2011-07-08 Cobalt60 ride to CB
I decided to take a solo ride around the trail, just to have some alone time and to relax. An invite from my parents to use their trailer in Baddeck for home base sealed the deal!! I was originally goin on Sat July 9th , but the weather changed and I left Thurs as Friday's weather was perfect!! Arriving in CB round Whycocomagh in beautiful sunshine I was dumped on by a giant black cloud which seemed only to stay around long enough to get me wet!!!
On Friday I woke to a beautiful day and after a Tims I proceeded to round the Trail counter clockwise. I stopped to take some pics along the way. After Smokey I took a windy dirt raod to Mary Ann falls, a great spot for taking photos. From there I went to the infamous Meat Cove, the bridges are all repaired now and there was a suprising amount of traffic on the road, with many noticing my NS plates and stopping to ask questions...I told them I only spoke Gaelic.....lol just kidding, I was a good ambassador; although one fella did ask me if my bike was a Ninja.....sigh...Pogue Mahone!!!!!
I continued the normal Tourist route until I made a detour and rounded the east side of Lake Ainslie, I used to fish with my grandfather there so it was a sentamental detour. Upon coming out in Whycocomagh I found the gents from Newfoundland heading back home from the Trans-Lab. Their bikes were fully kitted and may give Gasburner some competition.. My favourite mod was using the rear footpeg to create a tray to secure a 5 litre gas jug.
After returning to Baddeck I did some sight seeing along the water and travelled down the Plaster Mines Road.. It was dirt, but alas a dead end...According to an old lady on the road they used to load gypsum at the point, but that was long ago...
Next was supper and some live music, overall a great day...The return Trip Saturday was VERY wet so the only thing I had from that was a mild case of hypothermia, lol!!!
Cheers, Ian
Read MoreOn Friday I woke to a beautiful day and after a Tims I proceeded to round the Trail counter clockwise. I stopped to take some pics along the way. After Smokey I took a windy dirt raod to Mary Ann falls, a great spot for taking photos. From there I went to the infamous Meat Cove, the bridges are all repaired now and there was a suprising amount of traffic on the road, with many noticing my NS plates and stopping to ask questions...I told them I only spoke Gaelic.....lol just kidding, I was a good ambassador; although one fella did ask me if my bike was a Ninja.....sigh...Pogue Mahone!!!!!
I continued the normal Tourist route until I made a detour and rounded the east side of Lake Ainslie, I used to fish with my grandfather there so it was a sentamental detour. Upon coming out in Whycocomagh I found the gents from Newfoundland heading back home from the Trans-Lab. Their bikes were fully kitted and may give Gasburner some competition.. My favourite mod was using the rear footpeg to create a tray to secure a 5 litre gas jug.
After returning to Baddeck I did some sight seeing along the water and travelled down the Plaster Mines Road.. It was dirt, but alas a dead end...According to an old lady on the road they used to load gypsum at the point, but that was long ago...
Next was supper and some live music, overall a great day...The return Trip Saturday was VERY wet so the only thing I had from that was a mild case of hypothermia, lol!!!
Cheers, Ian
