Saturday August 11th

I made it to New Brunswick!!!!! According to Map My Ride I have rode 6,459 kilometers!!!!

Map my ride – check out how many climbs there were today!

It was hard to get out of bed but I managed to get up on the road by 8:15. This is not great but when I sleep in a bed I think I make up for the restless sleeps I have in the tent. This is absolutely due to travelling light because I have no pad or pillow, just the ground. If I am really tired I sleep through but if not I toss and turn a bit. My goal was to make it to a friends in New Brunswick but I was having my doubts even the night before since it is over 220 kilometers through hilly terrain and the wind was not in my favour the previous day and it turns out today would be the same. I decided I would make it to New Brunswick no matter what but would keep checking progress during the day.
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Friday August 10th

My ride mapped of course!

I did it, I got up by 6am and got shower etc and on the road by 6:45. It was a good thing because I was riding into the wind totally exposed near the ocean. The cyclist from the camp beside me didn’t get up as early but she was packed and ready before me, go figure – I did take a hot shower though!

It was lightly raining when I started and cool for the first time since BC if I remember correctly. I took the 132 which is the cyclist road but it is now one of the two main roads heading toward Gaspe an was quite busy by about 8:30. I was feeling a little tired so I pulled into a bakery/cheese store outside Trois Pistols and bought chocolate milk and chocolate croissants! The place was packed and even had people making cheese in the back. I wish I had more space for food because this is the type of store I have been looking for since coming to Quebec.



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