Blue Rocks is a small fishing community well down the coast and off the main coastal road on a narrow and winding road that could have been built for motorcycles.
We met outside of town at the usual Tim Hortons gathering place under overcast and often foggy conditions, but at least it didn't rain.
There were three modern Triumphs including my own T100 and we met two others along the ride route.
From the meeting place we motored down the coast for a rest stop in the tourist town of Chester. That's my T100 in the foreground.
The meeting place is at a Tim Hortons and so is this first rest stop. Tim Horton was an NHL hockey player who started the franchise, but didn't live to see what a success and a national institution it became with hundreds of stores coast to coast.
From there we continued down the coast and through the tourist town of Mahone Bay and on to Blue Rocks. The community is small and on a narrow road so there is no place to safely park 20 bikes. It's all about the ride anyway so we enjoyed the winding road and retraced the route back to Mahone Bay for lunch.
Our favourite place to eat is the Mug & Anchor pub which is in a renovated mill building from the days of sail. This is the building and a shot of some of the guys. The interior is decorated with artifacts and construction is of massive hand-hewn timbers.
These are some of the bikes and an overview of the sheltered harbour. Sailing is alive and well here. The town hosts a "wooden boat" festival every year.
Mahone Bay was a haven for pirates back in the day, but eventually religion and law and order came and the town is also famous for its three churches.
There are several of these floating cottages on the harbour.
It was a great day out on a motorcycle with great friends and great food. I didn't record the mileage, but I estimate it at around 220 km's (138 miles) return.
We met outside of town at the usual Tim Hortons gathering place under overcast and often foggy conditions, but at least it didn't rain.
There were three modern Triumphs including my own T100 and we met two others along the ride route.
From the meeting place we motored down the coast for a rest stop in the tourist town of Chester. That's my T100 in the foreground.
The meeting place is at a Tim Hortons and so is this first rest stop. Tim Horton was an NHL hockey player who started the franchise, but didn't live to see what a success and a national institution it became with hundreds of stores coast to coast.
From there we continued down the coast and through the tourist town of Mahone Bay and on to Blue Rocks. The community is small and on a narrow road so there is no place to safely park 20 bikes. It's all about the ride anyway so we enjoyed the winding road and retraced the route back to Mahone Bay for lunch.
Our favourite place to eat is the Mug & Anchor pub which is in a renovated mill building from the days of sail. This is the building and a shot of some of the guys. The interior is decorated with artifacts and construction is of massive hand-hewn timbers.
These are some of the bikes and an overview of the sheltered harbour. Sailing is alive and well here. The town hosts a "wooden boat" festival every year.
Mahone Bay was a haven for pirates back in the day, but eventually religion and law and order came and the town is also famous for its three churches.
There are several of these floating cottages on the harbour.
It was a great day out on a motorcycle with great friends and great food. I didn't record the mileage, but I estimate it at around 220 km's (138 miles) return.
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