Day 88 – The wind blew so hard as we waited to board the ferry on Thursday afternoon that taking a photo would have risked ditching my bike on its side. We were waved on first with the motorcycles, and the gusts blew me from the right hand side of the metal boarding bridge across […]
Day 89 – I can hardly believe it, but I’ve finished! Canada 🇨🇦 Has Been Crossed! Due to unusual circumstances, which I’ll explain as soon as I finish my celebrations here at the Shamrock City Pub on Water St, St. John’s, I got to the very end of the road across Canada one whole day […]
Day 87 – I’ve had a couple of questions about the Kodaly gag in yesterday’s blog, so here’s a heavy hint: Stat-lite day again – a few km, downhill to the sea! The restaurant looked so pretty as I left in the dark last night after my spaghetti & meatballs (dark is way past my bedtime) […]
Day 86 – Today was the last journey I’ll make on the Canadian mainland. Tomorrow evening I board the ferry for a sixteen-hour crossing of the Bay of St Lawrence, out to my final Province, Newfoundland. Today’s Distance (miles/km): /50 Time in saddle: 2h Max/min temp (°c): 35°/28° Climb/descend (feet) : 812 / 732 Calories […]
Day 85 – a simple journey today but very hilly. The route followed the eastern shore of Bras D’Or Lake the entire way, and I stopped at a campsite located on a spit of land that juts out into the lake, which is saltwater and tidal. It’s also the most money I’ve been charged on […]
As promised, here’s the collection I visited on Friday morning. I’m not going to try and recall all the details that Pam had about each picture – I know I’ll confuse the stories and I think it would take ages – but where possible I’ll identify them and leave the rest to dear, dear readers. […]
Day 84 – Rain at night, mist at dawn, coffee in the tent, bike through the mist, breakfast at Timmy’s, rain on the window, book on the table, friends meet for coffee, stories to make you laugh, old folk talk, young’uns don’t, …writing the blog, rain on the window, glad to be inside, lunch at […]
Day 83 – Since I have a ferry place booked on Wednesday, I’ve known for a while that I have some time in hand, but what to do with it? Arriving into St Peter’s this afternoon, the decision was made. It’s a lovely spot, straddling either side of the canal that links Bras d’Or Lake […]
Day 82 – Today was another great day on this trip. I mentioned in the blog yesterday that I had a plan to try and see a private art collection near New Glasgow, and it turned out to be a totally breathtaking experience. I still can’t quite believe the works I saw there. Today’s Distance […]
Day 81 – The campground last night sets my new benchmark for bugs. It was heaving, and I sincerely hope won’t be beaten on this trip. It was really a series of fishing lakes with a fish farm at one end, with cabins, gazebos (with screens to keep out the bugs) and a couple of […]
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