An early start and a quiet morning on the trail to Gander.
 |
| Slow traffic day, the bike doesn't go far off the trail |
 |
| Glenwood crossing |
 |
| No, the real Glenwood "Crossing" |
With more time spent in Gander trying to find parts the day became another long one. The heat was well up after the coolness of the rain in Grand Falls. By the time I finally gave up on repair options and adjusted the wheel again the temperature was over 30. Fortunately it is largely a down hill run from Gander to Gambo.
 |
| Gambo and back at sea level |
The fast downhill meant I arrived late afternoon into Gambo, too early to stop for the night so more riding was on the cards for the day. Although I originally thought this meant all the way to Clarenville, suddenly several small towns began appearing on the map ;-) Terra Nova and Port Blandford (both places I had never been) were well within reach.
 |
| Perhaps the the most suspect of the Trailway bridges |
 |
| More creative rail carriage accommodation (the bogie wheels are still underneath just left of the deck) |
 |
| Peaceful and quiet summer evening in Terra Nova |
I managed to continue on to Port Blandford and after some riding around was able to find accommodation out on the highway a few kilometers away from the track. At 180 kms it was a very good day in the saddle.
Elevation profile for a long hot day:
 |
| Oddly it felt mostly downhill? |
Day 5 at the longest day in the saddle so far:
 |
| Norris Arm to Port Blandford - 180 kms |
Continued:
Link to the Penultimate Day of the Ride
No comments:
Post a Comment