Baddeck
Today we were able to take our time and enjoy '2' coffees, something we have rarely been able to do. After riding into Baddeck we enjoyed a second breakfast. My this journey is a tough one!
We enjoyed a 'history lesson' today as we visited the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. We knew of his work to invent the telephone but we were unaware of all the other things that he worked on in his life...genetic study of sheep, airplane development, hydrofoil development, phonograph development, work in teaching the deaf, x-ray development. You know his life was made a lot easier when he married 'Mable' a former deaf student of his who to say the least was 'loaded'. Combined with his 'fortune from the Bell Telephone Company, life got a lot easier. He built a castle in Baddeck that later in life became the headquarters for his airplane and hydrofoil experimentation. The other thing that became apparent was that he 'hired' and 'housed' experts to develop his ideas. He was an 'ideas guy' and had the money to hire expertise and a wife to manage his financial affairs.
Now for the 'big puddles' part...when we began to ride back to our campground it began to rain and I do not mean a light rain. It absolutely poured. Our tents handled the rain OK but you know they did not handle the 'big puddle' of water that they were sitting in. The result was we were forced to move to a motel in Baddeck, The Cabot Trail Motel, so we could begin to dry our sleeping pads, sleeping bags, etc. We have the humidity level in the room 'through the roof' to say the least. And we are not even bothering to try to dry our tents. THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES!!!
Daily Distance = 32.90 km. Time on the bikes = 2 hours 30 minutes. Average Speed = 13.12 km. Maximum Speed = 42.52 km. Wildlife Sightings = Red Squirrel, Grey cheeked Thrush, Chipmunk.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0, Eric = 1.
