Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society
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2011 CCCTS TOURS

Name Dates (in sequence) Leader(s) (Coordinator) Nature of Tour Cost ($ Cdn) Category Max (min) participants Applicants Wait listed
Sierra Tahoe 2011 tour May 6 - 20 Warner Griswold Motel accommodation, sag support $950 Advanced 20 (16) 20 0
Niagara Peninsula H&S May 26- June 2 Geoff Kennedy
Don Taylor
H&S with two hubs: Niagara-on-the-Lake and Welland. Campus accomm. $30 All categories 32 32 0
Maritimes cycle & culture tour June 15-July 8 Jill Weldon,
Dan McGuire
Motel - Univ. Res. accommodation,
baggage vehicle support
$1800 Intermediate 20 (12) 20 0
June 16-July 9 Les Hudgins,
Yvonne McLean
20 (12) 20
Cowichan Valley H&S July 10-13 Dave Charles
John Pringle
H&S $20 All categories  50(20) 18
Bellingham Hub & Spoke July 25 - 29 Charlene Dorward Motel accomm in Bellingham. Cycle to Bellingham from Langley $30 All categories 30 30 13
Fort Langley Hub & Spoke Aug 4 - 8 Al Spence Camping or motels. $30 All categories No limit (40 min) 43  
Golden & Silver Triangles tour Aug 17 - 27 George Childs,
Irene Malcolm
Sag supported motel/hostel accommodation. $825 Intermediate-advanced 20 (16) 15 0
Princeton to Princeton tour Aug 31- Sept 8 Allan Buium Sag supported camping tour ~$500 Intermediate 24 24 1
Yellowstone Tour Sept 5-Sept 19 Warner Griswold Sag-supported motel tour $1250 Intermediate 20 20 3
Bend, Oregon Hub & Spoke Sept 22-27 Loretta Goetsch Motel-based hub and spoke $10 Intermed-advanced 44 (20) 40 0
Napa-Sonoma Tour Sept 28-Oct 12 Warner Griswold Sag-supported motel tour $1400 Intermediate 30 29  
San Diego-California Foothills Loop Nov 5-Nov 19 Warner Griswold Sag-supported motel tour $1000 Intermediate-advanced 24 (20) 19  
India Tour 1 Nov 15-Dec 3 Janet Lever Fully sag supported hotel tour through Pedaltours of New Zealand $2,950* Intermediate 20(16) 20  













2010 CCCTS TOURS
Name Dates (in sequence) Leader(s) Cost Nature of Tour Numbers going Numbers wait listed Max. (min.) participants
New Zealand Jan 22 - Feb 14 Eric O'Higgins
Chris Hodgson
$1200 Hostel accomm
SAG supported
24   24
Skagit Valley Tulips Ride Apr. 20 - 22 Dan McGuire $5 Pay as you go,
Motel accomm,
unsupported
13   No limit
Washington Wildflowers Apr. 30 - May 9 Robin Howe
Dan Carey
$950 Hike & bike
3 mini-H & S's
24 1 24
Sierra Tahoe Tour May 8 – 22 Warner Griswold $950 sag-supported with motel accommodation 17   20(16)
San Juan Loop Tour May 31 – June 3 Janet Lever
George Aitken
$5 Pay as you go,
motels,
unsupported
34   no limit
Dempster Highway May 31 - June 14 Jean MacDonald
Brigitte Relling
$1500 Sag-supported
camping plus hotels
gravel road
21 5 20(14)
Ottawa-Prince Edward County tour June 5-13 Geoff Kennedy
Don Taylor
$30 Pay as you go,
motels,
unsupported
21   24
Northwest Washington H&S Jul. 26–Aug. 5 Bruce McKenzie $700 3 location H&S
motel accomodation
20   30
Vancouver Hub & Spoke Aug. 9 - 12 Allan Buium $10 H & S 103   No limit
Salish Sea Loop Sept. 20 – 27 Sonia and Frank Ward $400 self-contained,
motel accomodation
23 5 20(12)
Salish Sea Loop #2 Sept. 27 – Oct. 4 Hilda Munro $400 self-contained,
motel accomodation
18   16(6)
Vietnam Grand Tour Gp 1 Nov. 1 - 22 Pedaltours (NZ)
Chris Hodgson(coordinator)
US$2350 fully supported
hotel accom.
16 1 16
Arizona Nov. 6 - 20 Warner Griswold $1100 sag-supported with motel accommodation 25 24 (16)
Vietnam Grand Tour Gp2 Nov. 8 - 29 Pedaltours (NZ)
Chris Hodgson(coordinator)
US$2350 fully supported
hotel accom.
16 0 16

