On to Churchhill Falls Labrador

Sleeping on the big boat was good, not nearly as noisey as our typical motel and the pulsation of the giant diesel engines is relaxing. Disembarked at 8 am and motored into the metropolis of Goosebay to (guess what) find Beaver some breakfast before attacking the gravel highway to Churchhill falls. This section turned out to be tougher than road to Cartwright because its better maintained meaning the roadgraders come through regularly and spread the gravel around so we are frequently riding in deep gravel. The bikes get squirrelly in this stuff and threaten to spit the rider into the bushes. Paradoxically the faster you go the more stable the motorcycle becomes because of the gyroscopic effect of the wheels. The downside is, if you do go down you are gonna tumble a lot longer.So, you establish a comfortable speed based on the size of your...ah...bravado, and proceed.The bike moves around alot on gravel and you need to just let it happen without micromanageing the handlebars.The throttle is your friend. Power allows the front wheel to stay light and on top of the gravel rather than knifing in and creating the oh so hurtful highside. Anyway, we made this section without harm to ourselves. Haven't seen as much wildlife on this trip as expected but did see our 3rd bear yesterday. I was in the lead and saw the big fella laying beside the road tearing apart a fresh kill. I slowed immediately, riding with one hand while trying to extract my camera with the other.The bear stood up with his kill hanging from his mouth. He was huge ,which made me rethink my plan to stop. I sped by him not knowing if he considered Vstrom riders prey or competition. He was black but had the short snout and dished face characteristic of a grizly.Fortunately just as Smoke and Beaver arrived the bear decided we were at least his equal and fled. Those rascals are much faster than I thought.He stopped about 150 yards away, and calmly resumed dismantleing his pry. I suspect this encounter was more exciting for us than for the bear...boog