B: Monster day. Ferocious winds. Unending. Put my head down, focus on the edge of the road and buckle in. Dodging rain all day again. Started at 6:30 am to the shuttle bus to cross Confederation Bridge leaving P.E.I. No one else shows up so have to cross the bridge in a pickup truck. (No bikes or walkers allowed on bridge). Resigned to stop early but there is no where to stop. Just miles of empty road, a few houses is a town on the map but there is nothing there. Finally stop at Coles Island, (between Moncton and Fredericton). Find a motel (so old the TV has rabbit ears! And the only station is CBC.) It's $50 a night (no wonder). Dinner? Everything closes early, manage a take out fish n chips with 5 minutes to spare. Takes 30 minuts to wash the bike and clothes. Fall sleep instantly.
9 hrs 56 minutes of slogging-190 kms-19km/hr average -754km total for 5 days
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Hey Brian,
ReplyDeleteSorry we missed you before you left. The Marlow contingent is rooting for you! Wishing you nothing but sunshine and tail winds from here on in,
John, Deanna, and Benji
Almost 20 kph in those conditions? That's impressive Brian. Hope the fish n chips were good. Jeff
ReplyDeleteBrian, while Corinne and I were cursing during our 3-hour, 75K ride in the pouring rain on Saturday, we were thinking, "At least we're not Brian, having to do this for 8 hours every day for the next two months!" LOL
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