Aug 6 - Day 92 - Whycocomagh - 110 km, 900m

I can’t get enough of the water!  It looks soooo much better in person!

These are the guys I met, Felix and Simon.  They are having such a good time touring.  

This is Renée who brought me breakfast….how thoughtful.  She’s a cyclist, but has never done any bike packing.  I’m not sure if she noticed that I was packing up without preparing breakfast, or if she noticed the bag of chips that was going to become my breakfast.  Either way it was delicious!!!

This was such a fun day….I took it easy and just enjoyed the day….hills included!  

The day started off wonderfully…..as I was packing up and planning a stop at Tim’s, a lady shows up at my site with a tray….breakfast for me!!!!  Coffee-and she brought milk and sugar to add, juice, hot toast, peanut butter, banana and watermelon….all my favourites.  So so kind.  🥰

After we had a little chat I headed off….its going to be a good day 😀😀😀😀

My GPS, kept me off the 104 highway for about 10km, then I was on that crazy highway.  Narrow shoulders and crazy traffic.  I checked maps and got off onto the #4.  A nice quiet highway.  It was longer, but much more pleasant. Eventually I had to get on the highway, but at least the shoulders were better.  

I stopped at Port Hastings and met up with two guys who are touring.  They only met each other two days ago….and now it’s like they are brothers.  We had such a good time swapping stories and laughing!   

They are going in the opposite direction, and were on the ferry from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia a few days ago, so they gave me hints on how to make the crossing more manageable since its16 hours, we depart at 5pm and we don’t have a cabin!  

The rest of my day was good….warm with a strong headwind and hilly….but that just seems to be the norm lately!!!  😀😀😀.  

So many kind people….at the gas station stop, a lady chatted with me…she was at the same lunch spot yesterday!  And I forgot to mention, yesterday two young women chased me down ….well turned around to check and see if I needed anything, and offered a place to stay…..unfortunately I had already booked and paid for the campsite….but really….i should have just said yes!!!!  I wasn’t thinking obviously!  

Thanks to everyone who is texting and writing on the live tracking.  Makes my day for sure.  

Now that I’m here, I’m realizing how much history I don’t know about our Canada.  I’ll have to do some reading when I get home.