'Sup dudes and dudettes! Get ready to have your socks rocked by a special guest post in a non-linear, not particularly factual manner on behalf of Neil de Laplante! Kate, Dad and I are currently chilling in Gander, NL; and by "chillin'", I of course mean "cycling furiously and typing a hundred miles an hour while the ladies at the tourist info desk give me dirty looks because I'm rapidly reaching my 15 minute limit". We've had great weather and great wind so far in Newfoundland; my 4 month experience in St. John's would never have lead me to think that I'd have to come to The Rock of all places to get a sunburn on this trip... perhaps that's more a factor of it finally being July (i.e. appropriate cycling season).
We also spent a day hiking in Gros Morne; it was deathly restful since we decided to climb the mountain the whole park is named after. A great time was had by all, especially our calves and stabilizer muscles in our legs, which are still crying uncle a couple days later. We've been pushing pretty large distances (150-180 kms) due to the duel joys of not having weight and wanting to go whale watching when we get to St. John's. It's a good time all around.
Also: After 7175 km, Kate finally got her first flat tire! Considering I've had 11 at this point, it was with some glee that I hopped off my bike and bare-handed her tire off of its rim. Shows her for getting cocky and discussing her options for bronzing her tubes and turning it into a statute to bequeath to future generations.
We'll post pictures before the end of the universe, but I'm no Nostradamus, so I can't tell you when that will be... you might want to use up your leftover vacation days by 2013 though, that's all I'm saying.
Keep on rocking in the free world,
Neil (on behalf of Kate)
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It took me about one line to figure out that this was Neil's work rather than Kate's -- quite distinctive writing styles :) Glad to hear you're still enjoying yourselves!
You guys are freakin amazing! Congratulations and love to all!
P.S. Neil, check your hotmail address for a message.
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