Journal Entries

Gaff Point hike with @mypictograph - a familiar hike for us both but a must-do while Laurent is visiting.

In our exploring, after another (shorter) portage to Pesciwesk Lake we discovered a lovely campsite (#32) with a beach. NOTE to self for next time!!

Even with the roots and rocks I had to bump over, bringing my wheels along for the two-kilometre portage from Kejimkujik Lake to Mountain Lake was a very good plan.

The tides in the New Minas Basin are the highest in the world. Wolfville, Hantsport, Windsor and other communities show-case this phenomena with tide-rafting tours, mud-slides - adventures we may explore another time! https://www.wolfville.ca/the-bay-of-fundy-and-the-highest-tides-in-the-world.html

The drive to where we began and ended our 3-day cycle was less than two hours from home, on the west side of Nova Scotia. The sloping fields and Cape Blomidon headland extending into the New Minas Basin are a striking contrast to the south-eastern shore where we live.

Day 3 - a shorter ride beginning in Port William, looping up through Canning, and Kingsport. Heading up to Fox Hill Cheese for a pre-lunch gelato stop, @hammerhead and friend Paul pulled off for a photo stop that looks more like South America than a Maritime countryside! https://www.strava.com/activities/1072072635 (strava info and photo thanks to cycling parter Janice).

Day 2 -an out and back loop: Grande Pre-beach-motel to Avondale Winery. A welcome pre-lunch snack stop by the lake in Windsor, @hammerhead with our friends, Paul and Janice R. Stopping - especially for food - is a big deal for us :-) Lunch was several grinding hills later at the winery, sitting in the shade, enjoying a vineyard view. A 109Km ride on hills and in full sunshine! https://www.strava.com/activities/1071111735.

Perfect ending to day one - joined by friends at the Beach Breeze Motel, Grande Pre. @hammerhead and Paul R catching the last of the sunset on Evangeline Beach (Minas Basin/Atlantic Ocean).

A delightful discovery on the #201 about halfway between Paradise and where our car was parked in Middleton. Cold water, some wine tasting, a decadent dessert, and a bottle of White Cranberry Wine purchased and carefully stowed in the “bento box” on my bike. Enjoyed an intersting chat with the owners of http://www.beavercreekwinery.com - who have successfully capitalized on their beautiful setting for hosting weddings - working hard and loving what they do!

A Sunday afternoon bike (June 18th) on the ‘rails to trails’ system, from Mahone Bay to Chester Basin, NS. Enjoyed a short breather off the bike saddle for a good view over Gold River.