I left Gary and Anya's place in a light rain and had a hard time not continuing on to Lunenburg. Another time...I made it down the street before the rain started to come down harder. Not depressing-what-am-I-doing-here?- hard but enough to make me take a time out after only about 25 km to sit down in the Chester Tim Horton's and write some postcards. I took an hour break and then continued along. the roads were good and the traffic was light so I was happy. Along the way, the rain stopped too so it was looking up. I made it back to the French Village Train Station which now serves as a cafe/bike shop and stopped again for another break. Around 3, I took off again and let my warm showers host Dan know that I was coming back. This was a Dan Corbett with whom I'd talked several times and I almost felt I needed to stay with him out of courtesy since I'd emailed him so often. I made it down to the SUperstore by his house and took a break to dine. I had my hear set on a BBQ chicken but the machine had broken down so there were no chickens available. I am consulting legal representation at this point. While I was dining, the rain poured down. So, my arrival to Dan's was finished by me arriving soaking wet and cool. Glad to get indoors. Dan's place is a bit out of the way but has a great view of the ocean. Dan is quite laid back but hospitable. He tours in Newfoundland with tourists and gets paid for it in the summers. Currently, he is studying to get into Med school. He lives with 2 roommates, Benna and James. All three are university students but speak with an intelligence and sophistication that escapes me even now! James (Geology) and Benna (Women's Studies) took a bike trip last year and the harmony of the room was broken when they started to argue about which Alps they had crossed. Benna maintained that the Alps extend through several countries while James wanted to give each range a specific name. For the first time I have ever heard, James finishes the conversation with, "Well, geologically speaking...." to our great amusement. I think I will try to use that in my next conversation I am losing...
Another fun part of the night was the bashing of Dartmouth. For me, Dartmouth and Halifax are one and the same but I supposed I can relate too it by the comparison of saying one is from Toronto verus one is from Scarborough. Even though the two cities are separated by a 10 minute ferry ride there was great mocking of Dartmouth. Dan said the best thing about Dartmouth was the view of Halifax! This mocking was done tongue in cheek because the Dan and James hail from Ontario while Benna is the only original Halgoonian. Finally, there are few people who have the DVD, "Breaking" in their houses but it is only the true fans that have both "Breaking" and "Breaking 2" in their collection. I have never seen the films but I remember the premise being based on something like a breakdancing competition and that they were probably bad. Benna claimed that "Breaking" was a childhood favourite and she bought the 2nd one more for the nostalgia. Harry Potter is suddenly not looking so bad right now.
It is an early night for me while the rest study and prepare for the week ahead. Really enjoyed meeting Dan and his roommates and hearing about some of their bike trip experiences. Benna and James were nice enoough to lend me a sleeping bags since I had come au naturel having left my stuff in Dartmouth (UGhh!) with Dan Freeman. The bag that James gave me was good for at least sleeping on the Moon and maybe even Mars. I could not complain about being cool in that house. In the morning, I teased James by asking him, "So, do you do a lot of camping in the arctic then?" to the amusement of his roommates. I was Dan's first warm showers so I hope I made a good impression over my 12 hours there! It was a bright, cool day as I rode away.
Another fun part of the night was the bashing of Dartmouth. For me, Dartmouth and Halifax are one and the same but I supposed I can relate too it by the comparison of saying one is from Toronto verus one is from Scarborough. Even though the two cities are separated by a 10 minute ferry ride there was great mocking of Dartmouth. Dan said the best thing about Dartmouth was the view of Halifax! This mocking was done tongue in cheek because the Dan and James hail from Ontario while Benna is the only original Halgoonian. Finally, there are few people who have the DVD, "Breaking" in their houses but it is only the true fans that have both "Breaking" and "Breaking 2" in their collection. I have never seen the films but I remember the premise being based on something like a breakdancing competition and that they were probably bad. Benna claimed that "Breaking" was a childhood favourite and she bought the 2nd one more for the nostalgia. Harry Potter is suddenly not looking so bad right now.
It is an early night for me while the rest study and prepare for the week ahead. Really enjoyed meeting Dan and his roommates and hearing about some of their bike trip experiences. Benna and James were nice enoough to lend me a sleeping bags since I had come au naturel having left my stuff in Dartmouth (UGhh!) with Dan Freeman. The bag that James gave me was good for at least sleeping on the Moon and maybe even Mars. I could not complain about being cool in that house. In the morning, I teased James by asking him, "So, do you do a lot of camping in the arctic then?" to the amusement of his roommates. I was Dan's first warm showers so I hope I made a good impression over my 12 hours there! It was a bright, cool day as I rode away.