Truro to Halifax

After a great evening of take out pizza in the parking lot, we went to watch the tidal bore.  It was really quite good as the river went from barely there to flooded in a manner of minutes.  Andrew, Souhaila, Gordon and I left for Halifax at about 7:00.  Basically you follow highway 2 all the way down until you hit the Waverly Rd.  Highway 2 should be a lot nicer for cycling but there is seldom a shoulder and often the pavement drops off steeply.  However, there is not a lot of traffic and you go through little towns and pretty farm country.  We stopped in Shubenacadie and had the full eggs and bacon breakfast.  Olin and Madge caught up to us and they also ordered breakfast.  Souhaila had the last flat of the trip.  When we hit the Waverly Rd I took the lead as this was my training route so I know it well.  In fact it was the only time I knew where I was in 39 days of riding.  So, along the Waverly beside the lakes and into Dartmouth.  We stopped by Lake Banook where the paddlers train and compete and the up a killer hill and down to the bridge.  For two years I had dreamt of coming over the bridge and into Halifax, so it was a bit emotional.  Off to our house to pick up Olin and Madge so that the 6 of us could bike to Black Rock beach.  It was a real thrill to be met by so many people to welcome and congratulate us.  Dipping our front tires in the Atlantic was the culmination.  We had now been from White Rock BC to Black Rock Halifax.  We did 39 days in the saddle, 26 this summer.  We averaged 156 KM per day.  Total distance is 6,100 KM with 2,200 last summer and 3,900 this summer.  We had 17 flat tires.  It's great to be back home.