Category: Canada
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A real soaker
Read more: A real soakerWe stayed at Nancy and Gerry’s place (Tanya’s parents) for a large family dinner (lunch). It was wonderful and gave us the fuel we needed for our bike ride. It also gave us a chance to meet more of the family: Shara, Basil and the grandkids Kyler, Hunter, ‘Maya and Max. Great food and lots…
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Omelettes, rescues, and ceilidhs
Read more: Omelettes, rescues, and ceilidhs35 km, 2h30min Last night, we stayed at the Stacey House bed and breakfast in Louisbourg. Becky was delighted to discover that the shared-bath had a huge soaker tub as her muscles desperately needed a soak. We were a bit uncertain of our welcome at first as the young person welcoming us was more interested…
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I’ve never seen a bike like that before …
Read more: I’ve never seen a bike like that before …62 km, 4.25 hours Our day started out with much more sleep that we expected, although still not enough. The ferry was supposed to get in at 1:45 am; however, the winds were too strong so the ferry could not dock. We spent the night anchored in the harbor. This caused problems for a lot…
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Out and about in St.John’s
Read more: Out and about in St.John’s20 km around St. John’s We had a delightful stay with Fraser and Judy. We spent several evenings enjoying wine and talking about various aspects of life. It was wonderful to have the chance to get to know them better and also nice to have “home” for the four days we were in St. John’s.…
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Detours, Tailwinds, and Trailers
Read more: Detours, Tailwinds, and Trailers88 km, 6.5 hrs The morning started out with a detour in search of fresh bread. Scott wanted to get back on the TCH right away (and head up a big hill to do so), but we had little food and didn’t know what would be available on the highway. We knew there was a…
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Camping at Bellevue Beach Park
Read more: Camping at Bellevue Beach Park6h 15 min, 78 km It was a good day riding today. Our average speed is still slow and the wind didn’t completely cooperate, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as it has been and the sun shone all day. It was a beautiful day riding, so we didn’t feel bad that we were not…
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A fellow cycle tourist
Read more: A fellow cycle tourist55 km, 4 h 30 min Our breakfast was fabulous again today, with toast made using fresh bread from the motel bakery. One thing to be said for Newfoundland and Labrador, there’s a bakery almost everywhere, with excellent fresh bread. Today we continued heading south, which meant more headwinds. The road was also rather hilly.…
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Charlottetown Newfoundland
Read more: Charlottetown Newfoundland75 km, 5h 30 min After a quiet night in the tent, Clyde and Linda fed us a tasty breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast, which was wonderfully fortifying for the day. For the first part of the day, we left the headwinds behind. Our progress was rather quick and we arrived at the outskirts…