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Published: July 20th 2011
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We're running out of creative titles for these... With our long stretch and late night behind us, we slept in even more than usual this morning. Since we were staying in the same place for two nights again, we once more had the freedom to buy a wider range of foods - and some foods that we've really been missing, so last night we picked up some cereal and milk, something we haven't had since we left. We had a little last night for a snack, but had more today for breakfast.
When we headed out, we aimed straight for the tourist centre to find some fun things to do in Fredericton for the day. On our way there, we passed a little play going on in the public park, and stopped to watch. It was a Star Wars spoof, with a theme of environmental consciousness, and aimed at young children, and was actually a lot of fun. The best part was when a dancing homeless man came through the crowd and distracted the actors, and we got to see them improvise a little on stage. The lead villain (actor, not character) reminded us of our friend Kevin - Kevin, this is a compliment, he was the best
Walking Bridge
There are two bridges off the island - one for cars and one for pedestrians - the pedestrian bridge in the background here is the one we will use tomorrow actor there.
By the time the show was over, we were pretty hungry for lunch, so we stopped at a little Lebanese place near by. If you're thinking falafel, shwarma, pita, this was not that sort of place. Eric tried some fried goat's cheese and miniature sausages, and Therese had a potato and beef Quiche.
When it was over we finally made it to the tourism office, got some information, and stuck around for a free walking tour. We turned out to be the only two people on the tour, which was a treat. It also helped remind us how small a town Fredericton really is, even though it is the capital of New Brunswick. We were even more reminded of this by some of the sights, as well as the unplanned events of the tour - like when our guide was friends with the residents of one of the houses on the tour, or when her dad drove by and honked at us. Our tour guide seemed to be a high school student, though was very nice and had lots of good information to share with us; on later fact checking some of it turned out to
Fountain
Outside city hall, waiting for our free private tour be false. We didn't point out the occasional obvious errors, like when she told us that the town was originally built by the English soldiers eleven-thousand years ago (we're really not sure what number this was supposed to be, even eleven-hundred is amusingly out of whack).
When the tour was done we stopped by a lighthouse for ice cream. Our tour guide had pointed it out to us on the tour, mentioning that people often comment on how old and beautiful it looks even though it was only built 20-something years ago as an ice cream and tourist stop. Since we were looking for some good ice cream, this was perfect, and as it turns out they had unreasonably large portions for extremely low prices. Fantastic!
On our way back we stopped to watch the "changing of the guard" near city hall, and spoke to one of the leaders who told us that the "guard" were really just some high school and university students working for the city as their summer jobs. He also gave us some nice Fredericton pins.
When done, we headed back to the residences to make our dinner, (they have BBQ's for public
Giant Ice Cream
It's hard to tell from this picture, but those "single scoop" cones are actually humongous, probably about 3 normal scoops each - well worth the 3 dollars each we paid use at the residences here, so we're having Shish Kebab - Yum!) do some laundry, and get an early night.
As long as we're discussing our dinner, a quick summary for those of you who wonder what we eat on bike days (not today). Lately we've been having big diner breakfasts, meaning eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, home fries, and sometimes pancakes too. When not possible, we have small breakfasts of peanut butter on bread, sometimes with banana if possible, and then stop for some egg sandwiches early in the morning. After an hour or two of biking, we usually stop for a quick snack involving peanut butter and honey (or jam if we've taken some small packs from a diner) on bread, and some fruit. The easiest fruits for us to bring and eat have mostly been apricots and plums - juicy and fairly durable (especially the apricots). We do apples too, but they are not as juicy, and we like the liquid boost we get from the other fruits. A couple of hours later, we stop for our real lunch, which probably involves lunch meat and cheese on bread, and either cherry tomatoes in the sandwich, or just
Changing of the Guard
Therese watches the Camera (and Eric) while Eric watches the ceremony (and Therese) eating a tomato on the side. If we've snagged a packet of mayo from some random spot earlier in the day, we use that too. We also eat more fruit. Mid afternoon we stop again for another snack involving more fruit, and something salty, either nuts, pretzels, granola bars, or something else we randomly have left over (we rarely, if ever, throw out unfinished food from a previous meal). When we get hungry in between any of these meals (not uncommon, especially on longer or hillier days), we split a protein or power bar, or each have our own depending on how hungry we are. We usually go out and have decent sized dinners at restaurants, always trying to hit a place that seems "local", and always making sure there is plenty of protein involved after a hard days work.
Hope you enjoyed today's entry, tomorrow the biking continues!
- E and T
Note: don't forget to look at the pictures below!
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Aunt Agnes
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Way To Go
You two are making REAL progress. You must be soooooo tired. Tomorrow I will call my sister, Mary and get her house number to make it easier for you to find. She will be happy to see you. Ride carefully and don't overdue the peanut butter.