2009 CCCTS TOURS
Name Dates (in sequence) Leader(s) Cost Nature of Tour Numbers going Numbers wait listed Max. (min.) participants
Skagit Tulip Ride Apr 21-23 Dan McGuire Pay as you go Self supported, motel 27 n/a No limit
SW Washington and Beyond May 1-13 Robin Howe
Dan Carey
$1,100 Self-supported loop tour/ H&S 24
24
Victoria H&S May 25-28 Rolf Petersen $15 Motels+tenting 150 n/a No limit
Victoria to Comox May 29-June 1 Rolf Petersen $15 + pay as you go Motels+tenting 21
20 (10)
Comox H&S June 1-4 Gladys Schmidt $20 Motels+tenting 72 n/a No limit
Courtenay Loop June 5-8 Gladys Schmidt $50 Hotels/tenting 21 1 20
Old Quebec City and Veloroute des Bluets June 7-14 Ed Weber
Marg Hurley
$900 Essentially 2 H&S (Quebec City, Alma) 30 0 30
Harrison Hot Springs June 23-24 Dan McGuire Pay as you go Self-supported, motel

No limit
Big Sky Two July 8-21 Mary Lou Johnson
Roger Ehret
$1,300 800 km SAG loop tour, motels 20 2 20 (10)
Seattle Area H&S July 30-Aug 3 Loretta Goetsch $20 Motels+tenting 20
30
Chilliwack H&S August 10-14 Sharon Warren $55 Motels+tenting 27 n/a No limit
Coast/Interior Loop Aug 22-Sept 1 Allan Buium $600 Sag-supported camp+motels 29 0 24
Southern Ontario Fall Colours Sept 22-Oct 4 Dave & Lil
Charles
CANCELLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INTEREST. MAY BE OFFERED AGAIN NEXT YEAR
Oliver H&S October 5-9 Dan McGuire $30 Motels+tenting 62   75
China Oct 19-Nov 6 Les Hudgins*
Hana Garrick*
$1,700 (US) SAG-supported loop tour 24 1 24
* Les and Hana are tour coordinators. Leader will be Rob Fawcett of Bike China Adventures.

2008 CCCTS TOURS
Name Dates (in sequence) Leader(s) Nature of Tour Cost ($ Cdn) Category Signed up participants Wait listed Max. (min.) participants
Hawaii Big Island Tour Jan. 26 – Feb. 9 Alan McLean van supported tour $1500
20 1 20
Central Cascades Wander May 2 – 13 Robin Howe
Dan Carey
"combination tour" $900
24 3 24
Dempster Highway Adventure June 1 – 17 Beverly Wagner
Nancy O'Higgins
van supported
camping
$1000
13
16
Whidbey Island H & S June 2 – 6 Bruce McKenzie camping hub & spoke $15
76 75
Adirondack Foothills Hub & Spoke June 9 – 13 Geoff Kennedy
Deanne Ryan
Peter Wood
residence-based hub & spoke $25
37   40
Nicola Valley H & S July 2 – 6 Faye Wilson tour + hub & spoke $15
37
no limit
Newfoundland or Bust July 19 – Aug. 9 Gladys Schmidt van supported tour $2105 hilly 20   20
Fort Langley H & S Aug. 21 – 25 Dan McGuire
Allan Buium
hub & spoke $65
26
no limit
Southern Oregon Sept. 2 – 14 Loretta Goetsch van supported camping $575
22   24(20)
Can-Mex Pacific Coast Sept. 3 – Oct. 17 Janet Lever
Harry Balke
van supported camping $2700
24 1 24(16)
Gabriola Island overnighter Sept. 9 – 10 Mary Eickhoff
pay as you go



