a little Nova Scotia tour

[querc]

Originally Posted by empeg9000

Now that I think about it, I crossed the border at Calais on Saturday morning and I too had a hottie. A bullet proof vest never looked so good!

Same deal when I crossed at Calais/St Stephens in mid July. I'm pretty sure I really impressed her too, when my &^%*% alarm self-armed while stopped, and then went off at full volume when I started to pull away. Border chicks dig those exciting little events...

[g®eg]

Originally Posted by querc

Hey - that's me with the yellow tigger!

Great report and pics, guys. The no-beer pic and the depth charge story had me rolling.Advocate Harbour etc really is a hidden gem.

I gotta say that your pair of BRG Sprints simply exude olde worlde class (particularly when you are not near them ). The mountie that didn't give you a ticket near Parrsboro was probably an Empire Loyalist. Me, I shed a tear for Meridian, Hinckley and old Britannia as I rolled out of that Moncton campground.... OK, ok, maybe that was the emotional aftermath of yacking about Shackleton while drinking all your wine the night before.

You are both gracious hosts, btw. Great to meet you.

Don't forget to visit NS again. We'll go to an Irving Big Stop or similar classy Canadian establishment. THose TH butter tarts (and the ones at the border) are just the beginning.

L

(some sort of ride report(s) forthcoming...)

you better

1. put together a trip report!
2. stop by for a beer or some food on the way home if you get to New England!

otherwise I'll turn Merc's bike ramp loose on you!

ride safe man! great to meet you

[FreeTheBeast]

Originally Posted by Mercury264

isn't that what you're meant to do

Camping or hoteling ? If hoteling....it 'aint cheap.

Come to think of it...nothings cheap in Canada...eh ?

How does this look, Kevin?

[Mercury264]

Originally Posted by FreeTheBeast

How does this look, Kevin?

I'll pass on the chilli stuff on the left and double up on the Poutine please

I hope there's a ride report somewhere

[g®eg]

what?
no butter tart for dessert?

[FreeTheBeast]

Originally Posted by Mercury264

I hope there's a ride report somewhere

Perhaps Evil Clown will write up something. I can offer photos! Each is worth 1,000 words, right?

SmugMug

[Laughingdawg]

Originally Posted by g®eg

The Garmin has an interesting route planned for us, hugging the Fundy shore, versus going back towards the highway. We figure this’ll be hot shit, and we’re not in a big hurry so off we go.

after St. Martin we see the tide is out

we get to a toll booth…. Hmm and I stop to talk to the girl. I explain we’re just “passing through” trying to avoid paying the toll and she says “oh, you’re following your GPS. You can’t go through.” I guess the road goes about 17km, then we’ll need to turn and come out (no bridge over the Salmon River is one possible reason).

Where exactly were you when you had to detour? I'm looking at the road maps on Google Maps, and I'm having a hard time figuring out where you were trying to go. Since I plan to ride up through there next spring, I figured I'd try to avoid making the same mistake. Were you trying to use the really tiny roads on the map to stick near the Bay?

[g®eg]

Originally Posted by Laughingdawg

Where exactly were you when you had to detour? I'm looking at the road maps on Google Maps, and I'm having a hard time figuring out where you were trying to go. Since I plan to ride up through there next spring, I figured I'd try to avoid making the same mistake. Were you trying to use the really tiny roads on the map to stick near the Bay?

we tried to do this
the entrance to the Fundy Trail is about 10 km east of St Martin.




it looked like it would work.... Google earth, it just looks like farm land.
upon further review, it's the Salmon River that doesn't allow it.

[Laughingdawg]

Originally Posted by g®eg

we tried to do this
the entrance to the Fundy Trail is about 10 km east of St Martin.


http://www.advrider.com/forums/attac...1&d=1186076232

it looked like it would work.... Google earth, it just looks like farm land.
upon further review, it's the Salmon River that doesn't allow it.

If it's any consolation, don't hold this against Garmin/Mapquest. Google Maps and Yahoo Maps show an unbroken road path through there as well. It sounds like the Canadians in that particular nook haven't been very thorough with their map data. Garmin routing is only as good as the data provided to them.

[EvilClown]

Originally Posted by FreeTheBeast

Perhaps Evil Clown will write up something. I can offer photos! Each is worth 1,000 words, right?

SmugMug

Perhaps.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...66#post5281766