Tag: Newfoundland

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

A Taste of What’s to Come

My mood had been as foul as the recent weather, but when I stuck my head out of the tent and saw the sun brilliantly ablaze in a cloudless blue sky, my spirits brightened considerably. Thanks to the faulty dryer in the laundry room at Blow Me Down Provincial Park – and the in-denial park… Continue reading A Taste of What’s to Come