Distance: 117.37
Time: 4:39
Elevation: 1096 m
Weather: 16-30 c. Perfect
Bathrooms: 6
Flats: 0. Loving the new gatorskins!!
Woke up to a beautiful day after yesterday’s day “off” and was raring to get on the road. It was a fantastic day yesterday touring around Halifax with Dustin before we had to take him to the airport.
Anyway. Today. Started off a few road winding out a bit to get on Highway 7/107 and then when Hwy 7 separated off I went on that. It was great to be on a quieter highway even though it did not have a shoulder. Nova Scotia brought in the 1 meter rule a year ago, where cars/trucks have to be 1 meter away when they pass a cyclist. To me it seems that 99 % of the people follow that rule so not having a shoulder is not to bad. I find when the road is busy and if you move over as far as you can the drivers appreciate it. I always wave at cars on merging roads who stop for me as well as those who sit behind me going slow until they can pass.
The road was twisty but around almost every corner there was another beautiful sight to see.
For most of today we followed the coastline and through so many little towns and harbours.
A bit of the route was away from the ocean but was a lot of ups and downs to keep it interesting.
Again today I had to turn off Mr Google Maps as it lead me down to Blueberry trail which wasn’t a trail for my bike. I was actually quite pleased how she handled on the very dirt bikey trail. About 1.5 km along the “trail” I came to a big ditch washout and had to hit the trees and walk around. I have a video and once I download it I will post the url here. At that point I got smart and took the next road out that I could to the paved road and turned off Google. The Patterson’s were lead to the same spot but turned around when they saw the trail.
A bit after that on my water break I got a text from Greg who was 7 Km down the road so I met him for coffee.
A great photo op spot as you can see.
A quick break and then back on the road for the last 46 km to camp.
The Patterson’s had stopped in the shade at one point for a rest and a woman who lived nearby brought some ice out for them. That was nice!
I arrived at the campsite and Greg had just gotten back from a run to the store for a few items and water refills. So we sat down and had a drink together as he was hot from trailer setup and everything. Poor guy. We get all the fun and he gets all the work, but I make sure I tell him every day how much I appreciate every thing he does for all of us.
Bromley’s were on dinner duty and then cleanup. Greg and I headed out for a walk down to the bridge on the highway. Nice new bridge with some nice memorial banners on it! We were able to look across the bay to a loading dock at the port. Also the RV park we are in was the site of the first sulphite pulp Mill in Canada 1885. Interesting!
I think some reading and bed is in my near future. We are down to our last 7 days! 6 riding days and 1 ferry to Newfoundland day! All I can say is WOW!
Mike update: We talk to him at least once a week and Yes he is back on his bike 🚲!! Go Mike!
Cheers! (That is for Mike). Heidi
Time: 4:39
Elevation: 1096 m
Weather: 16-30 c. Perfect
Bathrooms: 6
Flats: 0. Loving the new gatorskins!!
Woke up to a beautiful day after yesterday’s day “off” and was raring to get on the road. It was a fantastic day yesterday touring around Halifax with Dustin before we had to take him to the airport.
Anyway. Today. Started off a few road winding out a bit to get on Highway 7/107 and then when Hwy 7 separated off I went on that. It was great to be on a quieter highway even though it did not have a shoulder. Nova Scotia brought in the 1 meter rule a year ago, where cars/trucks have to be 1 meter away when they pass a cyclist. To me it seems that 99 % of the people follow that rule so not having a shoulder is not to bad. I find when the road is busy and if you move over as far as you can the drivers appreciate it. I always wave at cars on merging roads who stop for me as well as those who sit behind me going slow until they can pass.
The road was twisty but around almost every corner there was another beautiful sight to see.
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| Lake Echo...Not sure it if echoed but the reflection was perfect! |
Again today I had to turn off Mr Google Maps as it lead me down to Blueberry trail which wasn’t a trail for my bike. I was actually quite pleased how she handled on the very dirt bikey trail. About 1.5 km along the “trail” I came to a big ditch washout and had to hit the trees and walk around. I have a video and once I download it I will post the url here. At that point I got smart and took the next road out that I could to the paved road and turned off Google. The Patterson’s were lead to the same spot but turned around when they saw the trail.
A bit after that on my water break I got a text from Greg who was 7 Km down the road so I met him for coffee.
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| Greg met a "maid". |
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| Cormorant Rock! |
The Patterson’s had stopped in the shade at one point for a rest and a woman who lived nearby brought some ice out for them. That was nice!
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| Folk Art! You Think? |
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| But is there going to be a moose there? |
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| River just outside of Sheet Harbour. |
I arrived at the campsite and Greg had just gotten back from a run to the store for a few items and water refills. So we sat down and had a drink together as he was hot from trailer setup and everything. Poor guy. We get all the fun and he gets all the work, but I make sure I tell him every day how much I appreciate every thing he does for all of us.
Bromley’s were on dinner duty and then cleanup. Greg and I headed out for a walk down to the bridge on the highway. Nice new bridge with some nice memorial banners on it! We were able to look across the bay to a loading dock at the port. Also the RV park we are in was the site of the first sulphite pulp Mill in Canada 1885. Interesting!
I think some reading and bed is in my near future. We are down to our last 7 days! 6 riding days and 1 ferry to Newfoundland day! All I can say is WOW!
Mike update: We talk to him at least once a week and Yes he is back on his bike 🚲!! Go Mike!
Cheers! (That is for Mike). Heidi
2 comments:
Glad to hear about Mike! Hard (for me that is) to believe your trip is almost over. What an amazing adventure!
Yes, good to hear Mike is doing Ok. Clearly, Greg may have been on the road a little too long. :)
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