Distance: 100km Elevation: 687m When I was having breakfast, Shannon and Marco were ready to hit the road. So we said farewell once more. The plan was to meet again in two days at the southern coast of Nova Scotia. It was quite windy, temperatures had dropped by 10 degrees and it was supposed to … Continue reading Day 25 – Pictou to Shubenacadie: Hills, Headwinds, Rain →

Distance: 86km Elevation: 497m I got up early and packed up since Lindsay had to get to work around 8am. We chatted a little bit more about conspiracy theories and the possible link to cannabis consumption. I was obviously still processing my encounter with Jerry and Jacquelyn in Andover-Perth a couple of days ago. There … Continue reading Day 24 – Charlottetown to Pictou: Ferry, “old” Friends, Nova Scotia →

Distance: 86km Elevation: 384m It had been a calm and peaceful night. The first after many noisy ones I figured. Around 8:30 the morning, Shannon and Marco came over to say farewell. As usually, they were on their schedule. It was really nice to have met both of them. They went off to meet an … Continue reading Day 23 – Summerside to Charlottetown: Prince Edward Island, Confederation Trail, Tranquility →

Distance: 105km Elevation: 582m Despite a rough night with a lot of drunks singing, swearing, and shouting along to country music, I got up early and after a quick breakfast Shannon, Marco and I ventured off for the bridge to Prince Edward Island. I am not used to cycling in groups so that was a … Continue reading Day 22 – Shediac to Summerside: Shannon & Marco, Shuttle-Service, Prince Edward Island →

Distance: 118km Elevation: 808m Around 5am, I woke up freezing and needed to put on an extra layer of clothes for another round of sleep. A little later, when I had made coffee, my neighbor woke up and her first thing was to smoke some pot in her car. I don’t have a good nose … Continue reading Day 21 – Sussex to Shediac: 2,000km Mark passed, Fellow Cyclists, St. Laurent Stream again →