Unexpected Rest Day 4: Caribou to Antigonish

From soggy Nova Scotia we say hello! After all the excitement of yesterday's mad (1 hour) dash to the ferry, today was quite different. It started to rain last night while we were sleeping and it didn't stop until about 5:30-6 this afternoon. All the rain coupled with gusting wind meant that we didn't ride today. Unfortunately, since we're right at the end of our trip, we are running out of rest days, so we decided to drive to Antigonish and do tourist stuff along the way instead.

Liz was our Nova Scotia tourist guide today thanks to the 'Doers and Dreams' guide. She found a section titled rainy day activities and we all got pretty excited about a tour of handmade knife factory: Grohmann Knives. The short 20-30 minute tour inspired 4 out of 5 of us to purchase knives...I think they made a decent return on their free tour:)


We then had a variety of soups at Mrs. MacGregors Tea Room (the best chowder ever tasted by Peter's lips) before continuing our drive to Antigonish. We decided that our wet tents weren't going to dry in the rain, so we booked into a double suite at St. Francis Xavier. Awesome decision:)

Dinner was at a place recommended by Liz's friend who grew up in this area. Boyd's Seafood Galley on St. Georges Bay serves up a delicious deep-fried seafood feast. Battered fish, shrimp, calamari and scallops with some french fries...mmm....thanks for the great tip!! Pete took the picture below of the rest of us across the harbour before dinner...I know we're small, but we're there, right in the middle! haha


Tomorrow's weather is supposed to be much better and we're looking forward to finishing our ride!! Driving around today makes me think it might be a hilly ride, but it'll be Day 16 with Boylston Provincial Park as our destination and I don't think we'll let anything stop us from finishing:)

Sarah