Day 99. Rodd Crowbush to Elmira. 69 mi. 6001 miles TTD. 1484 feet elevation. A smile and Grimace Simultaneously It's been difficult to even write this post, much less live it. For the last 99 days, I've had a very simple focus - pedal, find food, and a place to sleep. That might seem boring, … Continue reading Bitter Sweet
Day 98. Charlottetown to Rodd Crowfish. 52 miles. 1300 feet elevation. 5932 TTD. Weather perfect with a nice tailwind. The trail out of Charlottetown required us to backtrack. Unfortunately, not everybody was aware despite everybody supposedly being an expert and having their map apps out and ready. I wasn't with the group because I had … Continue reading Stops & Rest
Day 97. Summerside to Charlottetown. 74 miles. 5880 miles TTD. 2130 feet elevation. Weather perfect. Typically, on family bike rides, I keep myself at the back of the pack. I have the tools and a pump to fix anybody broken down, and I don't want to ride back to them but rather catch up with … Continue reading Swing
Day 96. Mill River to summerside. 45 miles. 5806 TTD. 1700 ft elevation. Weather perfect. Look closely at Miss Chloe. You'll see that the bicycle seat is not being used. She's decided to ride sitting on the bag, which is strapped to the luggage rack. This wasn't a choice of fun but rather survival. Day … Continue reading Butts
Day 95. Tignish to Mill River resort. 30 MI. 5761 TTD. Weather perfectpi . The first strange part of today was being in a car to start my ride. We drove from Charlottetown to Tignish and mile zero of the Confederation trail. In Charlottetown, we had been at McQueen's bikes, which I highly recommend, where … Continue reading Mob
Day 94. Summerside to Charlottetown. 44 miles. 5681 Miles TTD. 1,837 ft elevation. Weather Pleasant. It's interesting that in Canada, there are at least three places named Sunnyside and another three named Summerside or Summerland. Undoubtedly named by very hopeful people. In chatting with my barber yesterday, who is from Nigeria, and the checkout man … Continue reading Not Solo
Day 93. Pug wash to Summerside . 79 mi. 5637 miled TTD 2,714 ft vertical . Weather perfect . Likely, I should not start a blog entitled. "Nice is Nice," and then complain once more about Nova Scotia. But I can't help myself. As you can see from the sign, this is the Sunshine Trail. … Continue reading Nice is Nice
Day 92. Pictou to Pugwash. 56 mi. 5,558 Mi TTD. 2,232 FT elevation. Weather good but with some mild headwind. I left Pictou this morning with the chocolate milk and one of my feet bags and the subway egg and bacon sandwich in the other. It was a reasonably healthy way to start the day. … Continue reading Trail Jitters
Day 88. I enjoyed the Sabbath listening to the University Ward over Zoom. Then I walked around the town and tried to follow their historic path through town, but the markings had become a little too historic. Day 89. Bridgetown to Windsor. 74 mi. 5,272 MI TTD. 2859 FT elevation. Weather windy with a little … Continue reading $25,000
Days 84, 85, and 86: I took Wednesday, thursday, and Friday to play hooky. It was a pleasant respite. However, just those three days made it a little difficult to get back in the saddle. Day 87: St John New Brunswick to Bridgetown Nova scotia. 45 mi. 5,198 Mi TTD. 2900 ft elevation. Warm, dry, … Continue reading Roller Coaster
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