Loretta

Charlottetown

Nice day. Washed clothes in the morning — last time on the road. Dad worked on David’s paper while I went to get some fruit and nuts for tomorrow. Knees feel good so I guess they’re...

Charlottetown to Pictou

A big surprise has been the mosquitoes along this area. In PEI, my back was getting itchy as we cycled along. Whenever we stopped, I’d get one or two bites on the legs. When we were in the...

Pictou to Antigonish

This morning our closest place for breakfast was Tim Hortons.  They had a glassed in area for smokers.  While we sat there, we watched and counted car after car that went to the take out section.  ...

Antigonish to Whycocomagh

It turned out to be an exhausting day. The hills were constant and some quite major but the worst part was the wind. It was brutal. Either it was a headwind or broadsiding us as it swept from the sea...

Baddeck to North Sydney

We left Baddeck thinking that this would be a nice place to spend a few days. There are so many sights to see. We were dreading today as we have heard so much about Kelly’s Mountain and that...

Ferry to Whitbourne

As soon as we started we realized that once again we’d be bucking a strong headwind which was also quite cold. The hills we expected and were there. It was really quite brutal — took 4...

Last Day

Last day. Woke up to cloudy, cool but wind had shifted to SW and was gentler. Felt pretty relaxed knowing we could do it and then were done. We’ve been told to expect hills in the Avalon...

Betting Wine

Woke up to a cloudy day. Wind from East (still check) and happy not to be facing the weather on bikes… None of us were bursting with energy so we went to the hotel, ate dinner and the bar afterward...