I'm really enjoying your videos. Some of the Ontario roads and places I've travelled many times. Kinda fun seeing them on youtube. Oh, and, it pronounced Port Ryer...see
Oh and did you know that Port Dover was called Dover Mills prior to the War of 1812. I visited Port Dover this past Sunday, and planning to cycle here again this coming weekend and go down to Fort Erie. I also passed through Nanticoke as well as Selkirk, Rainham Center, Sweets Corners, South Cayuga and Byng. Selkirk is actually a village, and it’s called the Village of Selkirk.
Thank you CJ, rural communities are nice especially when people are friendly and say hello. At least you stayed at a very nice campground, lots of privacy.
Nice - thanks for putting this series together. I'm currently in the midst of planning some bikepacking routes around southern ontario, and this is super helpful!
Thanks for insights into rural Ontario. Roads appear to have very little traffic. Perceived risks of bike touring on highways is a serious obstacle to many. Those quiet roads seem to be unique to Canada.
Honestly, finding a good route with light traffic takes a lot of research ahead of time. Before I left on my trip I already had the route for each day carefully planned. I would estimate that the route planning took me around 1.5 hours per day of the trip. There are normally several roads which run parallel to the main highways, but many of those roads are unpaved. The trick is to find the quiet paved roads which link together and don't add a significant amount of extra distance to the day.
Cool video series im all caught up and waiting for the next episode. The question i have for you is how did you keep your camera charged and running all day long? Or did you only record at certain moments? Thanks
I'm glad you're enjoying it. All of the clips in these videos were recorded using a handheld camera. I kept the camera in my pocket and pulled it out to film short clips every few kilometers. The battery could usually last the whole day, and I brought many memory cards with me on the trip to store all of the footage.
Thanks
I have been watching your videos and they are a big help for my summer rides
Thanks you for posting
Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying them.
This video series is awesome! Great for future bike ride ideas, thank you
Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying it!
I think this series of videos is my favorite of all your productions so far. Really looking forward to the rest of the installments!
Thank you, I appreciate it!
I'm really enjoying your videos. Some of the Ontario roads and places I've travelled many times. Kinda fun seeing them on youtube. Oh, and, it pronounced Port Ryer...see
Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying them. So it's Ry-er-sea?
@@cjhoyle yup
Oh and did you know that Port Dover was called Dover Mills prior to the War of 1812. I visited Port Dover this past Sunday, and planning to cycle here again this coming weekend and go down to Fort Erie. I also passed through Nanticoke as well as Selkirk, Rainham Center, Sweets Corners, South Cayuga and Byng. Selkirk is actually a village, and it’s called the Village of Selkirk.
Thank you CJ, rural communities are nice especially when people are friendly and say hello. At least you stayed at a very nice campground, lots of privacy.
For sure. Thanks.
Nice - thanks for putting this series together. I'm currently in the midst of planning some bikepacking routes around southern ontario, and this is super helpful!
Thanks, I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful!
Well done. I like your commentary.
Thanks!
Thanks for insights into rural Ontario. Roads appear to have very little traffic. Perceived risks of bike touring on highways is a serious obstacle to many. Those quiet roads seem to be unique to Canada.
Honestly, finding a good route with light traffic takes a lot of research ahead of time. Before I left on my trip I already had the route for each day carefully planned. I would estimate that the route planning took me around 1.5 hours per day of the trip. There are normally several roads which run parallel to the main highways, but many of those roads are unpaved. The trick is to find the quiet paved roads which link together and don't add a significant amount of extra distance to the day.
I went to school with a Michael Hoyle, wondering if you two are related. Loving the trip so far.
Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying it. No, I don't have any relatives with that name.
Cool video series im all caught up and waiting for the next episode. The question i have for you is how did you keep your camera charged and running all day long? Or did you only record at certain moments? Thanks
I'm glad you're enjoying it. All of the clips in these videos were recorded using a handheld camera. I kept the camera in my pocket and pulled it out to film short clips every few kilometers. The battery could usually last the whole day, and I brought many memory cards with me on the trip to store all of the footage.
what time of year did you make this trip?
This was in late May.
how long did you bike each day?
At the end of each video, I always mention how far I traveled.
i feel like i am biking :)