After our nicest night camping yet with starry skies and temperatures staying near 20 degrees overnight, we enjoyed a breakfast of steel cut oats and fruit and hit the road before 9am. It was a blast down to Grand Falls Windsor for our trip mid-point and greetings from hockey-great Alex Faulkner! We ran into the only other bikers we've met so far, Will and Rose on their way from St. John's to Burgeo by mountain bike.
Skirting GFW the trail was fast and smooth into Bishop's Fall for our PBJ lunch on the banks of the Exploit's before we crossed the longest bridge in the province, with a little cooling dip on the other side. A long, straight, fast run into and through Norris Arm led us to an ice cream stop and a slight climb up to Notre Dame junction, the end of our day and the end of our first week.
Day 8 will be a day off relaxing with family and friends in Lewisporte before restarting Monday morning!
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Weather: Sunny and hot all day
Issues: None
Distance Today: 67k
Distance So Far: 486k
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| Day 7 Strava. |
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| Day 7 begins at Aspen Brook. |
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| Regroup with Harry heading into Grand Falls Windsor. |
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| Greeted by Alex Faulkner at the halfway point of our journey. |
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| Crossing paths with Rose and Will on their way from St. John's to Burgeo. |
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| Bishop's Fall trestle - longest bridge in the province. |
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| Ice cream and contemplation in Norris Arm. |
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| Best Chinese food this side of China! |
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| The start of a relaxing couple of evenings with friends and family. |
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