Nova Scotia

I'm packed and ready to roll for a quick trip to the Cabot Trail. Leaving tomorrow after work. trailering so I can surf and camp on the beach as well as ride.

Enjoy and please share some photos of the trip ☺

AussieHyper said:

Enjoy and please share some photos of the trip ☺

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I plan to, that's why I started the thread.

I like your van. Friend of mine had a MB Sprinter (actually a Dodge, but he swapped out the emblems) and he used to stow his GS in the back and still have a bench to sleep on when he went camping.

Have a great trip. I live in NB and usually do the trail once a year as a weekend trip.

OK, back from an incredible week in Nova Scotia. We split the long drive up by starting from Portland ME in the evening and sleeping at a truck stop on the Trans Canada Highway. Then finished up the long slog to our campsite at Ingonish.

The waves were pumping when we pulled up, so I jumped in for a surf at the rivermouth right at our campsite and caught a handful of bombs. The rip current was intense. Nobody else in the water.

The next day was clear as a bell so we geared up and rode the Cabot Trail counter clockwise. Ingonish is the entrance to the highlands up north, and the ride was spectacular right out of the gate. We stopped to hike the Skyline Trail, which is a do not miss!

Then lunch in Cheticamp, and finished up the southern part of the loop in the afternoon. Honestly, if I were to skip one thing next time, it would be the ride from cheticamp to Baddeck. It's pretty, but not spectacular like the highlands.

The next day was foggy and rainy, so we rode to Baddeck to see the Bell Museum and generally poked around.

Good weather returned for Sunday, so we hiked middle head and went on a whale watch. THese were also not to be missed. Gorgeous!

Monday was another sparkling day so we rode Ingonish to Meat Cove (northern most community), to Cheticamp, and then back tracked to Ingonish. No stopping to gawk this time. Just riding and getting into the flow of the road.

I give this trip a 10 out of 10. Trailering up and back was key, and gave us the van to use as home base.

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Sweet

love how you managed to fit a surf board on the back seat.. lol.. you must've been almost as wide as a full sized truck towing a 5th wheel.

No, My board is 5'10" I had to keep my riding in check though so as not to drag the tip/tail of the board in every corner!

Haha I bet.

That looks like you had a ****** time! Ha ha. I guess someone had to do it.

Yeah, I really took one for the team here.