Sunday, July 4, 2010

Day 34 now in PEI

started the morning at 5:25 16 degrees shorts on tom took shell off 1 hour later, at 46km boy stopped and had chocolate milk and wild strawberry i picked while waiting for them, at 72 k Jen and i went in to Tim got snacks and went back to the side of road and had a picnic with the boys when they came in. We were in Bouchtouch NB on highway 11 heading to Shediac. We saw alot of rd kill 2 foxes 4 raccoon, and at least 10 porkypines.WE stopped at 9:22 with 95.8 kmin temp 20 degrees for breakfast, Jen and I stopped and got a few grocery in Shediac, then lost sight of the boys we got to Confereration bridge around noon the bridge is 12.8 long over the Northumberland straight completed in 1997 alot of trafic coming and going the boys arrived 135 they had stopped for icecream once then drinks second time got to bridge 1:35. Way we go to PEI By to New Brunswick loved Dalhousie were my dad from went to the house he grew up in saw My Uncle Bob and aunt Betty.great seeing relatives i think it was 12 yrs.
Found a motel 10 min from bridge as the boys have to start from there tomorrow.
Went on tour to Anne Green GAble and the country side. Fields and fields of potatoes,some mustardfields, a few dairy farms ,but the red soil and the beautiful rolling and different shades of green field, is something else .A really worth while drive to come to PEI. Went to a lovely fish rest. all had seafood tom only fish back to hotel at 730 Tom and Ross very tired now but getting organized for tomorrow a bit of a sleep in. they are leaving at 6 jen and i 7 a sleep in day yes!!!!
a rest day only doing 100 km touring more of PEI then catching a ferry to Noca Scotia around 5.
Happy birthday Helen, Katie hope cottage is still standing , Jeff hope you had a good time at the wedding in London, Scott glad to here your race went well glad you had company.love you all hi to my sisters and there famiies and the Bowes and Pentney gang and friends that are following along . having a great time val b

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