From Anchorage to Ushuaia by Bike

From Terrace to Prince Rupert we followed the Skeena River. The salmons began to run. We saw a lot of fishermen on each side of the river. We were lucky to get nice weather in Prince Rupert, as it is one of the towns that have the most of rain in Canada. Close from a rain forest and the coast, it rains over there more than 300 days per year. This town lives from fishing and tourism. In the evening, the fog comes back at once, as well as humidity.

We were in a campground 1km away from the ferry terminal. It fills up and empties not with the tides, but with the arrivals and departures of the ferry. Some tenters woke us up while there where putting up their tent on … no no … next to ours! They had all the room to leave us some space but they still put it one meter away from our tent … When we woke up at 5.30am we almost fall over their tents!

The crossing with the ferry was long: 16 hours stuck on the ferry. Our legs are not used to stay still for so long anymore! Fortunately the landscape was beautiful: corridors, islands, main land, and rain forest. We even saw many whales!

We arrived on Vancouver Island at night and had to bike 3km. Our light on our bikes worked for the second time!

The climate and the vegetation are very different from what we have seen until now: it is more humid, lots of vegetation. The forest here is exploited. Many small roads go from the main road to the forest. We feel that we will soon be in a civilized area … We will enjoy the next 2 days of quiet wilderness that are left…