Category: Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Flat Tire

    5 km ride (most of that was to the restaurant for lunch and back to the road), 40 minutes 85 km by truck We awoke to another beautiful morning without any wisp of a breeze. It was so calm that the Red Bay Basin was reflecting the hills around it. The view from the B&B…

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  • Becky is dinner

    72 km , 5 h 46 min ride time It was a beautiful day with the sun shining and the temperatures a little cool; however, there was very little wind. We thought that was a good thing, but soon discovered that wind, even a headwind, is your friend in Labrador. The road to Red Bay…

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  • Around L’Anse-au-Loup

    No biking today as our bodies need a rest. Becky cooked a delicious dinner of crab from the fish plant, broccoli, cauliflower and potatoes which we shared with Mary – our hostess.  She’s an interesting character – 75 years old and still going strong running a B&B on her own.  Some other folks we met…

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  • The hills of Labrador

    46 km, 4 h 5 min ride time – Deadman’s Cove to L’Anse-au-Loup Today was definitely a slog, as the hills between Deadman’s Cove and St.Barbe (where the ferry is) provided to be just a warm up for the hills in Labrador. We are glad that we caught the morning ferry rather than the afternoon…

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  • Deadman’s Cove

    100 km, 5 h 10 min ride time  – Triple Falls RV park to Deadman’s Cove Our goal today was to get to St. Barbe, so that we could take the early ferry over to Labrador.  It rained heavily overnight, and we took the time to dry out the tent before leaving, which meant another…

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  • A bit about Newfoundland

    45 km, 3 hours St. Lunaire-Griquet to Triple Falls Campground and St. Anthony In the NE corner of Newfoundland, we discovered many interesting things.  Perhaps not profound, but  small things are interesting too.  There are many bogs, the trees are short and therefore provide no shade on a long hot sunny day, and the fresh…

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  • Murray’s Mom

    21 km, 2 hours As you can see by our distance and ride time, we certain didn’t go anywhere fast today. We started off slow in the morning, finishing up some photo updates while we had Internet. We wanted to leave such that we could head up to the Northern Delights restaurant for after noon,…

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  • The end of the road .. and some sad news

    We were saddened to learn of the shootings at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Sunday morning. It is hard for us to believe that anyone would object to a UU congregation and its “liberal” stands enough to go on a shooting rampage. Our hearts go out to the victims and the families and…

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