Author: Rebecca J Hogue
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Day 5 – The journey east
Read more: Day 5 – The journey eastToday: 70 kmRide time: 3h 51m Track from Knox’s Dam (Montague) to McLean House Inn (Souris).Today we journeyed from Knox’s Dam B&B in Montague to Souris. The journey began on a very nice part of the Confederation trail. I was quite happy to discover that the trail did have parts that were better packed than…
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Day 4 – Beaches and lighthouses
Read more: Day 4 – Beaches and lighthousesToday: 57.24 kmRide time: 3h 11m Unfortunately, I don’t have the GPS tracks for today because I forgot to plug in my GPS last night and I appear to have not turned it off at the end of yesterday (oops). Here is the track for part of the ride out to Panmure Island. Today we…
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Day 3 – great ride and great stories
Read more: Day 3 – great ride and great storiesToday: 38 kmRide time: 2h 15m Track for ride from Fiddle Farm to Knox’s Dam.Today was a short ride day (38 km), and my muscles were very glad of it. My muscles were also very glad that the B&B had a nice soaker tub. The ride was a series of rolling hills. The road was…
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Day 2 – Tired after a long day
Read more: Day 2 – Tired after a long dayToday 79 km.Ride time: 4h 16m Track for trip to Cape Bear. The day started and ended lovely. The sun blessed us most of the day.Our first stop was at the visitor information centre just outside the Wood Island ferry terminal (where the ferry from Nova Scotia lands on PEI). We were amused by the…
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Day 1 – Adventuring forth
Read more: Day 1 – Adventuring forthToday: 77 km Ride time: 4h 2mFiddle Farm B&B 46deg 00.587′ N 62deg 51.612′ W Track for Charlottetown to Fiddle Farm.The day started out a little chilly (about 12 deg C). We began by making short trip out to see Victoria Park in Charlottetown before heading away from the city. Along our travels, we came…
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Day 0 – All is well that ends well
Read more: Day 0 – All is well that ends wellTotal distance: 22.5 km Ride time: 1h 23mTrack to Ottawa airport.Track from Charlottetown airport to Dovern B&B and some touring around Charlottetown. Departing We got up early, but still didn’t leave the house as early as I to would have liked. We were a little surprised when the alarm went off at 5:30 am and…
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more on technology
Read more: more on technologyWell, my new tablet arrived. I think the handwriting recognition will take some practice. I am debating whether or not I am going to need a keyboard. So this post is being done with my tablet and handwriting. Here is what my old on the road blogging solution looked like: As you can see, the…
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Blogging on the road
Read more: Blogging on the roadSo, I’ve been contemplating how I will blog during my upcoming vacation. When we went to Hawaii back in November, I picked up a keyboard for my palm pilot. I figured that if I had a keyboard, I would journal more. I was hoping to convert my journal to a blog at some point but…