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.

Ride to Wedgeport Saturday April 26

It was sunny but not very warm on Saturday. At least it wasn't raining as it had been and it was also calling for rain for many days after today. So I figured if I was going to ride it had better be today.
Where to go? I though a ride down to Wedgeport might be good, I have not been there before and maybe someone would be fishing for tuna.

 

Weymouth to Yarmouth Rail bed

It was nice again today so I drove to Weymouth to pick up the rail bed and take it Yarmouth. I didn't go all the way to Yarmouth but very close. I stopped where the 340 crossed the rail bed.
Here is a map of the GPS track. When I turned onto the 340 it still tracked the route.

 

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.

2012 Riding Season

So a wonderful day was finally here and it was warm enough to get out and not freeze to death on the bike. So a short run was in order on the KLR650.  The sun was shining and it was around 8 degrees Celsius.  Cool in the shade and warm in the sunshine type of spring day. (Click on the pics for larger versions)
Here is a look at the route.

Not a long ride but it was nice to get out and shake off the cobwebs!!

Digby neck and Islands

It was a very nice warm day and sunny without any clouds so I figured it was a good time to go for a run "down the neck". So off I went after grabbing my camera.
Here is a screen shot of the route.

Mahone Bay

It was finally a nice day so I decided to take off and go to Mahone Bay. How to get there? I figured I would go to Bear River then off the Clement'svale road is the road to Greendal and Victory. It joins the number 8 that goes to Lunenburg. I have not been that way so now was the time.
Here is the route.

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.