We’ve got some numbers for you. Jim compiled all the info and came up with final stats. LODGING19 camping, 17 motel, 5 B&B, 7 AirBnB, 1 WarmShower, 3 Friend RIDING/MILES per Province 23 days (18 riding / 734 MILES) QUEBEC6 days (3 riding/173 MILES) NEW BRUNSWICK23 days (17 riding/658 MILES) NOVA SCOTIA Total Days: 52Continue reading “The finale! It’s a wrap…”
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Day 51. Caught the bus!
10/6/23 After laying low yesterday and anticipating the day today we shut the tent fly doors early and curled up into sleeping bags in our comfortable little tent nest. Up early and made breakfast (the usual), loaded panniers… for the last time and pedaled the final 4 miles to our “favorite” gas/bus stop. Jim feltContinue reading “Day 51. Caught the bus!”
Day 50. Hold your horses… not so fast…the bus is SOLD OUT!!
Nyanza Trailsman Lodge to Wagmatcook Gas Station/Maritime Bus Stop and back to Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground 10/6/23. 9km. What we thought was going to be a transit day turned very quickly into a logistical nightmare! Woulda,shoulda,coulda….buy the bus ticket in advance. We knew what day we were leaving. We asked the “kid” (key word here)Continue reading “Day 50. Hold your horses… not so fast…the bus is SOLD OUT!!”
Day 49. Day 5 -Cabot Trail. And that’s a wrap…
Belle Cote to Nyanza, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 10/5/23. 34 mi. AIS: 3:07 11mph Elev. 1627 ft. The final day on our bicycles. Short ride but it was absolutely the perfect final day. We were riding in the Margaree River valley following the river for the first 10 miles or so. The leaves were reallyContinue reading “Day 49. Day 5 -Cabot Trail. And that’s a wrap…”
Day 48. Day 4 – Cabot Trail…Ride like the wind
Pleasant Bay to Margaree Harbour, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 10/4/23. 41 mi. AIS: 3:54 10.5 mph. Elev 3002 ft. Pretty damn good day! After a tough one it’s nice to have one not so tough. We started the morning with the climb of MacKenzie Mtn within the first 5 minutes in the saddle. We couldContinue reading “Day 48. Day 4 – Cabot Trail…Ride like the wind”
Day 47. Day 3 Cabot Trail….woop, woop, high five!
Ingonish to Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 10/3/23. 45 mi. AIS: 4:45. 9.4 mph. Elev. 4104 ft! We got today under our belt… it was a whopper. High fives all around. We conquered today and it was a beast. Feeling happy we’re done, fed and comfortable. Here’s how today played out.. Woke up andContinue reading “Day 47. Day 3 Cabot Trail….woop, woop, high five!”
Day 46. Day 2 – Cabot Trail…!!! So far so good!
Indian Brook to Ingonish, Nova Scotia 10/2/23. 31 miles. AIS: 10.1 mph. 3:02. Elev. 2057 ft. Great night’s sleep at our homey house last night. Well rested snd ready for ANOTHER beautiful day! To our surprise and delight it wasn’t really chilly when we departed at 9am. No hats, no gloves. The second jacket andContinue reading “Day 46. Day 2 – Cabot Trail…!!! So far so good!”
Day 45. Day 1 Cabot Trail. Meeting Andre!
Baddeck to Indian Brook, Nova Scotia 10/1/23. 35 mi. AIS: 3:00. 11.6 mph. Elev. 1654 ft. Ready to go at 8:30am…Andre was prompt. Only one problem… the fog. We spent about 30-40 minutes chitchatting with Andre and it lifted some… so we were off. Andre took our bags as planned and headed off to deliverContinue reading “Day 45. Day 1 Cabot Trail. Meeting Andre!”
Day 44. Last layover…major reveal released!
Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Final home of Alexander Graham Bell (more on that to come) 9/30/23. 68* and sunshine, wind 4mph🥰 It looks as though the weather gods are shining upon us for our final week… Week 7… of our Canadian ride! We couldn’t be more excited and delighted about the weather. God knowsContinue reading “Day 44. Last layover…major reveal released!”
Day 43.. Hit the road today… travel day
Mabou to Baddeck, Nova Scotia 9/29/23. 40 miles. AIS: 3:25. 11.6 mph. Elev. 1358 ft. We made it to Baddeck (BAH-deck) pretty quickly today. It was about 2pm and we even had our church step picnic lunch in Wagmatcook. We needed to stop in Wagmatcook to make certain the Maritime Bus stops here and hasContinue reading “Day 43.. Hit the road today… travel day”
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