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A Maritime Meander

Looping through the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick

1,583 km (984 miles) over 30 days from August 4, 2008 to September 2, 2008

Topic: Bicycle Touring
Categories: Tour diaries, Equipment lists, 1-3 months
Locales: North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, United States, Maine
Year: 2008
Keywords: Maine, Bar Harbor, Cape Breton, camping

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/4053

Status: Completed Sep 2008
Last updated: Sunday September 14, 2008 19:32 UTC -08:00 (edited Sun 14 Sep 2008 19:33 UTC -08:00)
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The road below

The Folks

The Spokes

The Winding Road

Nova Scotia

Aug. 4: Winterport, ME to Yarmouth, NS--there's something in the mist

Aug. 5: Yarmouth to Cape Sable Island--starting with a bang

Aug. 6: Cape Sable Island to Shelburne--more old-timey fun

Aug. 7: Shelburne to Port Mouton--sheep overboard!

Aug. 8: Port Mouton to Rissers Beach--the rain finally finds us

Aug. 9: Rissers Beach to Mahone Bay--great day!

Aug. 10: Mahone Bay to Glen Margaret--change of plans

Aug. 11: Glen Margaret to Halifax--bidding farewell to the Lighthouse Trail in Peggy's Cove

Aug. 12-14: Rained out in Halifax

Aug. 15: Halifax to Whycocomagh by bus

Aug. 16: Whycocomagh to Englishtown--a brief introduction to the Cabot Trail

Aug. 17: Englishtown to Ingonish Beach--weather mood swings

Aug. 18: Ingonish Beach to South Harbour--a rollercoaster with an ocean view

Aug. 19: South Harbour to Pleasant Bay--feel the burn!

Aug. 20: Pleasant Bay to Cheticamp--like fish on bikes

Aug. 21: Cheticamp to West Mabou--changing trails

Aug. 22: West Mabou to Antigonish--a triumphant return

Aug. 23: Resting our bones in Antigonish

Aug. 24: Antigonish to Pictou--long, hot summer's day

Nova Scotia picks

Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

Aug. 25: Pictou, NS to Montague, PEI--a wet welcome

Aug. 26: Montague to St. Peters--the canine conundrum

Aug. 27: St. Peters to Charlottetown--a day on the trail

Aug. 28: Lazing about in Charlottetown

Aug. 29: Charlottetown to New Glasgow--chowder and scallops and lobster, oh my!

Aug. 30: New Glasgow to Summerside--drip, drip, hill

Aug. 31: Summerside, PEI to Shediac, NB--yet another wet welcome

Sep. 1: Shediac to Moncton--the last straw

Sep. 2: Moncton to Bangor by bus--game called on account of rain

PEI and New Brunswick picks

Equipment Review

Destination Summaries

Final Thoughts

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