This is Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, about 40 minutes down the coast from where I live.
It's an active fishing village but also a tourist attraction because of the lighthouse and the shops selling the work of local artists and other souvenir products.
Unfortunately, it's also the area where Swiss flight 111 went into the ocean out near the horizon several years ago.
Also shown is the schooner Bluenose which is another local icon along with the lighthouse.
Our club rides by and to this area several times a year and is a favourite rest stop around the peninsula.
This is a great picture taken on a calm day, but if a hurricane or other severe storm passes offshore the ocean becomes a raging caldron and, unfortunately, the foolish who venture too close to the surf often lose their lives. The ocean puts on a spectacular display of crashing surf, but is best viewed from a safe distance with binoculars or a zoom lens.
This area is also famous for rogue waves that catch the unsuspecting (in spite of all the warning signs to stay back) that venture right down to the edge of the water.
There are many such villages along our rugged coast that are reached by winding coastal roads and are a joy to ride - especially if you're on a vintage motorcycle and in no hurry to get anywhere.
It's all about the ride.
It's an active fishing village but also a tourist attraction because of the lighthouse and the shops selling the work of local artists and other souvenir products.
Unfortunately, it's also the area where Swiss flight 111 went into the ocean out near the horizon several years ago.
Also shown is the schooner Bluenose which is another local icon along with the lighthouse.
Our club rides by and to this area several times a year and is a favourite rest stop around the peninsula.
This is a great picture taken on a calm day, but if a hurricane or other severe storm passes offshore the ocean becomes a raging caldron and, unfortunately, the foolish who venture too close to the surf often lose their lives. The ocean puts on a spectacular display of crashing surf, but is best viewed from a safe distance with binoculars or a zoom lens.
This area is also famous for rogue waves that catch the unsuspecting (in spite of all the warning signs to stay back) that venture right down to the edge of the water.
There are many such villages along our rugged coast that are reached by winding coastal roads and are a joy to ride - especially if you're on a vintage motorcycle and in no hurry to get anywhere.
It's all about the ride.
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