Archive for July, 2008
Posted in July 30th, 2008
Its the official finale today for the Typically Canadian Tribute Tour. The event for today is scheduled for 11:30 at the Confederation Building and all that is left is a small 10 km escort. There were alot of people there to greet us at the beginning of the escort. Along with the St. John’s Fire Dept., the […]
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Posted in July 30th, 2008
Today is the day we got into St. John’s, NL. All of the trip across our great land has built up to this day and we are all certainly excited. Today, however, would take us just inside of St. John’s to our check point and tomorrow we will convoy the rest of the way in to the Confederation Building. We […]
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Posted in July 28th, 2008
The Ride from Gander to Clarenville was a wet one but the weather has been so nice in St. John’s and it was warm enough to not be to much of a problem. We camped out about 15 kms outside of Clarenville where we were given a complimentary stay.
The next morning we got up early […]
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Posted in July 22nd, 2008
With a cheese title like that you know this blog is going to dominate all of its predecessors. Making up some lost ground, we rode 130km to Gander. About 20km into the ride I started to do some investigating and interrogating. The main culprit was Mr. Alex Gray, a tall slender brown haired wise guy […]
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Posted in July 22nd, 2008
Leaving Humber Valley at 6am was a sight to see. Fly Fishermen all down the rivers, and some already with their daily keep; the sights of Newfoundland continue to amaze us. It was a quiet 200km ride as we were determined to make good time and were still reflecting the big golf victory that the Als […]
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Posted in July 22nd, 2008
As Grayski mentioned, the Chalet was glorious and so was the rest. We recharged the batteries for a good portion of the morning and were delighted to see that Gray made a tasty breaky for all. Tarragh gave us a tour of the Club House facilities the day before, where I was surprised to run into […]
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Posted in July 22nd, 2008
Today was a long anticipated day in our camp. We had a short ride of 75 km to one of the most scenic and luxurious resorts in Canada, the Humber Valley Resort, who is hosting our event and where we will be staying for 2 nights. It was another beatiful day of riding with lots […]
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Posted in July 22nd, 2008
Today was our first ride in Newfoundland-Labradour. We arrived off the ferry late the night before and we boondocked our Rv in the parking lot of the Price Choppers and got a good nights rest. We got off to an early start with a nice cool overcast and a slight fog. The landscape in was […]
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Posted in July 19th, 2008
We left Antigonish early the next day on our way towards the ferry. We rode about 145 kms leaving us with 65 the next day. We camped at a very nice spot with a pool, which gave us a good chance to rest the muscles. The next morning we had a great breakfast at the […]
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Posted in July 14th, 2008
A last minute route change leads the 29 footer back to New Glasgow and into Trenton Camping Grounds. The original plan was altered by route captain Andrew Mr. Mapquest Hopkins who quickly became MVP for Sunday July 13. As it turns out the fair was in town, right on the camp grounds. After some booming […]
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