Saint Martins, NB >> L’Etete, NB >> Deer Island, NB (via ferry) >> Roosevelt Campobello International Park (via ferry) >> Lubec, ME >> Dover, NH >> Boston, MA470 miles ridden/12 hours Today, I’m shipping up to Boston! From Saint Martins, it was a relatively short ride to the first of two ferries that would take… Continue reading Day 69-70: Shipping up to Boston
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Day 66-68: Nova Scotia & New Brunswick
N. Sydney, NS >> Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, NB >> Saint Martins, NB470 miles ridden/11 hours Disembarked the ferry in North Sydney at 10.30am today, then took my time cruising through Nova Scotia to Hopewell Rocks Park in New Brunswick. At one point I saw a bald eagle soaring overhead… thing was enormous! Got to… Continue reading Day 66-68: Nova Scotia & New Brunswick
Day 65: Homeward bound
St. John’s, NL >> Argentia, NL (via coastal route) >> N. Sydney, NS 237 miles ridden/5.5 hours (+16-hour ferry) Quite a line-up of bikes on tonight’s ferry; must be about a dozen. As I walked down the row toward the stairwell access, I passed Stephen and his dad; Stephen was the guy I met at… Continue reading Day 65: Homeward bound
Day 60-64: Waiting for the ferry in St. John’s
Lockston Path Provincial Park, NL >> St. John’s, NL 205 miles ridden/4 hours I’m in St. John’s for a few days waiting for the ferry back to the mainland, but I almost didn’t make it on two counts! First, while for once driving the speed limit around an off-ramp cloverleaf, I encountered an inches-deep pile… Continue reading Day 60-64: Waiting for the ferry in St. John’s
Day 58-59: On the road to St. John’s
Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park, NL >> Lumsden, NL >> Lockston Path Provincial Park, NL (via Bonavista and Trinity)500 miles ridden/10.5 hours I was all thumbs today; definitely sick. Didn’t even get on the road until 10a and had to stop riding at 4p (and thought it was closer to 6p). Only made it… Continue reading Day 58-59: On the road to St. John’s
Day 57: Labrador loop
L’Anse-Amour, NL >> Red Bay, NL >> Blanc-Sablon, QC >> St. Barbe, NL (via ferry) >> Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park, NL288 miles/7 hours (+25-mile, 2-hour ferry) Woke up, folded and packed soggy clothes this morning. (I guess clothes dryers serve some other function in Canada.) Skipped breakfast so I could hit the road… Continue reading Day 57: Labrador loop
Day 56: Labrador, the last province
Blow Me Down Provincial Park, NL >> L’Anse-au-Clair, NL (via St. Barbe ferry to Blanc-Sablon, QC)270 miles/6 hours (+25-mile, 2-hour ferry) Holy downpour today! And to think there was only a 30% chance of rain; I hope it’s not worse at 60%! If this is any indication of a hurricane’s strength/fury/normalcy, I could be in… Continue reading Day 56: Labrador, the last province
Day 55: Welcome to Newfoundland
North Sydney, NS >> Channel-Port aux Basques, NL (via ferry) >> Blow Me Down Provincial Park, NL 270 miles ridden/6 hours (+10-hour ferry) Laundry time. Clothes should be done by 10pm, which means an 11pm bedtime. Hopefully the rain will hold out until then (and the next few weeks). Due to forecast weather and the… Continue reading Day 55: Welcome to Newfoundland
Day 54: Cheating death on the Cabot Trail
Baddeck, NS >> North Sydney, NS 270 miles ridden/10.5 hours Almost killed myself again today. Really gotta break this habit. Continuing my custom of driving the posted speed limit in MPH (as opposed to the intended KmPH), I was scaling the twisty seaside cliffs of the Cabot Trail when I reached the summit and encountered… Continue reading Day 54: Cheating death on the Cabot Trail
Day 53: Bah, humbug Baddeck!
Caribou, NS >>> Baddeck, NS (via Inverness) 230 miles ridden/5 hours While Baddeck’s dining options are limited, do yourself a favor and skip The Yellow Cello. I can’t believe anyone would recommend it, let alone suggest it was a pub. The tomato and basil soup, if not also the pizza sauce, was certainly the pasta… Continue reading Day 53: Bah, humbug Baddeck!