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Argentia, NF     Mon, 9/2      81889-81895 (6 mi) ![]() ![]() St John's, NF     Tue, 9/3      81895-82135 (240 mi) ![]() ![]() Woke up around 9:00 and hit the road at 10:00. Beautiful ride along the two southern portions of the Avalon Peninsula. Stopped for a nice lunch and caught up on the journal in St. Mary's along the Irish Trail. Nearly put the bike in a ditch getting out of the parking lot! Went searching for a glimpse of the southern-most caribou herd in NA, but no luck. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Another beautiful ride up the coast, arriving in St. John's about 5:00 pm. Stopped in the Duke of Duckworth - a 50-gallon home made brew system in a nice English Pub with only one homebrew on tap. Made my way down to George St. for a little dinner. Called Jason, and he said he would ![]() St John's, NF     Wed, 9/4      82135-82167 (32 mi) ![]() ![]() Got up, showered, and headed out for some breakfast. Met Wayne from Ontario on his Yamaha Venture for breakfast. Called the Honda dealer about a new rear tire. Drove up to Signal Hill for a beautiful view of the city before heading down to the Quidi Vidi brewery just below. Had a fresh beer, pulled right off the bottling line with the original foam still under the cap, while I waited for the tour. Jackie, the assistant brewer gave me the tour and tasting, and then I had a very ![]() ![]() ![]() Carbonear, NF     Thu, 9/5      82167-82250 (83 mi.) When I woke up it was raining fairly heavily. I waited for it to subside, but not much luck. Packed up wet and headed over to the Honda dealership. My tire arrived just after I got there, and since their shop was too busy, Terry sent me down the road to a mechanic school that helps him out on occasion. There, John and I replaced my rear tire together - quite a learning experience for me! When we were done, the rain had stopped - a clear sign I had done the right thing! Stopped at the Honda car dealership around the corner to meet Tony (Tigger) Taylor from the VRCC. Finally headed out of town and on around the coast. ![]() Stopped at the lookout above Carbonear where an old guy started pointing out the sights, including ![]() ![]() Gambo, NF     Fri, 9/6      82250-82465 (215 mi) ![]() Got up in time for breakfast (thanks to the town bell tower), but slept in some more afterwards. It had rained again during ![]() |
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