We left the motel after munching on last nights leftover pizza (shades of being a hung over student!) and headed out in search of somewhere to have a coffee. We found it 13 km up the road at the Bike & Bean combination coffee place and bike shop. When the bike shop's owner (Dana) arrived, we had a great chat about Newfoundland and people and places to see there.
First picture - I took this somewhere in St. Margaret's Bay. It sort of captures the romantic East Coast harbour scene.
We stopped by the Swissair Flight 111 memorial on our way to Peggy's Cove. A very solemn spot.
The second picture is the inner harbour at Peggy's cove.
We made it into Halifax and stopped by the CycleSmith bike shop to have the bikes checked, since there are not a lot more shops on our trail north and around Cape Breton. Worthwhile simply for the peace of mind it provides. Also, 6300 km has put lots of wear on my gears and I didn't want to chance going another 1500 or 2000 km with components wearing out.
We're pulling out all the stops and staying at a high end spot - the Waverly Inn. In fact, it is so nice that I wanted to show you what our room looks like. On the left are the beds and on the right is
the sitting area after I did my laundry (just kidding, I left the wet laundry in the bathroom!).
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(I tried to post this once but I don't think it worked. Apologies if it's posted twice.)
Hope you included some warm beer with that cold pizza...
I looked up the Bike & Bean. It's fairly new - opened in the spring this year. I've thought about a bike and coffee shop combination. I'll have to keep this one in mind if I ever decide to go into business.
I forgot to mention when you called that tomorrow (Monday) is Dan's 40th b-day.
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