You are most welcome, my friend. 
I'm back from my ride on "the rock."
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Great pictures Rocky, looks like a great trip!
I'm just not getting the posting of pics in a narrative so I'll just do a ride report and you can see the pics in the gallery.
There aren't many roads in Newfoundland. The Trans Canada Highway is the main route and many roads spring off that. The only problem is they are in and out - no loop. You ride to the end of the road which could be 25-30 miles (45-50 km) and it ends at the coast in a village, a lighthouse or both. The only way out is to turn around, but the scenery is amazing so you get to see it from both directions.
All the roads are in exceptionally good condition and the side roads had lots of twists and turns and up hill and down dale. They were wonderful on a motorcycle
The mountains are about 3,000 feet high at most (900 m). We took a walking tour of one table mountain and later a boat tour of an eerie fiord. It was cloudy and windy and the water a little rough, but it was a great experience. You can see how eerie it looked in the pics.
We also took a walking tour to see a restored stone lighthouse and stopped to see a church which is the largest wooden structure in Newfoundland. An alpaca and llama farm was on our way so we stopped to take pics. I was surprised to find these South American animals way up there.
We stayed at various places, but spent three nights in a cabin in Gros Morne National Park and used that as the hub for day rides. The beds, food and the people were great! Since we didn't see any moose our final meal on the island was moose burgers. They were OK, but I wasn't all that impressed.
The weather varied a lot between cloudy, overcast, sunny, showers and lots of wind. We were rained on a few times, but had rain gear on. The bikes got filthy from the wet roads.
As you can see from some of the pics it's very barren in places, but there are also forested areas around the national park and other areas. The nickname for Newfoundland is "The Rock."
In spite of constant warnings about moose on the roads we didn't see even one. The moose were as scarce as gas stations. It pays to top up often as gas stations are spread far apart. We had only one anxious ride, but made it to a gas station on reserve. No reserve on fuel injected bikes so I was very anxious!
Hurricane Maria was on a track to brush the island with high winds and heavy rain so we decided to leave for home a day early. It was a good decision as the storm caused ferry delays.
There were plenty of bikes on the ferries going and coming and we met a lot of riders from the US and other parts of Canada out on the roads.
I have only ever been to the capitol city (St. Johns) on business in 1974 so didn't see any of the province. I only flew in and flew out. You can only get to Newfoundland by ferry or fly.
This time I saw it on a motorcycle with three good friends.
Here we go the link to the photos - Newfoundland
There aren't many roads in Newfoundland. The Trans Canada Highway is the main route and many roads spring off that. The only problem is they are in and out - no loop. You ride to the end of the road which could be 25-30 miles (45-50 km) and it ends at the coast in a village, a lighthouse or both. The only way out is to turn around, but the scenery is amazing so you get to see it from both directions.
All the roads are in exceptionally good condition and the side roads had lots of twists and turns and up hill and down dale. They were wonderful on a motorcycle
The mountains are about 3,000 feet high at most (900 m). We took a walking tour of one table mountain and later a boat tour of an eerie fiord. It was cloudy and windy and the water a little rough, but it was a great experience. You can see how eerie it looked in the pics.
We also took a walking tour to see a restored stone lighthouse and stopped to see a church which is the largest wooden structure in Newfoundland. An alpaca and llama farm was on our way so we stopped to take pics. I was surprised to find these South American animals way up there.
We stayed at various places, but spent three nights in a cabin in Gros Morne National Park and used that as the hub for day rides. The beds, food and the people were great! Since we didn't see any moose our final meal on the island was moose burgers. They were OK, but I wasn't all that impressed.
The weather varied a lot between cloudy, overcast, sunny, showers and lots of wind. We were rained on a few times, but had rain gear on. The bikes got filthy from the wet roads.
As you can see from some of the pics it's very barren in places, but there are also forested areas around the national park and other areas. The nickname for Newfoundland is "The Rock."
