Today was the shortest day of the tour, a whooping 43km. The
goal of the day was to make it to the ferry in North Sydney by 2pm. Louise,
Mary, Mike, and I left around 10am because we were in no rush to get to the
ferry.
Last night and this morning several riders put purple and green
ribbons on their bicycle in remembrance of Bob and Irene. Becky had come up
with the idea and I found it to be a beautiful gesture. The colours purple and
green were chosen because Irene had always worn a purple shirt and Bob had
green handlebar tape with skulls on his bicycle :)
The ride to North Sydney was quite easy. We had to cycle up
Kelly Mountain which was only 240m in height; however, we still took a photo by
the sign because it was an accomplishment to make it to the top :)
We cycled on the bridge over Great Bras d'Or Channel and I
just had to take a photo of the bridge because it looked pretty awesome.
We made it to North Sydney at around 12pm. We gave our bicycles
to Adam who strapped them on top of the van and trailer. We had to take our
front wheels off in order for the bikes to be secured on the bicycle rack.
We changed out of our bicycle gear, went to Tim Hortons for
lunch, and wandered down Main Street in North Sydney. Soon enough we were
boarding the ferry which would take us to Argentia, Newfoundland. We would be
sleeping on the ferry as it was a 14-16hr ferry ride depending on weather. I was excited to be on the
ferry because I had never been on a ship for so long nor had I ever slept on a
ship. Mary, Becky, Louise and I stayed in one room. They were small but it was
a fun experience. That evening we had an all you can eat dinner which each of
us took advantage of.
Tomorrow would be the final day of the tour...I cannot
believe it...what an adventure this has been.
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