Help me plan my East Coast trip

[Dsquintz]

Essentially my plan is to take about 10 days this summer. probably sometime in the month of july/early august. Unfortunately i don't have an official time frame for this trip. My plan is to tour the maritime provinces visiting some of the major sights/cities(and of course the famous cabot trail!)

The days to me dont seem to long as google-maps bases the time on speed limits so depending where im going i can probably shave some travel time off, lol. anyways here is my tenative plan

Day 1:
http://g.co/maps/du8pn
day 2:
http://g.co/maps/s7r4m
day 3:
http://g.co/maps/s9g8k
day 4:
http://g.co/maps/d5d8p
day 5:
http://g.co/maps/x89z8
day 6:
http://g.co/maps/2xd5m
day 7:
http://g.co/maps/bjrfj
day 8:
http://g.co/maps/ghuqz
day 9:
http://g.co/maps/fyhaz
day 10:
http://g.co/maps/w3hpv

Firmed up route
thanks all for looking!

[Dsquintz]

hings I plan to bring/storage

tankbag, saddlebags, bungee nets, backpack

Clothes:
textile jacket
gloves, helmet, riding shoes
4 t-shirts
2 jean
1 short
socks/boxers
1 pair shoes
frogg togg

Documents:
Drivers license & Health Card
Passport
travel insurance
debit/credit card
vehicle insurance/registration(as well as copies of both)
maps
emergency contacts
pen/paper

Electronics:
Samsung Galaxy
Gopro
Laptop
extra batteries/memory card/charger plugs

Tools:
wrenches
allen keys
tire repair kit
chain cleaner/lube
duct tape
zip ties
air pump/pressure guage

misc.
first aid kit
hygiene stuffs(shampoo, toothpaste etc.)
non-perishable foodstuff
tylenol
headphones
camelback(hopefully)

[stevie t]

Ditch the back pack...bring some zip lock baggies....have fun.

[Rotten_Ronnie]

Bring a sweater or heated vest. It can get stoooopid cold out that way.

I've gone out that way about five times to visit my sister on PEI, try to keep the slab down to a minimum, it's mind numbing. You can get a $20 cruise control called "Go Cruise" for the boring bits, and don't leave home without a throttle rocker or a cramp buster. You can thank me later.

Ease up on your schedule, I've found that I can't stand trying to make it to a booked motel, so I fill the tank, make sure the GPS knows where some "must ride" roads are, then I head out and tell Wendy "I'll see you when I see you."

Have a look here and take some extra time through the states on the way home... (cheaper gas, meals and lodging)
http://www.motorcycleroads.us/regions/nh_white.html
Hurricane mountain road.
Kancamagus Highway

Vermont for example has SR 100, 220 miles of sweepers...
http://www.motorcycleroads.us/regions/vt_green.html

If you only go one way around the Cabot, go counter clockwise, it puts you closer to the scenery, and visit Meat Cove on the tip of Cape Breton. Once around the trail with photo stops and playing dodge and weave with motor homes can be a really long day.


This is my Cabot Trail to Halifax section. Coastal Highway 7 is a hoot!




Ottawa to Fredericton? head down through the states, it's more scenic and culturally different than what you will experience on the transcanada. I'd skip Fredericton, head down through Sherbrooke QC and take Route 2 through to Bangor, cross at Calais/St. Stephen and ride the NB coast into St John. Farmington ME is usually where I overnight enroute from Toronto.

Check my blog and you'll find maps and what not from my trips out that way. 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006... :P

Anyhow, it's your trip, just remember about the throttle rocker and the sweater. http://throttlerocker.com/

[Wadadli]

This is my Cabot Trail to Halifax section. Coastal Highway 7 is a hoot!

I agree - great suggestion

[gwelfmike]

I have done this trip about 45 times, ( my mother is from Glace Bay NS and my ex is from Wolfville NS )

IF you want a cheap good place to stay on Cape Breton Island, check out the University of Cape Breton Island Summer Stay, it is cheap, clean and comfortable. It is in Sydney NS.

Also, since you are on Cape Breton Island, you have to stop here for at least a meal and a tour, it is also a great place for to stay, http://www.glenoradistillery.com/,

The ride is better from Ottawa to Quebec City if you take highway 40, and cross over in Quebec City then catch 20. It will take you about another 20 minutes but it is less congested and more scenic. The Google maps time estimation is very conservative, so this is a very relaxed pace on the leg of your journey.

and of course while on Cape Breton Island



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