BEAR RIVER

Took a short ride to Bear River, Nova Scotia the other day and wanted to show you a bit more of it. It's a small little village but full of charm and nice people. Very scenic as well.

EDIT--added some history of Bear River

Photos

Haven't been out for a long ride for awhile but here are a couple photos from a few short rides I have been on.

Phinney Cove

 

Phinney Cove

 

 

Phinney Cove

 Bridgetown lookoff.

 

Long Island , Tiverton.



MAY 28

Took a ride down to the Annapolis Valley to see if any apple blossoms were out. It's been cold and not very warm so weren't sure if they were late or not.

 The blossoms were out and almost fully blossomed. There are a few to open yet as you can see here.

Rail bed from Digby to Weymouth.

Went for a small ride to see how the conditions on the rail bed were. Thought it might be wet, but it wasn't really at all. There were only about 2 or 3 large puddles. It would seem it drained off quite well.

It's not a bad time riding along the rail bed. It's quiet and you can ride along without even seeing anyone usually. Even those dumbass quad riders weren't out tearing up the trail like normal.

I know most folks ride the ATV's responsibly but some don't and just tear it up and act like idiots.

So here is the quick map of the trail bed. Some of the gps data missed the actual trail as it must have lost the lock somewhat. I'll have to put it somewhere better next time.

2014 Riding season

So the  new riding season is almost here.  Got some new wheels and I hope to put a bunch of.miles on her. V Strom 650 Adventure.

So thats what she looks like. I did get out on the klr650 for a few KM's today as the sun came out. Roads pretty beat up from winter but what can ya do. Here is one spot of trouble.

 You wouldn't want to run into that hole.

Anyway just a very quick note to start the season. More to follow. Ask if you have any questions about riding around the east coast. I also have a page on Facebook.

Thanks.

French Shore (Clare)

Was a very nice day and I thought I should go for a ride. Not very long but was nice to get out and go for a ride. The weather was warm and the sky was blue. The wind was quite strong at times but it wasn't too much of a factor when riding.

Here is a look at the map of where I went today. Not a long route but there are some nice things to see and it's always fun to ride along the water like that on a warm day.

Liverpool and Bridgewater

So a nice day was forecast and I had a day off. So I figured I would go over towards the opposite shore and explore some coastline I have not had the chance to see yet. So I went towards Liverpool and then Bridgewater. Taking in the shore. Here is a look at the route.  (Click pics for larger versions)

Victoria Beach

The weather forecast was promising so I decided to go for a short ride around to Victoria Beach. Yes I have been there before but it's still a great ride with almost no-one else on the road and great views of the water and foliage.

I didn't stop at Port Royal but make sure you do if you come along this way. It's a great little spot and has a ton of history to offer and some great views as well. I'll add some later as I have been there before and I like it a lot.
Also check out Port Royal on Wikipedia.

But just up the road is an old area of settlement called Melanson Settlement, worth a stop to stretch your legs and to look out over the water. No buildings or anything like that but some interesting sign boards that tell you what used to be there. If you are interested in that stuff it's interesting..if not then skip it.
There are outdoor toilets here if you really need to use them.

New France

A few of the folks decided to ride to New France. It is an old community  behind Weymouth,NS. They used to have electricity that powered a sawmill and the small community that surrounded it.

From Digby to Coldbrook along the Shore

I had always wanted to ride along the Fundy Shore and see what I could "see" I guess. It was a nice day and off I went to discover some back roads along the way. My route was..

Once I crossed over at Annapolis Royal via the Parkers Cove road, I rode along the shore as much as I could.

Digby-Barrington-Shelburn-Liverpool

The weather warmed up enough to go for a ride!! Not that warm mind you but hey let's go!!
The route...

The route.

I didn't get a ton of pics but here's what I did get.

Digby-Bridgetown and the shore.

It was one of the first nice days that I was off so I decided to go for a short ride around the area. I had not been down the 201 highway in a very long time so I decided to try that.  It's a nice back road with lots of farms and rural properties. 
Here is a quick screen shot of the map area.

But first off on the way out is the Bear river bridge that was finally resurfaced last fall. The old rial way line is unused. 

Bear river bridge.

Annapolis Royal through Victoria Beach to Delaps Cove

I wanted to ride around the portion of land that is right across the gut from Digby. It would take in Annapolis Royal and then on to Victoria beach, then through Delap's Cove and then back through Annapolis to home.

So first a picture of Digby on a nice warm day. The fleet here catch lobster and scallops mostly. You can enjoy them in many fine local eateries. I recommend the "SHORE LINE" it has great food.

The French Shore

Well once I had my motorcycle I figured I may as well ride it!! So where to go. Well since I am from South West Nova, I figured a good place to go would be the French shore area. I have heard it was scenic and was not disappointed.

So here is a link to the route. Google Map

Along the 101. After Digby the 101 is not controlled access anymore and there are homes and driveways all along it. There is a nice spot in Gilbert's Cove that is very nice and there is an old lighthouse on the point that you must see. They have also put in a tea room and some old pictures of the local area way back when.

The above photo was taken across the small bay in Gilbert's Cove. The lighthouse is way in the background here.