Sheppardville to Badger
On the road by 7:25 this morning to a 'dark' sky and a 'bad' forecast. Newfoundland showed us more of its 'flatness' today. The riding was fairly easy as we followed the Trans Canada through the 'middle of nowhere'. Every once in a while a lake would appear and we even caught glimpses of the Ocean. As far as services go this area is void of anything.
Campgrounds in Newfoundland are 'few and far between'. The other thing we have realized is that nobody comes to Newfoundland with a tent. All the parks are set up for RV's. The campground we saw today had some really nice looking sites on the water but the 'drive by' sites were in a gravel parking lot right on the 'bloody' highway. Yipee!!!
And I have not mentioned the heavy rains that we rode through this afternoon and even heavier rains since we arrived at our destination. We are in the Badger Drive Motel. It is another 'crummy' little place but much more reasonably priced than last nights. It has recently been painted so all the switch and receptacle covers have not been put back on. You would not want to do that before you rented the room!!! There also must be a shortage of light bulbs in this province as this one, like last nights, has 50% of them missing!!! But the roof does not leak and we are dry!!!
Daily Distance = 88.59 km. Time on the bikes = 4 hours 49 minutes. Average Speed = 18.37 km. Maximum Speed = 58.26 km. Wildlife Sightings = Pied-billed Grebe, Black Duck, Gray Jay (it tried to steal Sue's bagel out of her hand).
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0.
