7 July

Woke up this morning feeling totally beat, yesterday’s ride was actually 6 hours vs the 4 hours I previously posted. Six hours to go 165 miles, that’ll give you an idea how much fun that was. I was glad when I got to the Inn she let me check in early, I really had nowhere to go and there are no overhangs here or bridges to take cover under. I figured she let me in cuz I looked like a wet rag but when I told her where my ride started from all empathy went out the window and she just said “you’re crazy”! I was glad there was a restaurant right next door that I could walk to and I kid you not another server classic moment, you can’t make this stuff up. A couple with a child comes in and the guys said he would like a Bud Lite (Why?? The Newfoundland beer is awesome) and the server says we don’t have Bud Lite. So he asks what they have and she rattles off all these brands and in the middle of her beer recital she actually says “Bud Lite”! The guy says to her you just said Bud Lite and she simply replies I guess we do have it?!?!?!?!? WHAAAA!

A couple of days ago (I forgot to add) I was riding towards Witless Bay and saw kids swimming in a lake; I just had to turn around and stick my hand in the water…so I did. You’d figure since I had been told repeatedly that the weather here had been on the 30’s right up until last Sunday the water would be freezing; it wasn’t, actually felt good.

Also on a previous post I mentioned riding Newfoundland should be on every bikers bucket list, and maybe it should, but looking back I heard over and over again how lucky I was with the weather. I didn’t give it a second thought until I got to Argentia to catch the ferry back and there are a lot of bikers going back and I spoke with most of them and I can’t believe how many have been disappointed with the weather. Somehow I was very, very, fortunate to have had good weather for every day but the last. So come and ride but be weather-ready and be sure you are very good at riding/handling the bike you bring over cuz you will be challenged with weather, pot holes and moguls!

The ride to Argentia was uneventful until I came around a corner to see a vehicle with his two wheels on my side of the road, so I hugged right and got by. At least if he hit me I’d be in good hands cuz in was and ambulance! I got here 2 hours early but it worked out good cuz once I got here and got in the terminal it started to rain. So I’m on board and should be departing in 30 minutes. If the weather in good in Nova Scotia we get to port I will ride the Cabot trail and stop in Antigonish for the night…keeping my fingers crossed.

Can't post pictures, internet on the ferry is weak