The next morning (Day 13) I got everything loaded up, and headed out, it was finally Cabot Trail time.
Every recommendation I got was "do it counter-clock wise" and they were correct of course
Soon I was at the first lookout with a bunch of other folks
I chatted with a bunch of them, we event talked about "don't be scared when I pass you" and folks were cool
(yeah, got a little 'squinty' there, should have worn the sunglasses
Before anyone could leave I jumped on the bike, as I knew I had empty road ahead of me.
The road was windy and tight and I was playing and having a great time until ... white SUV, full brakes by me and red and blue lights by him.
Anyway, I was relaxed, he was nice and of course he has to deal with all kinds of unhappy things. We chatted a bit and he rides as well.
We left on good terms
Thanks Greg, keep the shiny side up!
Obviously, I slowed down a bit after, but the scenery didn't slow down.
Boats were working hard a lot of the places I pulled over:
The sky was cooperating but putting up some pretty clouds
Along the way I stopped at the harbour in .. I believe it was Ingonish
(note for others, get gas here
)
Soon I reached the turn off for Meat Cove. I've been to the most North-Western spot on Vancouver Island, this would be the most Northern spot on Cape Breton. The roads rough (but in a good way) and the last 9 km are mostly gravel though the steepest hills are paved.
Watch out for vehicles coming the other way, tourists don't always stay on the right side of the road and the berm makes you want to ride in the middle. Nuff said
Nice pull out shortly before Meat Cove
I watched the boats work a bit
Got to the end of the road, but they're renovating so no food and they were out of Meat Cove stickers
T-shirts they had, but how am I going to stick on to my hard cases?
Anyway, back I went and motored on.
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