August, 2014
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Wind, Rain, Hills and Traffic Cameras Deer Lake, NL to South Brook, NL
While I’m on the road I’m frequently pondering what to include (and exclude) from my daily updates. After about 45km of today’s ride into a strong headwind I was reasonably confident my update would look something like this: Pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedalRead More …
Hills, Wind, and Airplanes Rocky Harbour, NL to Deer Lake, NL
I think if I were to give today a theme it would be “Payback”. Payback for all those nice sunny days. Payback for all those calm days. Payback for those glorious tailwind days. Payback for those flat stretches of easy pedalling. Okay, sure there were some big hills in theRead More …
Climb Every Mountain Rocky Harbour, NL
Today’s update actually begins last night. My evening appeared to be over shortly after my Bingo experience came to an end. It was around 9:00 and I had finished uploading my latest blog entry and had returned to my tent. It actually looked like I was going to get toRead More …
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. Rocky Harbour, NL
Hindsight is 20-20. It can also be a bit annoying. I’m hoping my decision to not climb Gros Morne Mountain today doesn’t come back to haunt me. When I went to bed last night I knew the forecast was calling for scattered thunderstorms today. I don’t know about the thunderRead More …
Wet Tent. Dry Roads. Nice Views. Cow Head, NL to Rocky Harbour, NL
I made it through the night without incident and woke to a pretty nice sunrise – although, all things considered I’d have been happy to sleep longer. But I was awake and once again my tent was soaked but I wanted to get things packed up before anyone really noticedRead More …