I meet Assia and Nabila at their hostel at 10am and we walk to the boat terminal. A short ferry ride later and we spend the morning exploring Toronto island. There isn't much on the island (more for kids) so we chill on the beach for a while. Back in town we agree to catch up that evening to check out the CN Tower. I spend the afternoon resupplying and getting things sorted. That night we catch up for a drink and then go up the CN Tower. As per Patricks recom...

It rains all morning in Orillia so I enjoy a relaxed morning listening to it beat down on the tent before it finally stops around 11 so I can pack up. I'm in Toronto by 4pm after having to deal with some manic traffic coming into the city. I'm staying with Anne and Reagan (friends from Perth) for a few days. We head out for a few drinks and food in the distillery district and then to Sugar Bay. That afternoon I get a msg from Assia and Nabila, they also j...

Another great nights sleep in the back country. I pack up camp and get on the road to Bracebridge. Lunch in Parry Sound provides a nice break before I arrive Bracebridge. I'm looking forward to a night at a cheap b&b recommended by the Lonely Planet, but it has closed down. Accommodation in town is expensive so I continue south to Orillia. A YMCA camp is listed in a backpackers guide I have picked up but their rooms are too expensive. They only have camping f...

I awake to a textbook Canada vista, a crystal blue lake surrounded by forrest, and no one for miles. This is the canada i dreamt of. A relaxed breakfast on a lakeside rock and then its time to pack up camp and haul 3 hours back to the road. I meet my first people in a day at the car park and get chatting with them about travel and the beauty of Canada. By 3 I'm in Killarney township and have lunch at a small diner. Taking time to recharge my stuff I chat with...

A great nights camping and I'm up for checking out the Killarney Provincial Park and its well touted Crack hike. Before heading into the park I grab lunch at the small town of Killarney and some camping food at the general store. I sort out a backcountry campsite at the park office and head off to the start of the trail. Dusting off my pack I load up some stuff for the night and cover the bike. An hour and a half hike brings me to The Crack and a steep climb ...