Day 21: TMC: 1398 miles. Miramichi (Chatham) to Cap-Pele: 101 miles. Conditions: Muggy and Windy.
Today we woke up at 6am! Such an accomplishment for us! Not only did we do this, but we managed to get out of the hotel room and to Tim Hortons and on the road only 5 minutes later than what we wanted. I must say, we were very proud of ourselves. The day was very easy, not many hills and most of the way had an adequate shoulder.
A couple hours into our ride we were going along and some car started honking so I got all excited and waved, but then another car started honking. But it actually sounded like a truck, I looked in the rearview mirror to see a giant moving house coming my way. Quickly, I drove off onto the shoulder and watched as the truck completely took out the space I was like, minutes before. Scary business!
After lunch (my mom had lobster, a must-have in the maritimes) we were lucky enough to get 40 miles of headwind..woohoo. AND lots and lots of traffic, but no more moving houses, so that's an upside.
Tip of the Day: When staying in motels, lower your standards immedietely.
Not many people get run over by a house and live to tell the tale!
ReplyDeleteTell me that's a rubber lobster...please!
ReplyDeleteJulia, unlike other commentsters the bloodied battler pictured in the last blog is more like the tough competitor I know from soccer, basketball and field hockey. Folks, that is really Julia! Where's Jane in the photo?
sounds like a good day - so glad you waved the house through;
ReplyDeletelobster - yum
It was a good day off, yesterday (Friday). Both Adele and I were in total summer vacation mode. I started polishing my motorbike, but since I was in vacation mode, I only got one saddlebag done. "That'll do, Don", I said to myself. Are you going through Fredericton?
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Julia - loved the bloodied nose photo - makes you look rough and ready for anything that comes your way!
ReplyDeleteHope you mom enjoyed her very hard earned lobster lunch! Keep on Biking!! Karina