Toronto to Montreal

I just completed my first ever multi day bike packing trip where I cycled 816 km (507 mi) in 8 days from Toronto to Montreal including a rest day in Ottawa visiting a friend. It was an incredible experience overall. Of course it had its ups and downs. I encountered every kind of gravel imaginable from dirt roads to dry riverbeds with rocks so big a fat bike would’ve have had a hard time, I rode in torrential rain for 6 hours, got lead astray by google maps and as a result I couldn’t make it to my final campsite and had to stealth camp in the middle on Montreal, and by the end I had some incredible saddle pains. On the other hand I experienced some amazing roads and scenery, had zero mechanicals aside from having to put wet lube on my waxed chain which was very painful. I had been very interested in bike packing for a long time but never went on any trips longer than 2 days. I’m super happy that I finally made the decision to go on a longer trip.