Thursday 3 September 2015

Day Seventy - Clark's Beach

At 6:56 I woke up from the noise of Ken falling out of the top bunk. He was fine but it woke me up quick. Arlen and Ken headed for the breakfast buffet first at 7:15. Kerry and I took more time to get ready and relax.

Breakfast was a buffet same as diner and it was also good but I made sure not to eat too much. We saw Curtis there, a cyclist that traveled across Canada in 47 days with gear. I invited him over to the table to talk about each others cycling experience. 

It wasn't long before it was time to gather our belongings from our rooms and board the shuttle bus off the ferry. We picked up our bikes at the truck and made some PBJs for the ride. 

Shortly after departing the terminal we stopped for the traditional picture by sign that welcomed us to Newfoundland or the tenth and final province. 

The weather for today was cool and cloudy. We had more tailwind than headwind which is always good. The terrain was rolling and the trees along the roads were short in height. 

John and I stopped for for lunch at a Subway on the transcanada. After lunch we passed by the famous town of Dildo. We did not take the optional side trip into the town that was on the cue sheet. We got into camp at approximately 4:30. 

After diner we talked about tomorrow and where and when we would meet in St John's to go together to dip our wheels in the Atlantic and then ride to Signal point. 

Newfoundland, the 10 and final province
John on an ice cream break