Day 1 St John’s to Deerlake
10 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Took the bus from Sr John’s to Deerlake today, welcomed by Barb & Harry Butt, long time paddling friends. Barb baked “Main River” cookies for the occasion, a special treat on our early MainBaca lagi
Day 1 photos
10 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Note- first time using app so there may be some glitches?
Day 1
10 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Portugal Cove-DRL Bus - Harry & Barb’s in Deerlake
Fishells river, biking day 1
11 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Fishells River
Campsite 1
11 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Total distance covered- 81 km
St Davis/Robinson’s to a little beyond Black Duck Siding
Highlights of the day
- we survived and we did 81 km!
- no major mechanical issues other than the back rackBaca lagi
Trip Updates
12 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Just so you know that I need internet to upload new footprints
And we have no definite schedule for internet access
This means I will record my footprints daily and then update them when we getBaca lagi
Day 2 Biking
12 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
~ 100 km today
Black duck to corner brook
Great ride
Highlights today
- surprised with good quality of trail, it is not perfect and challenging in places but it seems to get better as the dayBaca lagi
Bike day 2
12 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Bike day 3
13 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
New rack & Butt’r
Bike Day 3 Enroute
13 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Total Distance- 52 km
Morning spent getting new rear rack installed. Looks like a much more solid rack. Left Corner Brook at 1:15 pm arrived here in St Jude’s on Deerlake. First day with a headwindBaca lagi
No service after Here in Howley
14 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Might be Badger or Grand Falls for next update
30 km so far today
Hope for another 21 km to kitty’s brook on the gaff topsails
There is Tom’s buddy’s cabin and Dan has the key
HopefullyBaca lagi
Day 4 part 2,
14 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Howley to Tom’s cabins
Total distance st Jude’s to kitty’s brook/Tom’s cabin - 60 km
Lots of challenges today
Bike Day 4 part 1
14 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Early start today, up at 7
Short 1/2 hour ride to Deerlake a&w for breakfast and wifi
Bike Day 6 morning miller town jct to Ba
16 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Bike Day 6 part 2, pm
16 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Total distance today 56 km
Elevation gain 785 meters
These stats since Bike Day are 2 are according to All trails app and measure exactly what we do.
Morning was brutal with mosquitoes and blackBaca lagi
Bike Day 7
17 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Bike Day 7
17 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Bike Day 7
Beothuk Park, Grand Falls to Notre Dame park
~ 60 km
Elevation unknown - all trails app went on pause in GFW? So full data not collected (
Trail conditions varied
-In Grand FallsBaca lagi
Bike Day 8
18 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Bike Day 8 - 65 km, 1530 M elevation gained
Notre Dame jct/park to Benton
Generally, each successive leg got better with the finish, last 15 km into Benton being a dream ride. Once east of theBaca lagi
Bike Day 9
19 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Bike Day 9
Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s😊
Benton to Community of Terra Nova
Total Distance 65 km
Elevation Gained 550 meters
Norway like hills, you see the top, then when you get thereBaca lagi
Bike Day 11
20 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Bike Day 11
Clarenville to Jacks Pond Park east of Arnold’s Cove
Total distance 56 km
Total elevation gained ~ 550 meters••
•• have to check out the AllTrails app as the elevation gainedBaca lagi
Bike Day 11 part 2 extra pics of the day
21 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Bike Day 12 Jacks Pond Park to Whitborne
22 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Bike Day 12 Jacks Pond to Whitborne
Distance travelled ~ 72 km
Elevation gained ~ 650 meters
Up 5:15 am, on road 6 am. With the open country, trying to minimize peddling against wind.
A lot ofBaca lagi
Bike Day 12 part 2
22 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Note for future bicyclists
Between Come by Chance (approximately) and Fairhaven road/trailway intersect is very poor for bicycle- as per conditions we experienced June 21-22, 2022.
If sectionsBaca lagi
Bike Day 13
23 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Whitborne to St John’s
Total distance- 90 km
Elevation gained- ~ 600 meters
Mixture of challenging and great riding
One highlight is the “pump runs” (new term to me, ty Dan) where you travelBaca lagi
Bike Day 13 part 2.
23 Jun 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C













































































































































































































































What a great start [Jenny Alleway]
How exciting! Enjoy! ❤️ [Jessica]
PengembaraConnected. Will be watching. Cool