BMW G650 GS does Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 2600 km 4 days

04-06-2013, 11:10 AM

Doug Smiley

watch full screen--sound high

http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...p&NR=1&v=lPXzR8G7yZw

Ian Bothwell Uploaded on Sep 29, 2011

quote: I packed up my BMW G650 GS motorcycle on the August Long Weekend and headed for the Cabot Trail. With only 4 days to complete the round trip from Ottawa, ON to Meat Cove, Cape Breton (the northern most tip of Nova Scotia) it was a long hard ride.
Day one I put on 1000KM making it to Muncton, NB.
Day two was an easy 800KM across and up the east cost of the Cabot Trail landing in Meat Cove for the night ( http://www.meatcovecampground.ca/ ). Waking up on day three it was simply a breath taking 800KM down the west coast of the Cabot Trail and back to Muncton, NB.
The final day was a backbreaking 13hours and 1000KM back to Ottawa,ON!
So many stories, places seen ( as I drove by ), just a beautiful place to be. :unquote

04-06-2013, 01:26 PM

Doug Smiley

quote:
Originally posted by Doug Smiley:
watch full screen--sound high

http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...p&NR=1&v=lPXzR8G7yZw

Ian Bothwell Uploaded on Sep 29, 2011

quote: I packed up my BMW G650 GS motorcycle on the August Long Weekend and headed for the Cabot Trail. With only 4 days to complete the round trip from Ottawa, ON to Meat Cove, Cape Breton (the northern most tip of Nova Scotia) it was a long hard ride.
Day one I put on 1000KM making it to Muncton, NB.
Day two was an easy 800KM across and up the east cost of the Cabot Trail landing in Meat Cove for the night ( http://www.meatcovecampground.ca/ ). Waking up on day three it was simply a breath taking 800KM down the west coast of the Cabot Trail and back to Muncton, NB.
The final day was a backbreaking 13hours and 1000KM back to Ottawa,ON!
So many stories, places seen ( as I drove by ), just a beautiful place to be. :unquote

....he missed this---
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndgc8ToOE4U

full screen

04-29-2013, 11:00 AM

Gary Carter

Years ago Marleen and I road the Cabot trail on our 180cc Yamaha scooter. Beautiful country. It was an all day trip for us but we had to stop and smell all the flowers.

We stopped a small resturant and had the best fish and chips ever. The fish was fresh mackeral that had be swimming in the deep early that morning.