Blogs from New Brunswick, Canada, North America - page 14

We're running out of days in Canada, but we are still seeing some cool sites. We headed north out of Charlottetown up to the north coast and walked on the red sandy shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The water was pretty cold but people still swim in it. We didn't see anybody swimming when we were there as it was only 65 degrees. Lots of cottages everywhere and it looks to be a very popular place for Canadian summer vacations. We stopped at a local market and purchased a bag of new potatos. There are potato farms everywhere on the island, and the dirt is red. We also stopped at the House of Green Gables in Cavendish and that was interesting. Just stayed long enough to snap a few photos and then we headed ... read more

Before we begin we thought we'd share a quote we enjoyed while reading about the Tour Du France: "His body heaved at the pedals, like an automaton, on two wheels. He wasn't going fast but he was at least moving. I trotted alongside him and asked 'Who are you? What's going on? Where are the others?' Bent over his handlebars, his eyes riveted on the road, the man never turned his head nor uttered one sole word. He continued and disappeared round a turn. Steinès had read his number and consulted the riders' list. Steinès was dumfounded. 'The man is François Lafourcade, a nobody. He has caught and passed all the cracks' ... Another quarter-hour passed before the second rider appeared, whom we immediately recognized as Octave Lapize. Unlike Lafourcade, Lapize was walking, half leaning on, ... read more

Welcome to New Brunswick, land of the winding narrow roads, roadside blueberry markets and lapping waves on rocky outcrops. We left Quebec and headed on to New Brunswick, which is where we are still. We have been staying with my Auntie Brenda just outside Saint John in the lovely little town L’etete. The house is directly on the water and we get to see the tides come in and out from the big back deck. There are 2 little beaches right off the back of the property, where a friend of the family’s went and picked us fresh scallops for dinner the night we arrived. He just suited up in a dry suit, put on a tank of air and spent an hour gathering scallops and interesting sea life for us to look at. He brought ... read more

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 ... read more

As yesterday was a late night, today we started more slowly than usual. We got up on time, and headed to a nearby diner for a hearty breakfast (about a 2 minute walk from the motel), but afterwards we were tired and slow to get moving. After taking off, we were still slow and tired. We are in the middle of our longest stretch of continuous biking without a day off, and it is taking it's toll. Eric especially, who was up later than usual last night dealing with internet problems while trying to finish off uploading the blog, got less than the usual 8 hours of sleep could really feel the fatigue. Despite our tiredness, when we were moving we were moving well. The roads were still hilly, but not unreasonable, and we had a ... read more