It’s supposed to go up to 13 today so we will have a warmer ride. I say maybe because I have heard that before.
13 degrees, maybe as we Cycle Across Canada
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Were we prepared to Cycle Across Canada?
Were we prepared for this weather. -1 wind chill and freezing cold rain with winds of gusting about 60 k an hour. Well we were prepared in as much as we thought we could just buy what we needed as we went along…..wrong! First off most places were much smaller than we thought. So this makes for very limited shopping. Then of course it’s Spring here (huh?), and so why would you need water proof or very warm clothes.
I found a pair of gloves at Canadian Tire ( hope they like the plug) in St. Johns in the kids bike department. They are OK at best.
Poor Dave has tried a variety of ways of trying to keep his hands from freezing. He bought a pair of work gloves but they just got wet. The Copper Kettle place we went for lunch a couple days ago was very kind as they gave him another pair of work gloves and gave us both a pair of thin rubber gloves. I put mine over the bike gloves and it seemed to keep out the cold better. We are hoping for warmer weather.
Thanks to our Bloggers | Cycle Across Canada
As we cycle through Newfoundland in driving rain, wet and cold, the thought of all our supporters out there sending Blog messages really keeps us going!
Lilac House | Cycle Across Canada
After a full day of cycling against a cold head wind and rain, we arrived at Glovertown to a very warm and friendly greeting at Lilac House.
Our first set of photos | Cycle Across Canada
Here we are at Mile Zero – the start of our journey. What better inspiration than the efforts of Terry Fox! Note the typical St John’s foggy day!