Day 24: TMC: 1604 miles. Pectoe to Port Hastings (Cape Breton): 97 miles. Conditions: Good!
The ride today was pretty smooth sailing, however, as you can see it was decently long. We left our inn this morning at around 7 15 after waking up at 6. We talked to the inn keeper, it turns out "Customs House Inn" actually used to be a customs house for sailers and others travelling by boat and arriving in Nova Scotia.
There really isn't much to say about today...we were crossing a small bridge on the main highway with no shoulder and my chain fell off, so I kept one foot in the peddle and then pushed off the ground with the other foot. That was rather awkward...Oh and a rediculous amount of roadkill today. Right as soon as we left pectoe there was a stretch of maybe at tops about 1 kilometre, and I counted 13 dead birds. 12 being crows or blackbirds and 1 being a type of turkey or something. It was rather displeasing.
But now, we are going to bed to wake up early for another 100 mile day, maybe even longer than that. And we'll be boarding the ferry tomorrow to Newfoundland about this time and docking 14 hours later in Argentia.
Tip of the Day: Watch for road kill.
I wondered if you would get to your Oregon Coast pastime. Those 100 mile days do that to one! Hope you're not bored on your 100 miler to the ferry.
ReplyDeleteYour trip is like a massive exercise in goal-setting. How did you plan your trip, anyways? It is really encouraging to see you do it.
ReplyDeleteDon
JULIA! Would you PLEASE get writing! I don't CARE if you've had a HUNDRED MILE DAY(jk)....I am MISSING my evening's entertainment.....I can hear Jane say....'tell her to get a life!' hahahahhaah.....c'mon! :)
ReplyDeleteJulia, referring to more tasty items then roadkill,did your mom share that gigantic lobster dinner with you, or is she thinking "Mine all Mine"? Love the bib!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to both of you on the last leg of your incredible journey! Karina