BC Lakes & Mountains Sept. 22 – Oct. 3 Bruce MacKenzie van supported $800 intermediate 20 3 16(8)


2007 CCCTS TOURS
Name Dates (in sequence) Leader(s) Nature of Tour Cost ($ Cdn) Category Signed up participants Wait listed Max. (min.) participants
New Zealand (South Island) Jan 15-Feb 18 Nancy & Eric OHiggins 5-week, 2,500 km sag-supported loop tour from Christchurch. $2,500 Strenuous 15   15
Washington Wheat Country April 27-May 06 Robin Howe & Dan Carey 3 mini-hub and spokes in eastern Washington, requiring driving 25-50 miles between locations. Motel and B&B accommodation. $550-600 Moderate 22 13 24
South Okanagan H&S May 22-26 Dan McGuire Hub in Oliver, BC; motel or camp; Okanagan Valley scenery, winery visits $10 Moderate — paved rural roads, some highway, some cycle paths 82   no limit
Victoria H&S May 28-31 Les Hudgins The traditional west coast season opener. Camp or motel.   Laid back (pick your pace) 64   Unlimited
Eastern Townships H&S June 11-15 Ed Weber & Peter Wood Magog, Québec based hub and spoke. Motel accomodation. $30   25 0 28
Comox Valley H&S June 20-24 Gladys Schmidt, Dora Ellis hub and spoke TBA   89   no limit
Big Sky, Montana July 10-24 Mary Lou Johnson, Roger Ehret Sag-supported, 850 km loop tour out of Missoula, Montana. Motel accommodation. $950 Strenuous 20 3 20 (8)
Vancouver H&S Aug. 9-12 Allan Buium hub & spoke TBA   43   unlimited
Chilliwack H&S Aug. 13-17 Sharon Warren hub & spoke $25   86   unlimited
BC Strait & Sound Aug. 29-Sept. 6 Rob & Lynne Stewart unsupported tour $600 strenuous 15 5 16(6)


2006 CCCTS TOURS
Name Dates (in sequence) Leader(s) Nature of Tour Signed up participants Number wait listed Max. (min.) persons req'd
Goldendale Loop May 2 - 11 Robin Howe,
Dan Carey
Self supporting ride-on tour, motel accommodation 22 0 24
Albuquerque, New Mexico Loop May 15 - June 3 Fern Sule,
Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
Ride-on tour, sag supported, motel and camping 20 0 20
Santiago de Compostela, Spain May 28 - June 18 Chris Hodgson Self supporting ride-on tour, hotel and hostel accommodation 7 0 14
Thousand Islands (Gananoque) H&S June 5 - 9 Marg Hurley,
Peter Wood
Motel-based hub and spoke in Gananoque, Ontario 22 0 24
Victoria Picnic/ Hub and Spoke June 19 - 22 Les Hudgins Hub & spoke based out of Univ. Victoria 14   no limit
San Juan Tour July 30 - Aug. 9 Roger Ehret Sag-supported ride-on tour through the San Juan islands 24 0 24
Fort Langley Hub and Spoke Aug. 21-25 Allan Buium,
Dan McGuire
Hub and spoke 32   no limit
McMinnville Hub & Spoke Sept. 8 - 12 Dan McGuire Hub & spoke in Willamette Valley to precede following event 41 0 50
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Coastal Tour Sept 12 - 19 Michael Goldberg Double hub and spoke based in Long Beach, Washington and Seaside, Oregon 49 0 50


