Tag: hills
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The hills of Labrador
Read more: The hills of Labrador46 km, 4 h 5 min ride time – Deadman’s Cove to L’Anse-au-Loup Today was definitely a slog, as the hills between Deadman’s Cove and St.Barbe (where the ferry is) provided to be just a warm up for the hills in Labrador. We are glad that we caught the morning ferry rather than the afternoon…
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Hills and Sun
Read more: Hills and Sun60.4 km in 4h25 We made it to Quebec City, or at least to the suburbs after a relaxing morning in the campsite. Becky spent some time writing, and I read and relaxed. This meant we didn’t get a very early start, we began riding shortly after 11 am. As we approached Quebec the hills…
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Wetter than necessary
Read more: Wetter than necessary20 km around Repentigny Despite the fact we stayed in Repentigny today, we probably got as wet or wetter than we would have riding. We went out shortly before noon to check out the bike shops and get some more groceries, and ended up riding through some of the heaviest rainfall all day. According to…
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A long short day
Read more: A long short day54 km, 4 hours ride time. It was hot and humid day. We had a late start which is not too surprising given how late we got in last night. It was nice to have a brief visit with Ron and Wendy at breakfast. Throughout our ride today we were both tired. I think it…
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4 H’s – Hills, Heat, Humidity, and Headwinds!
Read more: 4 H’s – Hills, Heat, Humidity, and Headwinds!Scott dubbed today a 4H day – we were hit with Hills, Heat, Humidity and Headwinds to slow us down. We got up early (5:30 am) and packed up quickly. We left by 6:45 am. We were hoping the early start would allow us to put some miles behind us before the heat and humidity…