Miramichi to Bouctouche
Woke up to a dark sky so we quickly packed up our tents before the rain. And sure enough before we finished it was raining. We took 'refuge' in the laundry room to finish our breakfast and final pack. On the road by 8:20 with our raingear on.
Today's ride took us through a whole lot more of 'nothingness' along Hwy 11. Turning onto Hwy 134 took us past Kouchibouguac National Park and then through the town of Richibucto. In Richibucto we stopped to watch lobster traps being loaded onto lobster boats. It appears that the lobster fishery plays a huge roll in this area.
Meteorologist 100%...Eric 0%...that is how the weather prediction score went for today. Rain was predicted and rain we got! By times it was rather heavy particularly the last couple of hours. And did I mention the headwind! Now to the 'Eric prediction'. He maintained that the sun would shine by 4:00. Boy was he wrong! Maybe the sun was shining in Australia!!!
We are keeping our record intact. One night camping, one night in a motel! We are staying at the Auberge Bouctouche Inn. It is quite a nice motel overlooking the town and the Irving Nature Interpretive Centre. We have done to this room what we are really good at doing...make it a mess! It is still absolutely pouring outside!
Daily Distance = 81.22 km. Time on the bikes = 5 hours 7 minutes. Average Speed = 15.90 km. Maximum Speed = 34.81 km. Wildlife Sightings = Caspian Terns, Cedar Waxwing.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0, Eric = 1.
