Holyrood to St. John's, Newfoundland
WE DID IT! Not sure what else to say! After 4 months and 3 days we have arrived at our final biking destination!
Today was one of those days where 'sane' people would never have left the comfort of the Beach View Motel in Holyrood. Today was an experience to say the least! 50 km winds drove the heavy rains at us in 'sheets'! We are 'drowned rats'...again. But as I had said to Sue this morning "come hell or high water" we are getting to St. John's. And we did!
We are comfortably camped out on the 10th floor of a downtown hotel. A few days ago we tried about 10 B+B's but were unable to find one for both tonight and tomorrow night so we decided to splurge. We originally booked we suspect a 'closet'. When the guy checking us in heard about our adventure he upgraded us to a 'harbour view' and greatly reduced the price . Could be that he just 'felt sorry' for two drowned rats! Don't know but we will take it just the same.
The blog will go silent for a couple of days. We both need time to reflect upon what we have accomplished and what 'the journey' truly means to us. At this point I cannot put into words how I feel. Maybe glad to be finished the ride but at the same time we are both a little saddened. So a couple of days off are in order.
As we got closer to the end of our journey I kept thinking back to a song by The Arrogant Worms. I would like to end this blog entry with the words to this song. They call it their 'national anthem'. It goes like this:
When I look around me...I cannot believe what I see...It seems as if this country...has lost its will to live...The economy is lousy...we barely have an army...but we can still stand proudly...because CANADA'S really big...We're the second...largest country...on this planet earth...and if Russia keeps on shrinking...then soon we'll be first!...as long as we keep Quebec...The USA has tanks...and Switzerland has banks...they can keep them banks...they just don't amount...cause when you get down to it...you find out what the truth is...it isn't what you do with it...it's the size that counts...most people will tell you that France is pretty large...but you can put fourteen France's...into this land of ours!...We're larger than Malaysia...we're most as big as Asia...we're bigger than Australia...and its a continent...so big we sell them butter...to go see one another...but we often go to other...countries for vacations...Our mountains are very pointy...our prairies are not...the rest is kinda bumpy... But man do we have a lot!...We've got a lot of land...we've got a whole lot of land...So stand up and be proud...and sing it very loud...we stand out from the crowd...cause CANADA'S really big...
Daily Distance = 52.56 km. Time on the bikes = 3 hours 38 minutes. Average Speed = 14.45 km. Maximum Speed = 50.97 km. Wildlife Sightings = Mink.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0.
Total Trip Distance = 8455 km.
Stay tuned I will be back with more 'ramblings' in a couple of days!
