After waiting and waiting for the snow to clear off of the trans canada trail, it became clear to me that this was not to happen by the beginning of April. So, I decided to do my qualifying ride anyway. I woke up the day of my first ride with wind gusts of up to 50 km/hr, and cold temperatures. At least it wasn't raining or snowing... yet. I set out with a thermos and extra socks, and as soon as I hit the trail my feet were wet. The gravel had turned to mud in certain spots, and where there was not mud and gravel, there was snow. It was easy enough to plow through the slushy parts, but it was the crusty snow that caused me to bail more than a few times. But, I persevered, and eventually reached the end of the trail, 20 kms away in the beautiful salt marsh trail in Cole Harbour. I had to turn around here since the trail had been damaged by a storm, and no amount of pushing could make my unicycle go over the large rocks that had washed on to the trail. Light flurry/snow sqalls were barely even felt next to the burn of the long distance ride. When I got back to the starting point on the trail, I decided to hit the pavement, which was a relief. So smooth... and hilly!! I barely made it throught the final 10, even thought this was the fastest part of the ride. My top speed reached was 37 km/hr, with an average speed of 13 km/hr.