Quebec

Belgian National Day? This year, we’re celebrating it a little differently: kayaking between Canada’s magnificent fjords.And believe me, I’d probably checked the weather for this day more often than the cycling results. For weeks back home in Belgium, I’d been following the forecast for Saguenay. Rain? Wind? Clouds? Completely pointless, as it turn

We’re still feeling the effects of jet lag. By 6 a.m., everyone is wide awake, so we decide to just get up and start the day. We make some pancakes and have a relaxed breakfast. Outside, things aren’t looking particularly promising. It rained for most of the night, with the occasional loud clap of thunder thrown in for good measure.After picking up

A personal travel story about our first encounter with Canadian black bears.Even before breakfast, everyone is a little nervous. Excitement is already running through our veins. Canada is famous for its bear population, but so far those bears seem more like a myth. During our first hikes, we did not see any sign of them. The Canadian forests are so

I’ll make no secret of it: I think whales are extraordinary animals.Not just extraordinary. The kind of extraordinary that makes it hard to believe such creatures actually exist. Animals larger than a house, moving almost silently through the water, sometimes surfacing right beside a boat. When we started planning our trip to Canada, a whale-watchi