenue Bridge

Mikey's bicycle is disassembled, wrapped in cardboard, and just unpacked. Behind it is a huge cardboard bicycle box. Next to it is a backpack, a duffel bag, and a small tote. Mikey's sleeping pad lay crumpled next to his bicycle. — Montreal to NYC Greyhound Bike Box

Mikey and two women are posing while standing on a fence. The wall behind them is a mural--very psychedelic and colorful--showing a bird, a fish, and an octopus. — Nocturne, Halifax

Mikey's pack sits on a scale that reads 31 lb or 14 kg — Pack Weight

Mikey's 40L pack sits by his friend Q's Surly Long Haul Trucker — Q’s LHT + 40L

Mikey's bicycle is shown leaning against a monument at Mount Royal in Montreal, Canada — Mount Royal

I stayed in Brooklyn for a week, then caught the Greyhound to Miami–stopping for a week each in Asheville, Atlanta, and Orlando to visit friends & family.

Next week, I board a plane back to Chile. This winter holiday, I take my long-awaited journey to the south of Chile in Patagonia!

After a month in Vancouver, I rode the train to Edmonton, bussed to Calgary, hitch-hiked to BANFF, and then hit the rails again to Toronto & Ottawa. I’ll be here in Ottawa for a week, then I take the rails up to Montreal, Qubec, and Halifax.

A procession moves down a street full of people. A truck drives down the road with a truck-long sized joint that's emitting smoking from the front. In the back of the truck, a canadian flag with the maple leaf replaced by a cannabis leaf is flying. Behind them, a giant rainbow pride flag serves as a shade cover for the following vehicle. — Vancouver Pride

Vancouver & BANFF have been the highlight of my Canadian journey so-far.

If you can manage to find free rent in Vancouver (it’s legal to erect an overnight tent on public property in all of British Colombia, per BC Supreme Court), you will find it to be a very cheap place to travel. The city’s cycling, beaches, people, discount fruit, free events, and near-by hiking are great. For a $30 bus, you can take touring bike & all your gear up to Whistler, and ride the 120km Sea-to-Summit highway in reverse, descending the 600m from mountains to the sea, which is a beautiful & easy 2-day ride–but don’t forget the bear spray.

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A mirror-like lake reflects a tall mountain behind it. Around the lake are lush green trees. — Egypt Lake, BANFF

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