Since my bike wasn't really fixed i was taking the truck to Englishtown. The plan today was to contact bike shops in Sydney, NS and see if they will be able to fix it up. I called the shop and they said that they would be able put a Dura ace crank arm and with the adaptor it would end up costing $450+. That was a tough pill to swallow but i was almost ready to go that route. As we got to Englishtown campground, i learned that our ferry that was to take us from North Sydney to Argentia has been cancelled due to mechanical troubles. That put on serious brakes on everyone's plans and dampened the moods.
Later in the evening the plan B was annoucned and it was decided that we will be taking another shorter ferry to Port aux basque (6hrs) and then get a bus ride all the way to St Johns. That was a bittersweet news for me as it would mean that i don't need to fix my bike in a hassle and can return to Toronto and take it to my bikeshop. Bitter, because it means that our cycling trip abruptly came to an end without any headsup. The circumstances were not in our control so we had no choice. With the news, Bob, Phil, Jack, Marg and Howard decided to end their journey and take a flight back home from Sydney instead of St Johns. We had a wonderful Spaghetti dinner prepared by Jack. I packed my extra belongings in garbage bags as tomorrow the Ryder truck will return back to Toronto and we will be moving our luggage in to a smaller cube van and trailer. I hung out in the recreational area in campground with others. Everyone was in a much more relaxed mood.
We celebrated Terry's b'day today as tomorrow everyone would be in different directions.
Later in the evening the plan B was annoucned and it was decided that we will be taking another shorter ferry to Port aux basque (6hrs) and then get a bus ride all the way to St Johns. That was a bittersweet news for me as it would mean that i don't need to fix my bike in a hassle and can return to Toronto and take it to my bikeshop. Bitter, because it means that our cycling trip abruptly came to an end without any headsup. The circumstances were not in our control so we had no choice. With the news, Bob, Phil, Jack, Marg and Howard decided to end their journey and take a flight back home from Sydney instead of St Johns. We had a wonderful Spaghetti dinner prepared by Jack. I packed my extra belongings in garbage bags as tomorrow the Ryder truck will return back to Toronto and we will be moving our luggage in to a smaller cube van and trailer. I hung out in the recreational area in campground with others. Everyone was in a much more relaxed mood.
We celebrated Terry's b'day today as tomorrow everyone would be in different directions.
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