Up at 0545 am and peeking out the window to see if it was raining - NOT! Up and on the bike by 0630 am to ride the 121 km to Port Aux Basques to catch the ferry. Beautiful morning, beautiful sunrise. No traffic, no moose either. Enjoying my ride until I crested a mountain and saw blackness in the distance. So, off to the side of the road to put my rain gear on yet again! Made it about 40 km from the Port when the rain started. That wasn't so bad, but when I go...

Up at 0500 hours, off to breakfast at the truck stop diner across the street from the motel. Exceptionally good! On the road by 0620 hours. Canadian border was just down the street. I "smuggled" in an extra 50 cigarillos for Larry. New Brunswick was mostly lots and lots of trees whizzing by. I had to get Larry to speed up to the maximum speed limit (110 km). Nothing to see, so let's boogie! Roads were rather bumpy though. Mainly overcast day, day, no rain unti...