September 08, 2012

Day 70 - Diesel Power

Woke up to cold and fog. Welcome to the maritimes I guess. A trucker walking by my tent asked me about my trip and commented he hadn't seen my tent there earlier when he drove by. He gave me a receipt for $700 worth of diesel he purchased in Dalhousie which should be good for a few free showers at the truck stop gas stations, as long as nobody wonders why a guy on a bicycle purchased that much diesel...

I was hit with a mild but steady headwind all day as I made my way down a mostly wooded highway 11. Chaleur Bay lurked in the east but hid behind the forest for most of the way. As evening turned to night the wind got nasty and I could barely push past 10 kph. Fortunately within an hour I arrived in Bathurst and set up camp by the walmart in town. I purchased all sorts of junk food including a box of cinnamon toast crunch. I think the smell from that first town I passed through here in New Brunswick implanted the idea.

I checked Deb and Carlin blog to see how they'd been doing and found they had stayed at a great place in St. Ignace, which was a days ride from my location, so I sent out a few emails through warmshowers to available places in the area including the one they stayed at. Here's hoping I can hook up with a place to stay for tomorrow!