Gander to Glovertown
On the road by 7:35 with the sun shining and the wind only 'slightly' less strong. It was nice to be on the road again as we enjoyed views of Gander Lake, Square Pond, and Butts Pond. (Nice names). We encountered many long climbs today one of which was over 5 km. Combined with the wind that blew steady at 30 km and gusted to over 40 km, today's ride had some challenging moments.
As we rode along today we came upon 'Joey's Lookout', a place with a panoramic view of the town of Gambo and Freshwater Bay. The Gambo area is the birthplace of 'Joey Smallwood' Newfoundland's 'Father of Confederation' and it's longtime Premiere. Gambo was an important lumber town from the 1860's until the 1960's. Massive forest fires brought that to an end.
We are staying in the Cuddle - Inn B+B in the town of Glovertown. It is right on the ocean. We were unaware, however, that the town was 5 km off of the highway, and worse yet, all downhill. So tomorrow morning we will have to climb back up to the highway and I mean CLIMB! The other thing that we are finding frustrating is the inaccuracy of the provincial road map. Today was to be 73 km and it was only 67 km. Now I know everyone is thinking "but it was in your favour". Problem is we suspect that will be tacked onto tomorrows distance instead. It makes me wonder if like everything else in Canada, Newfoundland 'subs out' its map making to a foreign company who probably uses 'Google Maps' to get its information. Now that is a real confidence builder.
Daily Distance = 67.18 km. Time on the bikes = 4 hours 6 minutes. Average Speed = 16.32 km. Maximum Speed = 59.90 km. Wildlife Sightings = Red Admiral Butterfly, Junco.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0.
P.S. Today represented the end of our 4th month on the road!!!
