Howley – Green Bay
Total distance: 113.25 km
Total riding time: 4h30min
Ascend: 720m
The day started on a windy chilly beach. Nobody slept well in the tent the night before because of the nonstop blasting noise from the wind. Don’t be fooled by the benign look of a beach, check the wind forecast before you settle down.
While we were complaining about the wind, Amy from CBC Radio was already waiting to interview us at “the moose,” a statue in Howley, which is not allowed to ride on. While getting ready at our campground, the beach, I asked Lloyd, “When are we supposed to do the interview?”Half an hour ago”, he responded. But Amy was very patient and accommodating. After the interview, she even filmed us riding and said she would pass it to other cbc departments in case they are also interested.
Talking about moose, we saw so many moose traces yesterday on the T railway trail, and everyone we talked to saw a moose, except for us. But today’s moose hunting was a sad story. A dead young male lying at the side of the Trans-canada highway. Three legs were broken fresh. It must have been running elegantly in the woods this morning. Lloyd was very disappointed, “I can’t believe this is the first moose I see.” Before we left the moose, we showed respect to its spirit and prayed for a good ride tomorrow.
The highlights of the day are always about people. We meet beautiful people along the ride, and we have an amazing team. Heard about what this ride is about, we had people pulled over on the highway, people handed over their entire wallet for donation, and people gave us food for free. We feel grateful and full of responsibility.
Nature indulged us by sending us strong tail winds the whole day. When we sailed to 95 km mark on the highway, we saw from far away some familiar faces. Callum, Dave, and Mike were cheering for us at the side of the highway. Although it was out of nowhere, it felt like home for me. Everyone in the team supports each other and cares for each other, and we have so much fun. Mike set up “the kitchen “, Roy and Ed cook fabulous food, organize and route planning, and the Tylor boys are in charge of communication and support. I am really grateful that I’m part of the team. It feels so nice to be taken good care of.
At the end of this big riding day. We all feel proud of ourselves. Roy said, “I proved to myself that I can do this.” 113 km or 30 km, we all pushed ourselves hard and grow stronger each day.
