Veronica
07-01-2006, 02:45 AM
Cindy and I are in Annapolis Royal at a lovely B&B.
Thursday we rode from our campground to the ferry to catch the CAT to Yarmouth NS. The ramp leading up to the ferry is slippery metal - very entertaining in bike shoes and hauling a trailer. No mishaps though, either getting on or getting off.
The food on the CAT is terrible. I wasn't feeling great, so I napped most of the way across. It was foggy and kind of rough. Getting out of Yarmouth was pretty easy. The GPS does come in handy. Didn't take too many pictures since it was wet.
Our first night was at a campground in Church Point, lovely people, nice campsite.
Friday we rode from Church Point to Annapolis Royal with a stop in Digby for lunch. At breakfast we talked with a man who invited us out to see a 36 foot sailboat being built by one man. It's a little more intricate than just a sailboat. Hopefully, I'll have some good pictures to show you later.
We spent about an hour looking at the boat. Then continued on to Digby. At some point the skies opened up and we got totally drenched. I'm glad wool and capilene still insulate when wet. :p
After lunch in Digby, we headed out to Bear River, where the sun come out. The climb out of Bear River was... a bear! I would guess a quarter of a mile and a 12% grade. Easy... usually. But it was my day with the tent! I would guess the trailer weighs about 60 pounds all up. If my cadence was 30 at the top, I'd be surprised. The innkeepers told us a lot of riders don't make it to the top.
Then the GPS routed us onto a dirt road. Good thing I mountain bike. It was kind of fun, but a little slippery so we opted to get on the highway to get to Annapolis Royal. It wasn't too bad, but the speed limit is 100 KPH, so it was a little hairaising. We did have a shoulder and we got some waves and toots from oncoming traffic.
Today we're heading to Keiji, a national park in the interior. I hope Cindy survives the mosquitos. They really like her.
Time for breakfast.
V.
Thursday we rode from our campground to the ferry to catch the CAT to Yarmouth NS. The ramp leading up to the ferry is slippery metal - very entertaining in bike shoes and hauling a trailer. No mishaps though, either getting on or getting off.
The food on the CAT is terrible. I wasn't feeling great, so I napped most of the way across. It was foggy and kind of rough. Getting out of Yarmouth was pretty easy. The GPS does come in handy. Didn't take too many pictures since it was wet.
Our first night was at a campground in Church Point, lovely people, nice campsite.
Friday we rode from Church Point to Annapolis Royal with a stop in Digby for lunch. At breakfast we talked with a man who invited us out to see a 36 foot sailboat being built by one man. It's a little more intricate than just a sailboat. Hopefully, I'll have some good pictures to show you later.
We spent about an hour looking at the boat. Then continued on to Digby. At some point the skies opened up and we got totally drenched. I'm glad wool and capilene still insulate when wet. :p
After lunch in Digby, we headed out to Bear River, where the sun come out. The climb out of Bear River was... a bear! I would guess a quarter of a mile and a 12% grade. Easy... usually. But it was my day with the tent! I would guess the trailer weighs about 60 pounds all up. If my cadence was 30 at the top, I'd be surprised. The innkeepers told us a lot of riders don't make it to the top.
Then the GPS routed us onto a dirt road. Good thing I mountain bike. It was kind of fun, but a little slippery so we opted to get on the highway to get to Annapolis Royal. It wasn't too bad, but the speed limit is 100 KPH, so it was a little hairaising. We did have a shoulder and we got some waves and toots from oncoming traffic.
Today we're heading to Keiji, a national park in the interior. I hope Cindy survives the mosquitos. They really like her.
Time for breakfast.
V.