Author: neil
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Mabou, NS to Lower Sackville, NS
Our “vancation” comes to an end, so today is mostly a driving day, returning us to the Nova Scotian mainland from Cape Breton, and then returning to the Halifax area to return the U-Haul from the place where I picked it up. We have an AirBNB booked for three nights in Lower Sackville, a Halifax…