Day 1 Details

Hi,

Wow what a day of contrasts. We started out at 9 am. The first hour or almost 30 KM was fast and easy. WE traveled along over 30 km/hr. At the end of that road we turned right onto the Irish Lop. Most of the next 70 km was up or down hill. We would just get up a hill and then down again. The fun part of that was getting to go over 50 km/hr many times and almost breaking 70. The not so fun part was the up hills. Many very steep and long hills. I don't think I would have made it if John McNair at Outdoor Elements had not replaced a faulty part on my bike with a part from his bike.

It was a warm sunny day. Yes I am in Newfoundland. It is supposed to be warm tomorrow as well. I made sure that I put on lots of sun screen. All except the inside of my arms. They are a bit red, but I put on some aloe.

My bike worked good, even though I had to put a few parts back together. I did adjust the angle of handlebars tonight and put some more air in my tires. I had to go buy a pump as I did not have a hand pump with a proper gauge. It is a Can Tire special and does not work to great so it goes back tomorrow. I should have bought the last one that is like mine at home.

The picture by the van is before we started. The next is the South Shore Arena just south of Witless Bay. That is an iceberg in the background. As you can imagine the wind off of the water was a bit cold. The other sign pic is close to where we ended. We ended about 2 or 3 km past the sign but it was the only sign around. Tomorrow we cross the barons. That will mean wind as there is nothing to stop it.

Thank you for your prayers and support. WE the donations collected so far including what I have been given here, we are up to $4600.

Gary