Rob at CFR

So to start out Moosehead and I did an Iron Butt to CFR Nova Scotia. We left our homes and met in Oshawa Ontario and proceeded to Port Hastings. My kms were 1884 and Mike did just over 2000.

We left Oshawa at midnight and rode through the night. Go lost in Montreal, figure out our mistake and carried on. We did quick gas stops and only had snacks along the way. Going through New Bruswick was kind of a blur. If we were in Ontario and were pulled over we'd still be walking. (quick pace was the norm here) When we got into Nova Scotia we felt we were almost there. Funny thing was though that the faster we went the longer the road seemed to get. So we made it all the way without being stop by a LEO. So as we were making a beer run in Port Hawksburry we got a finger waving for doing a little over the 70km speed limit. ( yes sir ).

ENROUTE

So here's a few pics.



just setting the pace.



The sky closed in on us in Quebec.



A friggin bug splatted on my lens and stuck it shut.!!



bug splatter



DAY 1

Early morning at Port Hasting





Our riding party for the day... Tom n Pam,Chris,Mike, and myself.



Catching a cable ferry at Little Narrows.



on the Ferry. It was cheaper to buy a book of 40 tickets than to buy 4 individual ticket for the 2 ferry rides we did



AHHH self explanitory to any Canadian!



Some shoreline shots along hwy





Looking over to Meat Cove... the Northernmost community in NS



At the tip of Meat Cove... no we didn't hear any Banjo music



Looking out at Pleasant Bay.



Cool shot of the clouds reflecting on the water at Pleasant Bay



The sun dropping into the water at St Georges bay



DAY 2

A little fishing village



our group for day 2 was Tom n Pam, Chris, Mike, Greg n Sue, and myself.



The Tidal Dam at Bras d'Or Lake



Riding in formation



Parking in formation.



All lined up at the parking lot.



We raised $500 for the local food bank by having an auction for some of the really cool donated items. Here Mike H hands over the loot!



A big thanks to Jude (gypsy) and Scott (CanadianFJR) for planning and setting up our event.



On the way to Halifax hurricane Hannah drove me under the bridge. So I used my time to text my friends and family.



I'll end this one here... more later

Nice Ride Report!



Mikey, you can't be growning the beard out. It makes you look old responsible.

Excellent! thanks Rob - to echo gypsy.... the photos bring back such great memories, seems like only yesterday

A little bit of water from the storm



This was my friend Melanie in Halifax. We hadn't seen each other in over 30 years.



I think the deer here in Nova Scotia are more agressive judging by their profiles



I took the ferry to PEI for something to do. You get the front of the line treatment on a bike.



The sea is a little rough



I rode along the coast to the Confederation Bridge and back onto the mainland of New Brunswick where I grabbed a room at Woodstock.



Tomorrow is another day and I'll try and slow down a bit and take some side roads.

MEM said:

Excellent! thanks Rob - to echo gypsy.... the photos bring back such great memories, seems like only yesterday

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Hey It was yesterday!

When Scott and I were leaving the Motel with a full head of steam one of these effin Lakers has to come by and slow us down. We missed the Swing bridge by mere seconds!!! I totally lay blame on *****. The next time I see ***** he better watch it.



For those of you that didn't know that's one of our Former Prime Ministers friggin boats. Canadian owned but Flagged in another country so he didn't have to use our labour laws.



This was my riding companion after we left the ferry. A proud member of our Armed Forces.

For those interested Bugr (Chris) is still wandering around up in Newfoundland !!!!

https://jasonjonas.org/spot/tripViewer.do?id=359

Another great one Rob. Geez, you've spent some serious time on the road this year!

How many FJR miles have you racked up?

Oh, and if I may -

sometimes just a LITTLE photo editing can REALLY improve a report.

Hey Ol'boy I'll keep that in mind for future pics. Sorry what was I thinking.

Now THATS a pace!

Sorry I missed it, work got in the way, probably see you guys next year, and at least one of you next week.

Great report Rob! :clapping:

fjrob1300 said:

AHHH self explanitory to any Canadian!

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Timmy's! How i miss your fatty goodness!

fjrob1300 said:

When Scott and I were leaving the Motel with a full head of steam one of these effin Lakers has to come by and slow us down. We missed the Swing bridge by mere seconds!!! I totally lay blame on *****. The next time I see ***** he better watch it.

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My God what a shame. You get all ready to go and then 500 yards down the road you have to sit and wait...and wait...and wait. What bastard held you up so you missed the bridge? Tell us and we will never ride with him. He probably didn't even end up riding with you in the end. Jeezuz some people!!!

gypsy

gypsy said:

name='fjrob1300' post='486275' date='Sep 8 2008, 10:59 PM']When Scott and I were leaving the Motel with a full head of steam one of these effin Lakers has to come by and slow us down. We missed the Swing bridge by mere seconds!!! I totally lay blame on *****. The next time I see ***** he better watch it.

My God what a shame. You get all ready to go and then 500 yards down the road you have to sit and wait...and wait...and wait. What bastard held you up so you missed the bridge? Tell us and we will never ride with him. He probably didn't even end up riding with you in the end. Jeezuz some people!!!

gypsy

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I hear ya Jude.He's just a skirt-wearing poodle walker! He'll get his!!

I'm home!!!

On the way out of New Brunswick I hit RAIN... go figure



As I was heading north I could see this smoke trail for miles. Turns out it was a paper mill at Edmundson



Scooting through Quebec you see the strangest things!





Sunset on the 401 heading into Belleville



As the sun went down and it started to get cool I slowly picked up the pace. I managed to do just shy of 5300 kms on this trip. Not bad for a 6 day trip.



Thank you all for following along at home. It was a great weekend with old friends and new friends.

When life serves you lemons make lemonade. Being laid off from my job has enabled me all the time in the world to travel. Now can someone spare a dime?