2005 CCCTS TOURS
Name Dates (in sequence) Leader(s) Nature of Tour Signed up participants Numbers wait listed Max. (min.) persons req’d
Hawaii January 27- Feb 10 Jim Burnett, Roger/Marilyn Ehret Circle tour of big island. Motel accommodation 20 0 20
Walla Walla Gourmet H&S April 17-22 Robin Howe, Dan Carey Hub and Spoke, motel based 24 19 24
Victoria Hub & Spoke May 16-19 Henk Blouw, Yvonne McLean Hub and spoke, motel or camping 32   unlimited
Lanark County Hub & Spoke May 23-27 Renaud Préfontaine, Ed Weber Hub and spoke, motel or camping 27 1 24
Ottawa Hub & Spoke May 28-31 Renaud Préfontaine, Ed Weber Hub and spoke, motel or Univ. of Ottawa 9   unlimited
Holland-Belgium First Tour June 2-24 Walter & Marion Griffioen Self-contained cycle tour with hostel accommodation 21 1 21
Holland-Belgium Second Tour June 3-25 Henk Blouw, Carol Judd Self-contained cycle tour with hostel accommodation 18   20
Victoria to Comox June 10-14 Rolf Petersen Self-contained, camping or motel. To link up with Comox Hub & Spoke 7    
Comox H&S June 15-20 Gladys Schmidt Hub and spoke, motel or camping 100   unlimited
Quadra, Cortes Islands tour June 20-26 Gladys Schmidt Cycle, hike and kayak tour 30 0 30
Vancouver H&S July 7-10 Allan Buium Hub and spoke, motel or camping 52   unlimited
Chilliwack Hub & Spoke July 12-15 Sharon Warren Hub and spoke, motel or camping 106   unlimited
Cascade Loop July 23- August 1 Chris Siggers Sag-supported camping tour 15   24
Kootenays Hot Spring Loop First Tour August 9-23 Jake Tremblay Sag-supported camping and motel tour 26   26
Kootenays Hot Spring Loop Second tour August 10-24 Monty Peters Sag-supported camping and motel tour 20   26
Evangeline & Lighthouse Tour, Nova Scotia August 31- September 15 Dan McGuire Self-supported motel tour of western Nova Scotia 21 3 21


Year 2004 cccts Tour Summary

Tour Dates Leader(s) Status Nature of Tour # signed up Wait-listed Max (min)
Arizona Mar. 15-29 Jim Burnett, Janet Lever Completed Van-supported motel tour. A great getaway tour. 20 8 20
Victoria H&S May 10­13 Les Hudgins, Don Stenton completed Picnic May 10, choice of three tours May 11& 12. Cycle to Tsawassen ferry on May 13.
Camping or motel-based.
39   No limit
Fort Langley H&S May 29-June 3 Dan McGuire completed Camping or hotel-based. In the heart of the Fraser Valley 72   No limit
Shore to Shore May 31- Aug. 24 Ken Smith, Harold Bridge Completed Camping/support vehicle. The club classic. 15+1   24 + driver
Picton H&S June 7-11 Renaud Préfontaine completed Inn based hub & spoke. Prince Edward Co., Ont. 19    
Yakima H&S June 8-17 Fern Sule completed Camping or motel-based. Includes wine tour and gala dinner 41 2 40
Seattle H&S June 18-24 Mike Goldberg Completed Motel-based H&S. Explore beautifiul western Washington 34   36
Nicola Valley H&S July 5-9 Barton Howes, Faye Wilson completed Camping or hotel-based. Explore the historic Kettle Valley Railway 51   No limit
Denmark July 26-Aug. 17 Rolf Petersen Completed Self-contained, hostel accomm. 21 4 22
Victoria-Port Hardy Aug. 3-12 Les Hudgins Completed Self supporting, camping, small panel truck to carry personal gear. 500 kms south to north on Vancouver Island 21 6 20
Prince Rupert to Prince George Aug. 13-25 Chris Siggers Completed Camping, sag wagon. 750 kms across central British Columbia. Connects with Victoria to Port Hardy tour 25 1 24


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