Today Priscilla woke up after a good night's sleep and said goodbye to her five kind hosts (Charles and David are in the picture with her). Many thanks, many hosts!She pedaled 57 miles today, and probably didn't coast at all. I think it's partly because of that bike computer-- if you could find out your average speed for the day, and also your top speed, wouldn't you want to try to make it impressive? Maybe. Then again, she's never been much of a coaster... people are always trying to set their drinks on her, and she just pushes them off! Heh heh heh. "Put your dumb drinks on the table, people! Honestly!"
So anyway, this morning she met Harold, a fellow cyclist with reams of helpful information, including how to navigate the Moncton area. If you read his comment and follow his link, there's another photo of Priscilla in full biking regalia. Very cool-- thanks Harold!
She followed a lovely trail along the river, and stopped beside it to munch some lunch and be munched upon (by the slightly less lovely mosquitos). Amidst all the munching she met Kathy, yet another biker. Kathy was excited to hear about Priscilla's trip, and Priscilla was excited to hear about Kathy's planned trip (trans-Canada two years from now-- yowza!).
It rained a bit, wetting Priscilla but not her gear (those finicky New Brunswickian rain showers). Really, a delightful day's ride, rain included, and a wonderful time with God. Priscilla says thanks to everyone for their prayers!
She arrived safely in Petitcodiac (a charming town named in honor of its founding father's beloved, but rather small, pet Kodiak bear), where she is spending the night with David's parents. Tomorrow she plans to bike to Oromocto (so named because it's ridiculously fun to say "Oromocto," as well as fun to write on envelopes because you can turn the o's into little faces or eyes or something... too bad Chicago doesn't have more o's) and stay with David's mother's sister-in-law.
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