Day 9 - Kedgwick to Campbellton

We breakfasted in the Motel O'Regal and were on the road by 9:00am.

The weather was perfect once again for biking; cool with a stiff breeze from the south west. The forecast is good so we plan to camp tonight.

(Last night, to get Tim and Dot used to the cool night air, I opened the balcony door. It sure was a little nippy at 4:30 in the morning.)

Still friends, we made excellent time along the almost deserted highway. The traffic, especially the log trucks took great care in passing us safely often to the detriment of oncoming cars. On occasion, they gave us encouragement by flashing lights, or tooting their air horn. It brought smiles to our faces.

At Glenwood we climbed the first sustained low gear climb of about 130m altitude shortly followed by a 11% descent of about 250m. This was very exciting in the now strong side wind. We stopped for a coffee at the bottom of the the hill, then it was almost all 30+kph into Campbellton. We made a quick visit to the information office, and purchased two flags, a New Brunswick and an Acadian, to replace the donated Quebec flag which had gone for a flier some time during the day.

We set up camp at Sugarloaf Provincial Park, and remade our intimate aquaintance with black flies and mosquitoes. Please introduce me to the twit that stopped Canadians from buying full strength Deet. I have a little plan for him, or her.

Supper was cooked al fresco, torellinini au boeuf,with mushrooms, peppers, onions and added minced meat followed by apple pie and coffee. I can't believe our luck with the weather, but we'll take the smooth as long as we can......


Distance: 82km
Total Distance: 812km
Alt change: 760m
Total Alt change: 3833m