Travel Journal
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Stanhope, PE to Cavendish, PE
I was kept awake by obnoxiously loud campers. Not any of the nearby people in the close-together sites, but by a yammering middle-aged Quebecois couple all the way in the next loop, who seemed to be having an endless series of phone (or maybe even video) calls well past the campground’s quiet hours. Yapping, guffawing,… Read more…
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Cardigan, PE to Stanhope, PE
I got out of the tent to find our cookset, which we’d left sitting out on the picnic table as we normally do (all tightly wrapped up), flipped over and on the ground. No way there was any wind to have done that, so it must have been one of the raccoons I saw last… Read more…
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Wood Islands, PE to Cardigan, PE
The morning opened with sun replacing yesterday’s clouds, and Prince Edward Island rising unpretentiously to meet our extremely high expectations. We began by heading east along the southern coast. Similar to Baja, the roads here usually stay a significant distance from the water, but that didn’t inhibit the beauty. Instead, it amplified it, with the… Read more…
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Alma, NS to Wood Islands, PE
It appeared that we didn’t actually get any rain overnight, so at first the awesome glamping dome we were sleeping under felt unnecessary. But then as I was out at our site’s secondary shelter(!!) cooking breakfast (under a roof over a grill, Coleman camp stove, counter, etc.) a pretty good downpour came that definitely would… Read more…
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Shubenacadie, NS to Alma, NS
Unlike most times when we’re at a campground where other bike tourers are staying, Emma was kind enough to still be at her campsite by the time we got out of our tent. She says it’s because she “slept in” for an extra half-hour because it was too cold outside (she’s out here doing this… Read more…
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Lower Sackville, NS to Shubenacadie, NS
It’s been 17 days since Rett has done a significant bike ride. On its own, that’s not unusual; unlike “bike tourers”, we’re “nomads” who regularly settle in places for a period before moving on. What’s unusual this time is that this pause was enforced because our moving boat was springing leaks port and starboard, sinking… Read more…
