Saturday, September 4, 2010

Corners again!!

After the coma inducing roads of Ontario and having to run the super slab 4 lane through Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia I finally found corners again!!!
I ran highway 333 down to Peggys Cove in Nova Scotia to see the most photographed lighthouse in the maritimes of Canada.
A pleasant road through postcard-like towns, each with a sign welcoming you to their community, offered many great stops along the way.
 The road winds along the Atlantic with some great scenery of the coastline. Closer to Peggys Cove the road becomes downright fun but you will want to stop and take pics first.
The wind swept point is a big slab of granite weathered from years of the Atlantic Ocean carving it into a picture perfect place. Unlike any other coast I have seen, it was fantastic place for pics and video.
The first lighthouse was a wooden one built in 1868 and was replaced by the octagonal concrete one, pictured here, in 1914.
The village and area almost look like a movie set in its quaint setting.
After pics and food I went for a brief blast up the coast, tossing Suzy B back and forth in corners. She seemed like a horse that had been stabled too long and wanted to run. The engine roared and we carved some apexes as I took in the wild wind swept coast. Decorated with tiny evergreens stunted by the continuous blast of the ocean it was a surreal countryside to ride in. I loved it and hope to return.
I wished I had the luxury of more time to explore this area. So many things that were screaming for my attention but I had to get closer to Digby to prepare for The Wharf Rat Rally.
That night I made it to Kejimkujik National Park which was nice but not worth the inflated government prices. Note: I will avoid camp areas with park fees on top of pricey camping.
While the sites were well treed and far apart, amenities like showers and washrooms were uncomfortably far from my campsite. They boasted an internet cafe which was not working but you still pay for it in the fees.
The ride to Kejimkujik was on a winding country road 325 then 8. Nice sweepers, little traffic and a few bends to actually have fun in. I swore I could feel my tire rounding out again from the brick like flatness the super slab had done to it.

I'm in Digby now. The rally is blast. More on that later.
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1 comment:

  1. I was in Halifax this year, Aug 3-7, standing in those very same places as you are with your motorcycle. Isn't it beautiful there!

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