Distance: 91 km
Time: 4:09
Speed: 22 km/ he
Ascent: 972 m
Weather: another beautiful day!
Flats: 0
Bathroom Rating: 5
The morning started a bit on the cool side with a 10% grade just to get our of the campsite so that warmed us up pretty quickly. We rode through rolling hills for the first 35km into Windsor NS where Heidi and Dustin stopped for coffee. At this point Dave and I got a tip that highway 1 (the old highway) was the route we should take, which we did. Glad we did - highway 1 was a quiet two-lane road winding through small villages and ending up on Wolfeville, home of Acadia University. Going this route we were able to see the tidal bore reversing the direction of the Avon River. We stopped in Wolfeville for lunch - Dave is determined to try every local beer he can find! We then took a rail-trail from Wolfeville to Kentville. Railtrails are generally ok to ride on although they are not paved. So what you lack in speed you make up for in shade and no cars. In Kentville, we made a left turn and started climbing up the south mountain. A few people warned us that we had a big climb ahead of us but, hey, we've ridden through the Rockies, Norther Ontario, and the Gaspe Peninsula, this was nothing! The beautiful thing is, the campground was at the top of the mountain and tomorrow we're going "down to the sea Billy"! A great day!
Cheers,
Nancy and Dave
Time: 4:09
Speed: 22 km/ he
Ascent: 972 m
Weather: another beautiful day!
Flats: 0
Bathroom Rating: 5
The morning started a bit on the cool side with a 10% grade just to get our of the campsite so that warmed us up pretty quickly. We rode through rolling hills for the first 35km into Windsor NS where Heidi and Dustin stopped for coffee. At this point Dave and I got a tip that highway 1 (the old highway) was the route we should take, which we did. Glad we did - highway 1 was a quiet two-lane road winding through small villages and ending up on Wolfeville, home of Acadia University. Going this route we were able to see the tidal bore reversing the direction of the Avon River. We stopped in Wolfeville for lunch - Dave is determined to try every local beer he can find! We then took a rail-trail from Wolfeville to Kentville. Railtrails are generally ok to ride on although they are not paved. So what you lack in speed you make up for in shade and no cars. In Kentville, we made a left turn and started climbing up the south mountain. A few people warned us that we had a big climb ahead of us but, hey, we've ridden through the Rockies, Norther Ontario, and the Gaspe Peninsula, this was nothing! The beautiful thing is, the campground was at the top of the mountain and tomorrow we're going "down to the sea Billy"! A great day!
Cheers,
Nancy and Dave
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