Travel Journal
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Saint Peter’s Bay, PE to Pictou, NS
We expect this to be our last morning for a while waking up in a tent, and while the wind stayed quiet again, the tent, the picnic table, and our bikes were soaking wet with dew. But after sopping up most of the water from the table, and laying down our multi-purpose Mexican drape on… Read more…
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Campbell’s Cove, PE to Saint Peter’s Bay, PE
Ten-and-a-half hours after the moon rose over the water last night, the sun reprised that performance on the same stage, setting our tent aglow. We’d been very consciously aware of the strong wind that had been steadily blowing for the last 48 hours, but the fact that it had finally diminished by this morning made… Read more…
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Souris, PE to Campbell’s Cove, PE
The wind forecast was the same or worse than yesterday, and with little overnight relief, even taking down the tent required a far more careful set of procedures than normal. Rett was dreading the day’s ride even before she woke. Her fear and frustration allowed her bike-starting difficulties to re-emerge somewhat, but after walking up… Read more…
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Cap-aux-Meules, QC to Souris, PE
Our alarm was set for 5:20am, our earliest waking in forever. There is only one ferry per day returning Magdalen Islands tourists to Prince Edward Island, and it leaves at 8am. Crawling out of the tent, we saw the nearly-full moon setting over the water, and we rode the three miles to the ferry before… Read more…
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Cap-aux-Meules, QC
Day 3 We woke up to another morning where the wind forecast was at odds with reality. Looking out to the water from our tent platform, I could see whitecaps on the water, which meant that although still lower-than-normal, the breeze was likely a bit higher than yesterday. We’d had some vague plans to ride… Read more…
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Cap-aux-Meules, QC
Day 2 The whole reason we decided to come to the Magdalen Islands was because there was almost no wind in the forecast for this three day period. Well, that forecast held true last night, but by this morning we’d reached a deviation, with 10-15mph winds from the south. While this was a big disappointment… Read more…
