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There was a very light drizzle of rain this morning which sped me on my way packing up. It didn’t last more than a few minutes. Unfortunately as a result of packing up quickly I forgot to fill any of my water bottles before leaving the campground and wasn’t able to find anywhere to fill them until much later in the day. As I finished lunch at Margaree Harbour, one of many quiet harbour villages along the coast, the rain started lightly and turned into a full downpour minutes later as I got on the road and continued for the rest of the day.

After taking a break in Cheticamp I continued along the cabot trail into the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Despite seeing it through rain, clouds, and fog I still found it to be an amazing area. The road starts off going through the bottom of a large valley until it reaches the coast and climbs up the top of the cliffs before climbing further inland up another valley. It was quite a long climb but I survived it without having to walk my bike like I saw some people doing in the other direction. Though at one point a cross wind felt like it was about to blow me off my bike as I sped down one of the steep hills. Just before Pleasant Bay there is a huge series of steep switchbacks that I am very glad I didn’t have to bike up.

When I got to the hostel people were impressed with my biking in out of the rain even before they knew where I biked from. The owner wasn’t around at the time but I was shown around anyways and had a shower before he returned from taking a group out whale watching to check me in. I went up the street to have dinner with two Australians who were also staying at the hostel. In the evening everyone at the hostel sat around having a good time. All in all, it turned out to be a decent birthday despite being away from everyone back home.

Distance 101.91km
Time 4:37:07
Average Speed 22.06km/h
Max Speed 68.38km/h
Odometer 7707km
    • Dad
    • Posted August 26, 2007 at 11:16 am
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    Can you e-mail a hi-res image of your favorite photograph you have taken on this cross Canada bike trip.
    Something like the Day 36 – Raith to Thunder Bay image you put on the blog.
    thanks


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