preparing for another cycling adventure

It has been 6 years since Bob and I cycled Canada.  Man, where does the time go????  I also haven't contined with the blog since November of that year.   Well,  Bob and I are preparing to spend a few weeks on the road, cycling and I thought I would  share our journey once again with you.  Originally, we were going to celebrate my "60th" birthday and our "40th" anniversary with a cycling trip to Alaska.  For several months I studied maps, books etc.......and then the logistics became too overwhelming, not to mention some resistance from family members about "us being in such a remote area by ourselves", hence the project came to a halt.
 Every June we take a little trip with 6-8 other biking buddies and it just happened that this year the timing worked out perfectly to coincide with "our scaled down" adventure.  We will leave here on June 23 with our buddies, enroute to Campbellton with the following itinery:

 SJ to Poley via Quispamsis  85km  o/n at cottage

Sunday June 22 day 2  Poley to Moncton  100km

Monday June 25 day 3  Moncton to Richibucto  approx 100km

Tuesday June 26 day 4  richibucto to mirimichi  105 km

Wednesday June 27  day 5  mirimichi to tracadie  75 km

Thursday  June 28  day 6 tracadie to Bathurst  78km

Friday  June 29  day 7 Bathurst to Campbell ton  110km  (very scenic along coast)

Saturday June 30  day 8  Campbellton to Moncton via Via  

 

.....however Bob and I will not be returning to Moncton  with the others, as we will continue on to Montreal (;-0.  That is the journey  I will be blogging about.  Imagine, beginning our camping life at age 62 and 60!!  Not to mention carrying all the equipment on our bikes!!! 

Currently we are busy loading the bikes with new gadgets for the trip.  This coming weekend we hope to do a "dry run" up to Cambridge Narrows and spend the night in the tent to try out all equipment....little cook stove etc.  I will keep you posted of the progress (;-0