A few weeks ago in a pub called the Red Shoe in Mabou, Ron
had the best pint he’d tasted in a long while.
It was brewed by Big Spruce brewing which happened to be 10 miles from
Baddeck. So the bikes were prepared for
a ride to the brewery. Ron’s back tyre
was flat so he pumped it up and it exploded with a sound like a gunshot. Disaster!
Henry was on the dock so we asked him if there was a bike
shop in town. “Nope, the nearest one is
in Sydney”. (Sydney is 50 miles
away). Henry then called the bike shop
on our behalf for a new tyre, and said they’d be able to “put it on the bus”
and we’d get it tomorrow. Long story
short, the bus didn’t work out but the bike shop have a customer coming from
Baddeck who will return with our tyre!
What service. More tomorrow on
this story!
In the meantime, Vince offered to lend Ron his bike, so the
immediate disaster was averted.
We had
an upwind ride to the brewery. The rain
held off, and we sampled their offerings.
All were delicious (well, perhaps the raspberry beer was an acquired
taste!). We had excellent sandwiches at
the Choked Herring bakery for lunch and then an easy downwind ride back to
Quinita.
A walk around town was followed by showers and dinner at the
Inverary Resort, (which also happens to sell Big Spruce Ales).
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