Port Elgin
21 Juni 2016, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °CJust saw a sign for Sunrise Coast route. It goes in the right direction. Very much want to stay off the highway but even on side roads wind is punishing.
Just saw a sign for Sunrise Coast route. It goes in the right direction. Very much want to stay off the highway but even on side roads wind is punishing.
This area is all farms, dairy and grass. All on the ocean. All the houses seem to be in real good shape.
This town is on the largest salt deposit in the northeast or something. The mine is a mile down under the ocean. I talked to some bikers. A couple were from Mass, had left on Saturday, and are goingBaca selengkapnya
This looks like a very old fishing community. Waves of Scots arrived here starting in the 1700s. There's flags with clan seals on the revitalized waterfront. Can't get any good pictures but it's niceBaca selengkapnya
As you guys know there's a front coming through. Showers are predicted here in the evening. Perfect excuse to stop early. It was a tough day and I'm glad to stop. I'm at a motel in town and did aBaca selengkapnya
First stop. Quite a bit cooler. Cold on the bike because it's solid clouds and damp. Going up in elevation now, leaving an area that was pretty flat. Hilltops here are in the clouds. Had to stop toBaca selengkapnya
This is the causeway to get onto the island. Now to stop in the visitor center and look around.
This is the Alexander Graham and Mabel Bell National Park thing. He founded a team that designed and flew the first powered flight in Canada. Once that was done he helped design a hydrofoil that set aBaca selengkapnya
Stopped for a bite at a little place... it's got no view. Darn, that's like going to the grand canyon and eating with your back to it.
I've stalled as long as I think I safely can and it may pay off.Baca selengkapnya
That was a climb. The road went straight up the side of a mountain and the drop was sheer. I had to concentrate very hard on the road to not get vertgo.