Long Island NY to Nova Scotia - Cabot Trail

[Trail Monkey]

we are in route of approx a 2000 mile bike road trip. from long island, ny taking orient ferry, to portland maine taking the cat ferry to yarmouth. right now we are in liverpool nova scotia.. nova scotia is spectacular so far and e have only just begun...

here's our spot link.. my tracking was off from CT to ME, must have messed that up.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=05ooZUm2iuTJFaPzUcs26CmaR9cRazTOy

a small lighthouse in Liverpool Nova Scotia

 

[Finatic Angler]

Enjoy your trip!

Must be a cool to take bike to NS!

Look forward to more posts

 

[1leglance]

very cool that you each have your own ride...
Are you setup with helmet to helmet comm?
More details on your thoughts of bike vs truck..
enjoy the trip!

 

[Devin Roy]

hey james do you have a video cam behind your windscreen?

 

[Trail Monkey]

hey james do you have a video cam behind your windscreen?

no devin, thats a garmin nuvi gps with a touratech mount...

 

[Trail Monkey]

very cool that you each have your own ride...
Are you setup with helmet to helmet comm?
More details on your thoughts of bike vs truck..
enjoy the trip!

L

we have bluetooth helmets for phone and ipod. but they only talk together when on the same bike because of bluetooth limited range. im working on a radio system for intercom between bikes..

thought of disabled explorers when i saw this neet rig at peggy's cove area...

as far as the question about me thoughts about the bike over the truck. dont get me started.. bikes are very very good overlanding machines. and cheap to ship..!! i think bought are needed.. haha...

 

[Trail Monkey]

peggy's cove, nova scotia.. super nice area. photo ops everywhere. any idiot with a G10 can do decent here.. im a case in point..

Stacey F650GS at Head of Jeddore on the Salmon river..

 

[jcbrandon]

And you East Coast folks say we westerners have all the fun. Looks like a great trip. More photos, please.

 

[jeffsays]

hey cool pic.it seems that your trip must be cool...:victory: enjoy.

 

[proto]

Very cool! Maine and Nova Scotia's long and winding roads are awesome on a motorcycle. And this is the perfect time of year to make the trip, especially if you'll be camping. Excellent choice!

It looks from your SPOT map that you've made most of the drive already. Will you be tooling around Nova Scotia for a bit, or just taking the same route back?

If you have the opportunity, the Maine coast is a great ride. I presume the Yarmouth ferry to Bar Harbor is still in operation (I haven't been back there in years). Mount Dessert Island (Acadia National Park, on the Maine side) is a fantastic spot to camp and hike. Then come south -- there are a hundred bays and coves and islands. You can just cruise along taking in picturesque scenery, working your way down to Pnobscot Bay and the little community at Camden/Rockport.

What a great way to decompress from commuting and hectic city life!

 

[OverlandZJ]

Very nice James and Stacey. Looks like you two went north of Cabot Trail, did you visit Meat Cove? I love that camp location.. such a scenic view.

 

[99wj]

photos are killer James, beautiful scenery!! :Wow1:

 

[Trail Monkey]

meat cove

meat cove food

meat cove beach

border of cape bretton / nova scotia

canso canal, swing bridge with tanker passing thru...

 

[1leglance]

I really dig the map graphics on the bikes..
looks like a great trip, keep having fun!

 

[Streakerfreak]

Geez, man. You came within 1 mile of our house when you got off the ferry. If you are not pressed for time on the way back we would love to meet up with you before you jump back on the ferry.

Looks like a great trip. I can't wait to have the time and money to head up that way.