Saint-Louise-de-Kent to Murray Beach, 148km: The Big Lobster

I awoke early because I was on galley duty that evening and thus I wanted to get out of camp at a decent time. As I was taking down my tent I was literally attacked by hundreds of mosquitoes. My worst mosquito experience by far occurred that morning in Saint-Louise-de-Kent. I did not bother eating a warm breakfast because I was on galley duty and the mosquitoes were relentless. I just wanted to get out of camp as fast as possible and so I had no patience to wait for a warm breakfast. I had put on pants and a sweater and I was constantly swiping at my head to get the mosquitoes away. While I was eating my cereal I was walking around trying to get away from them. I felt incredibly sorry for the group serving breakfast that morning because those mosquitoes were absolutely dreadful. It is amazing how such a small being can provoke such discomfort, frustration, and annoyance. I was waiting on Louise but I told her I had to leave (but I would cycle slowly so she could catch up) because I needed to escape those buggers. I was so happy to be on the bike that morning.

As Louise and I were leaving Saint-Louise-de-Kent we noticed a sign on the side of the road. A veteran of the Tour du Canada had made a sign using bristol board and balloons welcoming us to the area and cheering us on. The sign was an awesome start to the day and to the final segment of the tour.

As Louise and I were cycling along Route 134 Mary caught up with us and the three of us cycled together for the remainder of the day. As we cycled on Route 134 we took some suggested detours which gave us a beautiful view of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Along those detours I came across some great decorations which people put up in their yards to celebrate National Acadian Day and a building which was made to look like a ship, it was fantastic. 

Route 134 took us to the town of Shediac where we visited the largest lobster in the world, measuring 10.7m in length and 5m in height. The sculpture took 3 years to build and weighs 50 metric tons. 

After visiting the Big Lobster we motored our way to camp. To get to camp we had to take Route 955, which had some rolling hills and gravel sections, but it was a nice quiet road. The wind was also in our back which was a blessing because we had been battling a headwind all day.

At camp I saw the confederation bridge in the distance which we were going to take tomorrow to get to Prince Edward Island. I was so excited! :)