Jon, thanks for the more detailed description of your trip. It's interesting that you don't mention getting bored or bogged down in the monotony of a day in day out ride for nearly two months, even without having the opportunity to pursue your reading when you were off the bike.

I'm guessing you were on the road for approximately 6-8 hours per day. What filled the other waking hours after camp was set, meals and shopping taken care of, and bike maintenance completed?

One more question; how might the trip been different if you had been a solo rider? ...or a larger group of say, 4-10?

I've been kicking around the idea of a trip from New Hampshire, north into Quebec, ferry across the St. Lawrence, then east into and across Labrador, south through Newfoundland, ferry again across the St. Lawrence to PEI and Nova Scotia, and either ferry to Portland ME or ride through New Brunswick and back home again. Of course this is a retirement dream so still a few years off.

It would involve a great deal of "gravel grinding" because the roads north of the St. Lawrence are generally not paved. The other aspect of the trip is the significant wilderness crossing involved. Would you think doing such a ride solo?