The Gravel

One of our major concerns has been the quality of the gravel road which we will travel for the next several hundred miles.Will it be passable by 2-wheeled conveyance wihout risking life and limb? Well, so far so good,at least to some extent.Gravel is not the ideal surface for a single track vehicle but we did OK today. Certainly attentiveness was required , but we were able to maintain about 40 mph comfortably. Biggest issue today was those damnable winds. A gust would move the bike off line on the low traction surface and into a rut or pothole or a ridge of deeper gravel and create all manner of sphincter tension. It was difficult to relax and do what we came here to do, ogle the landscape.Did experience a little rain, not heavy but wet the road. Traction on wet road seemed good enough as long as we adjusted speed. After the brief shower conditions dried out and dust became a problem.Guy in front was home free but two guys behind were pretty much covered.Tomorrow I suspect the front position will be hotly contested. In AM we head to Cartwright.There is no road from Cartwright to Goose bay so we travel by ferry only this time we board at 7PM and ride 13 Hrs,arriving at 8AM Tuesday.We will sleep on the ferry. Not sure if we will have internet availability on the ferry so next post may be Tues PM. HEY how come none of you weiners are leaving comments? It's lonely up here!...boog