Edmunston/AcadiaMania - Four Falls - Woodstock

Our first stop in Edmunston on another rainy morning was our beloved Timmie's. We drank coffee, charged our phones, and procrastinated starting out our damp day. At least there are donuts in the world.

It became clear to us very quickly that we were riding through Acadia central. There was an Acadian conference going on and the city was compleeeetely decked out. Storefronts, houses, even Walmart were showing their blue, white and red with a yellow star.

This day also included a very extended lunch break. The waitress kept refilling our coffees and we were the happiest girls in the world.

We also met another bike tourist! All the way from Vancouver, this guy has been biking since the beginning of June! We chatted on a street corner as we admired his recumbent bike, totally loaded with plastic-bag-covered gear. Dude was on his own, headed for Saint John's Newfoundland. Wow.

Upon reaching where Google told us our campsite was, we realized there was no actual address, and also no campsite. We called Spring Water campground and the man on the phone gave us directions to go about 5km north, up a hill, and as we soon found out, past a freshly hit deer. We were a couple of sad and soggy ladies. But we set ourselves up all the same, made dinner, listened to our Anne of Green Gables audio book, and crashed

"I feel like a piece of mould." -Gill, wet, and staying wet.

We awoke to a promise of a partly cloudy day, and a restaurant on site! Yes, that means coffee before biking!

Oh, and did we mention that New Brunswick is breathtakingly beautiful?! We've been following the St. John River and it is trees and hills as far as the eye can see. We are surrounded by such enormous natural beauty. Yay biking!

Gill got her first flat, but only realized after Mary had biked down a hill, away with the pump. Gill had to walk her bike down the hill - so depressing - to find Mary soaking in the sites and snapping photos. A couple minutes of hard work and off we went.

Last little note about food: after a pizza buffet for lunch (!!!), we passed by an ice cream shop and saw our Vancouver friend again! It looks like we've synched our schedules. We chatted with him as well as a local veterinarian about what route would be most scenic for our ride to Fredericton tomorrow. Oh, and we got dipped cones! But not just any dip ... Cotton candy dip! And peanut butter dip! Oh Woodstock ... <3

We are nestled into another charming trailer park where we were quick to intrigue nine year old biker Nathanial about bike gear and our long long trek. It was nice to talk to a kid and share some of our stories in a more animated manner. Mary also told him to ask for a helmet for Christmas.

Sunny days ahead!

Pics are self explanatory duh duh duhhhhh