Dear Fellow Adventurers
Welcome to our 23rd year of active holidays.
Our company evolved from the dreams of two –
mine, the feisty bike racer, and Philip’s,
the intrepid explorer: yin and yang, you might say.
Our combined experiences contributed to our mutual
outlook on how a perfect holiday might unfold. Keeping
the group size on our Freewheeling Adventures small,
and making service our priority, ensures that we
can offer each and every one of you the freedom to
experience what you want.
A good friend taunted me decades ago, tempting me
to become a bicycle racer. I had considered it the
most difficult of competitive pursuits, but I took
on the discipline with vigour, in mid-winter. Being
new to the gruelling world of endless training miles,
I developed strategies to keeping happy while training:
the bike must be kept light; scenery and terrain
must be varied and enjoyable; plentiful and healthful
food is essential; clothing must be perfectly suited
to the conditions; mechanical difficulties must be
avoided as much as possible; and help should be a
phone call away. Surprisingly, I fell deeply in love
with bicycling, so much so that I now think of myself
as a cyclist – a touring cyclist. I have learned
that the journey is the reward: Heck with the race!
It’s more fun getting there.
Before it was an option to embark
on a fully supported bicycling experience, travelling
lightly over long distances by bike was a challenge.
In addition to my tool kit, my luggage consisted
of a fanny pack strapped to the handlebars, containing
the essentials: credit card and some cash, sundress,
snacks, sunscreen. Riding and singing over the miles,
I would arrive at the home of my friend with a bottle
of wine, ready to assist with supper, gardening,
or assorted chores, and generally ensuring I was
welcome to come again.
It is our very enjoyable business to hear your ideas
about where you want to go, and how, and when, and
even, eventually, why; and to help make it happen.
Whatever your reasons: fitness benefits, exploration
opportunities, the chance for adventure, spending
quality time with family and friends, or eating well
with a good appetite and a clear conscience, you
make the world a better place by choosing to be an
active traveller. We applaud you, and look forward
to hearing from you.
Cathy [Freewheeling] Guest, Philip, Pete, David, Prisca, Maggie, Kylie, and all the Freewheeling staff and guides
About Freewheeling Adventures
What Freewheeling Adventures has given you since 1987 – flexible, full-service dedication to your guided active holiday – is still the successful foundation from which we have grown an abundance of choices for you. You can now choose between guided and self-guided trips, and can benefit from our flexibility if you want us to customize a trip just for you. In Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, and Prince Edward Island you can also rent bicycles, canoes, and kayaks for your own adventure.
We look forward to showing you the secrets we have discovered, introducing you to some of the colourful personalities we have met, and giving you outstanding active travel value as we explore the beautiful cycling routes of diverse world.
The Freewheeling Adventures Ethos
We orchestrate enthusiastic people, fascinating destinations, quality equipment, nutritious cuisine, and luxurious rest, to create extraordinary active holidays for small groups and individuals. We treat our guests, our partners, our environment, the communities we visit, and each other with respect. We promote active travel to enrich experience and maintain good health. On top of it all, we seek spontanaiety, serendipity, and fun.
Environmental Impact Statement
We promote the use of bicycles and kayaks for recreation, as an alternative to fossil-fuel-based activities, and to engender an active lifestyle demonstrative of the value of non-motorized transport.
Although our modus operandi requires the use of motorized vehicles for transport logistics, we seek and attempt to use vehicles of a size that minimizes fuel consumption per person. Shared capacity is utilized as far as possible without compromising the quality of our guests’ experience.
We promote sustainable travel to the communities we visit. We support those communities by choosing locally-run restaurants, by shopping at local markets that minimize packaging, and by including local people in the support and presentation of our holiday itineraries.
We use organically and locally produced foods whenever possible on our trips, and we serve it using sustainable equipment, avoiding the use of disposable, non-recyclable containers. We consume and present healthy food. We use local sources, and we compost leftovers, wherever possible, or at our HQ in Nova Scotia.
We print our literature on paper made from recycled forest products. We fastidiously recycle office paper, frequently using both sides before recycling.
In short, we respect the environment in which we live, and we do whatever we can to minimize the human impact on local resources. Those resources include the air we breathe, the water we drink, bathe, and swim in, and the wood we use for shelter, heat, and business.
Freewheeling Adventures Mission Statement
We aim to create extraordinary active holidays; to keep guests impressed with our thoughtfulness, thoroughness, and devotion to their holiday enjoyment; to encourage repeat business, and enthusiastic talk within our sphere of influence. We strive to provide a very special time for each guest, free of hassles, and full of humour. We pursue growth by providing new, unique experiences; by responding to the desires and requests of our guests; and by creating positive experiences for all involved.
