On the surface it seems like the Prince Rupert U-Haul had promised the 10' truck to someone else and was trying to brush you off. Good sticking to your guns!

In 1969 we did the inside passage. Slept on the floor betwèen the seats along with lots of other travellers. At least, we slept briefly as all were up for Neil Armstrong taking the first walk on the moon. Boy, are we old.

We already exclaimed in the above comment that you are braver than us, but these equipment plans are also equivalent to or crazier than ones we have done! We did see that you hit it off with Azub at Spezi, but forging a link with them, Fairfield, and Grin is pretty cool.

One thing, we were blithering about Ligo a few months ago to a friend who is an Air Canada pilot and he claimed that they have clamped down on this now. Perhaps he was claiming you could only take one. One each would be just 200 wh. An 8800 mah laptop would be 48 wh, so they have to allow at least 48 wh, surely. Can I bring 10 laptops on board (please!).

Also (I'm sure you have time for this amid all the cycling!) is there going to be a torque sensor put in the cranks of the Azubs, or will you make do with cadence sensing?

Thanks Jacquie ! Our ride up Vancouver Island was generally ok regarding shoulders and road conditions. However, the ride from Prince Rupert to Prince George would have been far more difficult as there were many long stretches with no shoulders or services. As well there was a section of over 50 km of construction where there was no shoulder. We were glad that we had rented a U-Haul to transport our bike and gear.

Hi Steve,
We own two tandems. As you know our Rans Seavo stays with our friends in Germany .We retrofitted our Rans Screamer with a Bafang motor and we ride it when we are on Saltspring Island.
We have ordered two recumbent trikes that are being hand built by Azub in the Czech Republic. Fairfield bikes in Victoria are adding Bafang motors. We will be using Ligo batteries from Grin industries in Vancouver. Ligo batteries are the only lithium batteries that are legal to fly with as each battery is below the limit allowed on planes. You connect each battery like LEGO pieces until you have the range that you want.
Barry

Hi Keith,
We got our Canada flag from t-cycle.com. They are located in Portland. Teracycle makes an adapter that the flag can be mounted be on any bike.

https://t-cycle.com/collections/all-purple-sky-products

Cheers,
Barry

Barry, can you get the link to where you got your Canada flag?

Beautiful.

That is cool.

Outstanding image!

Love this image!

Ferries are lighthouses, so enjoyable and beautiful!

Barry, hi. Thanks for sharing your journal. I postponed my tour of western Canada until 2021. I have never been to Canada except for the falls in eastern Canada, so I'm really excited to visit. Have fun!

Been there, done that. They had safety cars going ahead and instructing all oncoming traffic including us on our bicycles to the side of the road. It was really scary. The trucks were wide and long and filled the whole width of the two lane road we were on.

"..lacking a shoulder to ride on and no services or places to take a break..." That about sums up why I haven't toured much in my home province of BC. Kudos to you!