Author: scott and becky
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Clyde’s yard
Read more: Clyde’s yard70 km, 5h 50 min Today our progress was painfully slow. It was a beautifully sunny day; however, the headwinds slowed us dramatically. We planned to have lunch in Centreville – our midway point for the day. We didn’t arrive there until 3:30 pm, at which point we were tired and starving. The place we…
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Twillingate, but not Fogo
Read more: Twillingate, but not Fogo60 km, 4 hours ride time (no gear) Our original plan was to ride unloaded to Twillingate, then ride back (50 km – 60 km round trip), pack up and go on to Farewell to catch the ferry to Fogo (another 47 km). This turned out to be just slightly unrealistic, since the hills between…
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Glad to be back on The Rock
Read more: Glad to be back on The Rock5h 30 min, 84 km The ferry got in early, which meant we didn’t get quite as much sleep as we would have liked. We had one night sleeping on the floor of the bar, which wasn’t too bad with earplugs and eyeshades, but not totally restful. Last night we had berths – much cheaper…
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Hanging out in Happy Valley – Goose Bay
Read more: Hanging out in Happy Valley – Goose Bay20 km around Goose Bay We arrived on the ferry shortly before 8 am, and our bikes continued to entertain other travelers as we loaded up and rode into Goose Bay. It’s 8 km from the ferry terminal to Goose Bay, which wasn’t what we were expecting. Fortunately the road was asphalt, which was novel…
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Bond vs. Ranger – how to get to Goose Bay?
Read more: Bond vs. Ranger – how to get to Goose Bay?Becky awoke at 7 am and figured she’d go for a walk around Cartwright rather than wake Scott up. We wanted to be at the ferry terminal when the office opened so that we could get on the appropriate wait list for the ferry. When she got to the terminal, she discovered the office didn’t…
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Farther from Paradise
Read more: Farther from Paradise77 km, 6 h 30 min ride time We awoke to a few isolated bouts of rain and a collection of mosquitoes clinging to the outside of the tent at about 6 am. It appears that Labrador has mosquitoes in addition to black flies! It wasn’t nearly as warm as yesterday. Scott hoped that the…