Really this post should be titled "Across Canada for a beer with the old man". But for some reason I didn't want to call it that.
This trip has been a long time coming, starting with a general interest to see Atlantic Canada, being cemented reading Lorne's excellent thread of heading West in 2007, to a friend of mine riding across Canada shortly after and finally my father and his wife moving to New Brunswick in 2021.
My goal is to take some of the smallest roads, see the little town's and places and explore Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick once I get to the other side of the continent.
The cold spring and some personal commitments have delayed my departure to the end of May, but I'm finally on the road.
Prep:
The bike's got new tires front and rear
The 80,000 km service is done (had all exhaust and 1/2 of the intake valves tight) and the SuperT is running well.
Now it's just a matter of getting things packed, and seeing how things work out on the road.
My goal is to camp and use Bunk-a-Biker when possible, to meet more folks and hopefully share some stories along the way. I'll be updating as I go, internet access depending of course
Once I get to New Brunswick I'll be staying with my father and his wife who moved out there last year, so I'll have a base to explore from
So the route will look a little like this on the way out before the east coast exploring starts
There is some new urgency on the way out there as my father is not doing very well, he's in his 80's and well, I'm going east to have a beer with the him knowing it could be the last time I see him. Hopefully everything will work out well.
Once I get to the coast and we spent some time together, I plan to use NB as a bit of a 'home base' and explore the area, i.e. NB, NS, PEI.
With some luck I'll spend time in Montreal and some other notable places on the way back, including visiting some folks I know (and have ridden with over the years) in Calgary.
I know there's supposed to be this super AR picture of all the gear neatly laid out, but I tend to work off lists and tick things off when packed, so it's a bit of chaos to start
I'm not sure of the timing yet, 4 - 8 weeks seems reasonable, I'm not required to be back on any specific date.
Next post: Day 1
This trip has been a long time coming, starting with a general interest to see Atlantic Canada, being cemented reading Lorne's excellent thread of heading West in 2007, to a friend of mine riding across Canada shortly after and finally my father and his wife moving to New Brunswick in 2021.
My goal is to take some of the smallest roads, see the little town's and places and explore Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick once I get to the other side of the continent.
The cold spring and some personal commitments have delayed my departure to the end of May, but I'm finally on the road.
Prep:
The bike's got new tires front and rear
The 80,000 km service is done (had all exhaust and 1/2 of the intake valves tight) and the SuperT is running well.
Now it's just a matter of getting things packed, and seeing how things work out on the road.
My goal is to camp and use Bunk-a-Biker when possible, to meet more folks and hopefully share some stories along the way. I'll be updating as I go, internet access depending of course
Once I get to New Brunswick I'll be staying with my father and his wife who moved out there last year, so I'll have a base to explore from
So the route will look a little like this on the way out before the east coast exploring starts
There is some new urgency on the way out there as my father is not doing very well, he's in his 80's and well, I'm going east to have a beer with the him knowing it could be the last time I see him. Hopefully everything will work out well.
Once I get to the coast and we spent some time together, I plan to use NB as a bit of a 'home base' and explore the area, i.e. NB, NS, PEI.
With some luck I'll spend time in Montreal and some other notable places on the way back, including visiting some folks I know (and have ridden with over the years) in Calgary.
I know there's supposed to be this super AR picture of all the gear neatly laid out, but I tend to work off lists and tick things off when packed, so it's a bit of chaos to start
I'm not sure of the timing yet, 4 - 8 weeks seems reasonable, I'm not required to be back on any specific date.
Next post: Day 1