Antigonish to Port Hastings
Last night we spent our evening walking around the campus of St. Francis Xavier University and watched some football players running drills and watched a soccer practice. The university only has 2700 students but is known for its sports.
On the road by 8:20 but stopped again 5 minutes later for a grocery stop. On the road for real by 8:50. Today's ride took us through lots of forest land and hills. Too much traffic and at times not much shoulder made riding a challenge at times. Did I mention the word hills??? Nova Scotia sure is hilly! We climbed numerous long gradual grades one of which was over 4 km long. (And we have just got to Cape Breton...wonder what tomorrow will bring)???
As we crossed the Canso Causeway we met a train, watched a freighter being loaded with gravel and saw the 'swing bridge' open to let a sailboat through.
We are staying at the Hearth and Stone Inn between Port Hastings and Port Hawkesbury. Our room overlooks the Strait of Canso and we watched the freighter pull out and head off. (Did not know that we exported gravel from Canada)???
Daily Distance = 57.36 km. Time on the bikes = 3 hours 39 minutes. Average Speed = 15.66 km. Maximum Speed = 50.05 km. Wildlife Sightings = Red Tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Goldfinch, Black Backed Gull.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0, Eric = 1.
