Total distance: 873.3km
Average speed: 21.7km/h
Weather: sunny with clouds, a small storm on PEI which we mostly dodged
After yesterday’s crazy ride and going to bed past midnight, we still woke up at 8am and got going by 10am. The downtown of Moncton had what looked like many heritage buildings and the road out was lovely and gentle (as was most of today). 25km or so later, we stopped at Shediac, home of the world’s largest lobster, where we finally got our first glimpses of the Atlantic Ocean! I even got an overpriced lobster roll for the full experience.
Our final riding day New Brunswick was in my opinion the most beautiful, as we followed part of the Acadian Coast and passed idyllic, picture-perfect seaside villages with colourful houses. I got excited as the view of the Confederation Bridge came closer and closer! You aren’t allowed to bike over the bridge so we had to stop at an exit just off the Trans Canada highway to wait for a shuttle to take us over to PEI, which was actually super nice. It felt weird to sit in a vehicle after so many days just sitting on a bike!
On PEI, we were dropped off at a village square in Borden-Carleton where we decided to share a tiny glass of beer at a brewery to celebrate our many miles! Not sure if the beer was to blame or the lack of a proper lunch today but we definitely struggled on the last 30km or so to our Warmshowers hosts’ home in Bonshaw haha!
Toni and Marion were lovely and had dinner all ready for us even when we rolled in almost an hour later than what I originally anticipated, knowing well that we would be very energy deficit. The rest of the evening went by quickly as we explored and learned about their amazing house and cabin and cool “military shower” that was all self-built!
On PEI, we were dropped off at a village square in Borden-Carleton where we decided to share a tiny glass of beer at a brewery to celebrate our many miles! Not sure if the beer was to blame or the lack of a proper lunch today but we definitely struggled on the last 30km or so to our Warmshowers hosts’ home in Bonshaw haha!
Toni and Marion were lovely and had dinner all ready for us even when we rolled in almost an hour later than what I originally anticipated, knowing well that we would be very energy deficit. The rest of the evening went by quickly as we explored and learned about their amazing house and cabin and cool “military shower” that was all self-built!
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