http://tmacphail.ca Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:05:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is going to be my last day because I am within striking distance of St. John's. Both of riding and of this blog. I got on the road earlier than I have been lately just so I could finish even sooner. Unfortunatelly it is still windy but the road ... http://tmacphail.ca/blog-archive/biking/cross-canada-2007/day-86-bellevue-to-st-johns/ Another morning no different than most others except for it getting extremely windy once I got onto the road. The wind kept up for the entire day and really slowed me down. I can't even remember when the last time I had to ride in wind this strong. I went ... http://tmacphail.ca/blog-archive/biking/cross-canada-2007/day-85-thorburn-lake-to-bellevue/ Before going to the dining room for breakfast I lazily packed and watched TV. My tent which I hung in the shower had dried out but some of my clothes were still damp. Luckilly while eating breakfast the rain stopped and clouds cleared up so I didn't have to wear ... http://tmacphail.ca/blog-archive/biking/cross-canada-2007/day-84-gander-to-thorburn-lake/ This morning it started raining at about 7:00. And it never stopped. I tried waiting it out but that obviously didn't work so I got going a little late. I had to stop in town to get some groceries to last the final few days. I talked briefly with a ... http://tmacphail.ca/blog-archive/biking/cross-canada-2007/day-83-grand-falls-windsor-to-gander/ Last night there was rain but it stopped by morning although the weather still consisted of low clouds and mist. Mist is almost as bad as rain because over time I still get damp. And it isn't avoidable because putting on my raingear to keep the mist off is offset ... http://tmacphail.ca/blog-archive/biking/cross-canada-2007/day-82-birchy-lake-to-grand-falls-windsor/