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Flat Tire
Read more: Flat Tire5 km ride (most of that was to the restaurant for lunch and back to the road), 40 minutes 85 km by truck We awoke to another beautiful morning without any wisp of a breeze. It was so calm that the Red Bay Basin was reflecting the hills around it. The view from the B&B…
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Becky is dinner
Read more: Becky is dinner72 km , 5 h 46 min ride time It was a beautiful day with the sun shining and the temperatures a little cool; however, there was very little wind. We thought that was a good thing, but soon discovered that wind, even a headwind, is your friend in Labrador. The road to Red Bay…
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Around L’Anse-au-Loup
Read more: Around L’Anse-au-LoupNo biking today as our bodies need a rest. Becky cooked a delicious dinner of crab from the fish plant, broccoli, cauliflower and potatoes which we shared with Mary – our hostess. She’s an interesting character – 75 years old and still going strong running a B&B on her own. Some other folks we met…
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Deadman’s Cove
Read more: Deadman’s Cove100 km, 5 h 10 min ride time – Triple Falls RV park to Deadman’s Cove Our goal today was to get to St. Barbe, so that we could take the early ferry over to Labrador. It rained heavily overnight, and we took the time to dry out the tent before leaving, which meant another…
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Murray’s Mom
Read more: Murray’s Mom21 km, 2 hours As you can see by our distance and ride time, we certain didn’t go anywhere fast today. We started off slow in the morning, finishing up some photo updates while we had Internet. We wanted to leave such that we could head up to the Northern Delights restaurant for after noon,…
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20080726 On the rock
Read more: 20080726 On the rockThe day started rather wet, so we opted for a short ride. We started out making our way to the ferry terminal from the beach where we camped with Thomas and Isabel. This was our first “free camping” on the trip, and it worked out well, despite the rain. Our arrival at the ferry was…
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20080724 A day of stops
Read more: 20080724 A day of stopsThe boat totally changed this morning. Becky awoke at 5:45am to an onrush of people. We docked at Natashquan at 5:30 am, and a large influx of people joined the boat. There are more than double the number of people now, and many of them do not have cabins. Last night, there were only a…
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Amazing Coincidences
Read more: Amazing Coincidences125 km average 19.4 kph Today was an excellent day for riding, and we took full advantage of it. Well-rested, we were up shortly before 6am, and on the road by 8 – beating our previous “record” by almost two hours. The terrain was mostly flat, and we had a tailwind, so were moving along…