GEAR CHECKLIST

CAMP

 Tent/tent ground sheet/tarp  Sleeping bags  Self inflating sleeping pads  Pillow or rolled jacket/sweater  Rope – 15 metres

 Clothespins

 Camp lantern/table light – crank powered

KITCHEN

 Single-burner stove  Single pot (medium) with lid  Small non-stick pan  Coffee press  Mugs/water bottles

 Plates/bowls

 Cutlery (fork/spoon or spork)  Flexible chopping mat  Single- or multi-blade knife  Spice kit  Can opener  Small utensil kit – wisk, flipper, scraper

 Soap/dish towel/scrub pad  Mutli-colour stuff sacks

BIKE

 Flat repair kit – tube/patch kit/ tire boot/pump

 Multi-tool including chain breaker

 Spare brake and shift cable  Spare spokes front and rear wheel

 Spare chain links  Assorted nuts/bolts  Front/rear battery or dynamo powered lights

 Front and rear panniers  Handle bar bag  Water bottles

CLOTHING

 Rain jacket/pants  Riding or walking shoes/ sandals for camp

 Helmets

 Sun and rain hats  Bug shirts or hats  2 or 3 T-shirts  Warm sweater – wool or fleece  2 or 3 pair shorts/skirts  Single pair long pants  Bathing suits  Swim towels

MISCELLANEOUS

 First aid kit

 Sunscreen  Umbrella  Camera  Headlamps  Maps

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Gaspésie National Park

A vacation destination to see and feel!

Hike in the forest, through the mountains, along the shore or on a beach, with or without a guide, for several hours or several days—the choice is yours! Québec maritime offers all this and more.

Plan your vacation online:

www.seeandfeel.ca/hike

Entry Island (Îles de la Madeleine) Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada (Duplessis)

It wasn’t until we were under way

that the thought occurred – what exactly do you do with two kids on a bike for six days? Conversation usually centered on the next snack or ice cream break. The rest of the time, games of “I Spy,” knock-knock jokes, story-telling, and many, many songs did the trick. We talked about what we saw along the road and counted the animals we spotted. We tried counting boxcars on passing

trains as they flashed by at level crossings. Sometimes we simply pedalled in silence and enjoyed the view. During our six days we visited one

provincial park (Rideau River, just outside Kemptville) and four lock stations – Merrickville and Smiths Falls (great for boat-watching), Jones Falls (history and swimming), and then Upper Brewer’s locks just before our final push to Kingston,

Bic National Park (Bas-Saint-Laurent)

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