Originally Posted by
Bearhawker
The hardest part of the whole ride was actually trying to eat enough. It's HARD to force down 5000-6000 calories in one sitting after riding all day. ....
If it helps any, there are 7 calories per gram of ethanol, but that is not an advisable choice for complete replacement of all calories consumed on a hard ride.
When I rode Cabot Trail, I did not realize at the time how preferable seven days of riding was over three (in my case, days were measured from a campground on the mainland near the causeway), but I likely would have guessed correctly.
When I am bike touring near a coast and eat food cooked by others, one of my go to preferences is fish and chips. I had that twice on Cape Breton Island.
And there is a Tim Hortons on the mainland only a few km from the causeway.
