Open road through the Yukon

On Two Wheels, For Better, For Worse

Two old fools, one bicycle, one motorcycle, and a marriage tested by every continent in between.

our story starts in Canada 2014

  • Victoria To Nanaimo

    Cycling out of Victoria into a 2m-wide hard shoulder crowded with pickup trucks, they coin the phrase ‘this one’s a pusher’ for the toughest hills — and Susan, adamant she…

  • Route Map

    The full route plan for crossing Canada, mapped out before a single pedal stroke.

  • 51 Mile Training Run To Gullane

    A 51-mile training run to Gullane, put in long before the real distance even began.

  • Nazca Quetzal tandem with Forth Rail Bridge in background

    Nazca Quetzal Tandem At South Queensferry

    The bike that would carry them 5,000 miles across Canada, parked at South Queensferry before a single mile was cycled.

  • Act I – Canada, Coast to Coast

    Act I begins: Victoria to St. John’s, 8,192km on the Nazca Quetzal tandem — no ‘never ever’s yet, those come later.