In spite of constant warnings about moose on the roads we didn't see even one. The moose were as scarce as gas stations. It pays to top up often as gas stations are spread far apart. We had only one anxious ride, but made it to a gas station on reserve. No reserve on fuel injected bikes so I was very anxious!
Hurricane Maria was on a track to brush the island with high winds and heavy rain so we decided to leave for home a day early. It was a good decision as the storm caused ferry delays.
There were plenty of bikes on the ferries going and coming and we met a lot of riders from the US and other parts of Canada out on the roads.
I have only ever been to the capitol city (St. Johns) on business in 1974 so didn't see any of the province. I only flew in and flew out. You can only get to Newfoundland by ferry or fly.
This time I saw it on a motorcycle with three good friends.
Here we go the link to the photos - Newfoundland
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A great trip, Rocky. I am envious.
Awesome stuff Rocky!
I was going to ask you if you'd ever been there before.....in all these years I'm surprised you have never been to a neighboring Province except once.
I was going to ask you if you'd ever been there before.....in all these years I'm surprised you have never been to a neighboring Province except once.
Thanks for the kind words guys
Newfoundland is an Island province so it means you have to fly or take the long six hour ferry ride - plus a five hour car or bike ride from where we live to meet the ferry. Unless you drink and/or play slot machines, it's a boring six hours. This makes it less enticing to visit. But it had been on my mind to bike ride there so I'm glad it came together this year.
My South American riding buddy Carl was the ramrod behind the ride. He also had been wanting to go by bike and talked it up among us. I'm certainly glad I went.
We're already talking about going next year and riding the eastern coasts.
Great pics Rocky, however there seemed to be a honda sticking its beak in all the time.
Great pics Rocky, however there seemed to be a honda sticking its beak in all the time.
Yeah...well...it's my road burner and touring machine so I chose it for the trip. Maybe next time I'll take the Bonneville, but I keep it spotless and I hate the thought of it looking like the Honda does now with all the road grime on it and in every nook and cranny.I haven't washed it yet and am dreading the task
Oh well 
Rocky: REALLY nice pictures. I also liked the ones from the Highway 50 run.
Thanks - and I liked the Highway 50 pics too, but they belong to someone else - just so there's no confusion.
how do rocky !
some realy good pics in that lot and some nice places looks like you had a great adveture .
some realy good pics in that lot and some nice places looks like you had a great adveture .
I haven't washed it yet and am dreading the task
Come on Rocky do a real adventure ride and take the BSA next time.
Thanks for posting the photo and the story behind it very cool as I always like seeing and hearing from your part of the world
Come on Rocky do a real adventure ride and take the BSA next time.
Thanks for posting the photo and the story behind it very cool as I always like seeing and hearing from your part of the world
It was my pleasure to post the pics and a short story about our trip. Glad it was enjoyed.
My buddy Roger certainly showed us a thing or two with his 1976 Bonneville and how well it can perform on a long trip.
Maybe the BSA isn't out of the question next time
Naaaa, I don't think so.Dave, you have mentioned in the past how neat and tidy things are over here. You will notice in the pics how neat and tidy things are over in Newfoundland too. People take pride in their properties and communities - but that's not to say that we don't have our share of slobs too.
Well I might have jumped the gun on wanting pictures, now I'm 
Rocky that is the first thing I notice when seeing your pics its like so clean and tidy all the time, it just looks like a place that you want to see.
Between the ferry terminal and home is about a five hour ride.
On the way home we stopped at a couple of popular resting places in the country and at one the place was littered with fast food containers and cups.
We were pretty disgusted at that since there was a garbage container nearby.
Yes, we do have our share of slobs.
The four of us had coffee yesterday and exchanged our pictures burned on CD's.
We talked about doing a loop of the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec next year.
Now that sounds like another fun trip coming up
I hate litter and slobs.
Don't come and visit us them, you stop noticing it after a time 
It is that way in Central and South America, too. I was taught that one may not be able to help being poor; but one can choose to be clean and tidy even if one is poor. And in my younger years, we were so poor we couldn't afford to pay attention.
