Total distance: 1231.5km
Average speed: 21.7km/h
Weather: very rainy and blustery!
It seemed many times the odds were against us but somehow we followed my very aggressive cycling schedule and made it to North Sydney, in time for our ferry to Newfoundland!!!
Today was another big challenge, hopefully the last! We knew there was rain coming but didn’t fully expect it to be the kind that stays the entire day (aka the Vancouver kind). We had to be at the ferry terminal by 3:30pm at the latest and even though it will be our shortest riding day yet, to give us as much time as possible, we set an alarm to wake up at 5:30am. It was raining moderately as we left Whycocomagh Provincial Park (where we camped last night) and then only got heavier. 35km or so later in Baddeck, we stopped for a coffee break completely drenched and seriously contemplated hitchhiking the rest of the way. Eventually we got back on the bike, pedalling towards Kelly’s Mountain as fast as possible to warm up.
The terrain was beautiful even with the rain, we had glimpses of many bays and the Cabot Trail area across. The weather didn’t get much better but we got more and more excited as kilometre markers for the Newfoundland ferry became lower and lower.
Now for a restful 16.5h ferry before the home stretch!
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