To test our legs and our gear we did a 2-day 1-night ride from
Arnold's Cove to St. John's late June, about 2 months out from the big trip.
Day 1 weather was wicked bad with rain, cold temperatures and high winds all day ...
Cathy was blown over at one point! When we arrived in Whitbourne for our overnight Harry was waiting in his big warm pick-up truck with an offer to spend the evening at his summer home in Chapel Arm, so we didn't get a chance to test our camping set-up (well sort of ... see picture below!).
Day 2 however was a banner day with sunshine, no wind, and temperatures in the 20s all day. After some repairs to a busted tailpipe Harry dropped us back to the T'Railway in Whitbourne and we were soon met by several of our biking buddies to share the ride back to St. John's.
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| Just east of Arnold's Cove ... bracing for the start of a long windy ride. |
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| Harry was a welcomed site upon our arrival in Whitbourne. |
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| Roughing it at Harry's shack in Chapel Arm. |
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| Harry makes a temporary fix to a busted tailpipe. |
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| Avondale and the only remaining section of rails (2-3k) on the Island; joined for the Day 2 ride by our biking buddies Jack, Joanne, Alexis, Kirk and Jean. |
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| Seal Cove marks the start of some 35k of groomed trails back to St. John's. |
