August 19 - Truro to Windsor - 105 km

After leaving the Tulips & Thistle, then getting turned around in Truro trying to find Highway 2 (we got directions from a very helpful "Truroite") we again headed cross country. We had spoken to the folks in the Truro Bike shop the previous day who suggested there would be headwinds on the coastal routes given the weather forecast. By the way, I visited the bike shop to purchase a new pump as my old one had (literally) blown a gasket and was no longer reliable.

The road had been described as rolling, but Leddy upgraded that to "hilly" (I'll delete the other adjectives). You spend all your time going uphill, or going downhill looking at the next uphill.

The weather forecast said it would rain in the afternoon. True to form, we got a shower just after our lunch in Kennetcook. No big problem, as we waited it out in a post box shelter. Off we went.

20 km down the road we started hearing thunder, and it was looking ominously dark. We decided to look for shelter, and lo and behold, the Stanley-Mosherville community hall appeared. We ducked in there.

The clouds thickened and it got so dark that the street light came on. Then the thunder, lightening and rain hit. Then the streetlight went out (power fialure?) and it just poured the proverbial cats and dogs. BIG cats and dogs. This was the worst downpour of our trip. Lucky for us we were covered.

By the way the Stanley-Mosherville hall is the site for a big pumkin contest (the 1999 winner was 850 pounds). I picked up a brochure with useful hints for growing huge pumpkins. For example, how to give the plant warm water or how to make manure tea.

An hour later it was all over. The rain disappeared and we headed off. We made it into Windsor before the next downpour (which happened during our dinner).

So here we are in Windsor. No time to explore much of the city, as we are off to Middleton tomorrow, and then (I believe) across the island to Lunenburg the next day.