We ride the “Road to the Shore” and the “Road to the Isles” (Newfoundland loves naming their roads creatively).
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Newfoundland Day 10 – Bonavista and the Discovery Trail
Today we ride most of another named loop around another peninsula. It sounds repetitious, but it’s not.
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Newfoundland Day 9 – Baccalieu Trail
Leaving St. John’s, we explore the first northern-facing peninsula to the west.
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Newfoundland Day 8 – The Avalon Peninsula
Today we ride the Irish Loop, which traverses the coastline of the Avalon Peninsula in southeastern Newfoundland.
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Newfoundland Day 7 – Ride to St. Johns
Disembark the ferry and ride to St. Johns, with possible side trips to Cape Spear and Cape St. Francis.
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Newfoundland Day 6 – Get to the Ferry
Yes, it’s going to be blustery and rainy, but we have ferry tickets to Newfoundland, so we’re committed today.
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Newfoundland Day 4 – Visiting Halifax
We’re not traveling today, but we can still ride into nearby Halifax for lunch and a museum visit.
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Newfoundland Day 3 – Nova Scotia Arrival
We had almost 500 miles and a border crossing between us and a few days staying with friends in Nova Scotia. Can we make it?
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Newfoundland Day 2 – Crossing New England
Today we leave the interstate highways and venture across up-state New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and into Maine.
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Newfoundland Day 1 – Start of an epic ride
After about 15 years of thinking about it, I’m finally going to ride across Newfoundland, with my best riding buddy, but first we have to get there.
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