I needed a vacation and this did it!!
The readers digest version, everyone MUST ride this area of the world.
I met some fantastic people, met a guy on 1996 Trophy 900, from New Jersey. He'd been on the road for a week.
I was with my cousin on his 98 BMW 1100.
It rained, no it was if the rath of god anf noah were showing up.
The Canadian weather predicted 2 inches of rain and wind gusts
to 110kph, about 60-65mph winds.
When we entered the park the women said gusts to 140kph......
It is amazing scenery and some of the best roads I have ever ridden.
The problem, if you have vertigo, could be a problem.
I wasn't queesy, but concerned about some of the corners, remember it was pouring rain and windy.
I stayed in Baddeck 2 nights and did the lopp of the trail in one day. 330 kilometers or about 225 miles somehwere around there.
So many notes in my journal......seeing the eagle land in a tree about 50 feet away from us at dinner. in Braddeck on the Bras D'Or lake ...climbing north mountain on the north west side of the trail and having momma moose and her calf walk in front of me. The fog was so thick I was doing maybe 20mph at the time.
The suicidal crow that flew at me on the highway, I was doing about 80mph, coulda reached up and grabbed him.
Going across a causeway, ata lean angle Rossi would have been impressed with to go straight as the wind was blowing from the bay.
Oh yea and semi transport is coming at me........
Drinking a few different Picaroons brewed in Fredericton NB.
http://www.picaroons.ca/index.asp
Paying $1.20/ltr costing $28CA to fill my Sprint!!
Teaching the bartender at the pub how to make a black and tan
I met some great people and realy, realy needed time off.
I shot about 100+ pics I'll get some posted with a link.
Any questions, feel free to drop me a PM or email.