Author: neil

  • Pictou, NS to Valley, NS

    Pictou, NS to Valley, NS

    During our three days and four nights in Pictou, the only time either of us left the house was when I made one ride back out to the grocery store. We normally hole up pretty solidly when we have a multi-night roof to stay under, but this was extreme even for us. Pictou seemed like…

  • Saint Peter’s Bay, PE to Pictou, NS

    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…

  • Campbell’s Cove, PE to Saint Peter’s Bay, PE

    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…

  • Souris, PE to Campbell’s Cove, PE

    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…

  • Cap-aux-Meules, QC to Souris, PE

    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…