It was not any warmer when we left our motel at 7:30am this morning. However, due to the shockingly strong instant coffee I made I ran next to The Mighty GS for the first 10 miles or so and warmed up, not really. It was in the mid 40s, windy and overcast when we left. We did not bring our electric heated gear, thinking we would never need it (duh!), so we layered upon layers to the point we could hardly get on the bike. But we did and made really good time. We arrived at Port Aux Basque at about 2:30pm, 6 hours and 360 miles later. We made one pit stop to thaw out over coffee and pie, and a couple of quick gas stops. We weren't sure what to expect and were pleasantly surprised.
We saw a moose and lots and lots of trees. The picture below captures the general terrain. The scenery wasn't all that impressive until we were about 50 miles out of PAB. That was where the trees and rolling hills turned into sharp river valleys with beautifully deep blue water running over rocks and some open vistas.
I think the weather will be warming up which will be nice. A little tired tonight but should be able to take nice naps on the ferry tomorrow. Bike is running great, knock on wood. I have only had to put air in the tires once, that's all the maintenance so far.
We were just commenting that it seems like leaving Newfoundland for Nova Scotia is like going back to civilization, not that Nova Scotia is over developed! I think we rode over 100 miles today without seeing one gas station. And that was on the Trans Canadian Highway!
Tomorrow morning we take the ferry back to Nova Scotia and begin wandering southwest. This will be a 6-hour ferry ride, not the overnight ferry.
Dinner tonight included fish cakes which are made with salt cod and potatoes. Locals call salt cod 'dry fish'. Locals also call themselves Newfies, who's to argue?
Nice, how you guys holding up?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget french fries and gravy. In fact just about anything and gravy.
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