15+ years ago I mapped out this ride and it has proven to be one of the most popular (and longest) rides of the season. Truth be told, we only ride through the village of Rose Bay on the way to the final destination of the town of Bridgewater for lunch. I chose the title only because I liked the pleasing sound of the name.
I lost count, but over 20 riders showed up under threatening skies that were promised to be sunny by early afternoon. So much for that!
We met outside of town at the usual place and left around 10:15.
This is a long ride so we only made one rest stop along the way as we headed for the LaHave ferry. The town of Bridgewater straddles the LaHave River well upstream. Both sides of the river offer great riding so we take the ferry across the mouth of the river where it meets the ocean, mainly as a diversion, but to also ride the other side.
We never did get rained on, but often ran into wet roads and so it was as we waited for the ferry and were finally on board.
We had lunch at Wendy's - a fast food place because it is quick. A restaurant meal would take too much time and we still had a long ride home.
Once we were filled with cardiac arrest food we headed out of town and down the other side of the river, past the ferry dock and stopped in the village of Mahone Bay for a rest, gas and a coffee from Tim Hortons. Tim's is a national institution in Canada with a couple of thousand shops across the country and a few in the U.S.
From Tim's, it was a straight run to the small tourist town of Chester where we took a final rest and sampled some of the great ice cream from a convenience store.
This run is all about the ride and the road so there was no stopping for countryside/seaside pictures. These coastal roads hug the coastline and are very winding which is why we ride so far to sample them on motorcycles.
Some of the bikes on the ride.
One fellow showed up on this new KTM "beast." It's not my cup of tea, but he likes it.
I didn't get home until nearly 5:30 and had covered 286 km's (179 miles) on my trusty BSA. I was tired but felt very satisfied - even if the sun didn't show up until late in the day!
I lost count, but over 20 riders showed up under threatening skies that were promised to be sunny by early afternoon. So much for that!
We met outside of town at the usual place and left around 10:15.
This is a long ride so we only made one rest stop along the way as we headed for the LaHave ferry. The town of Bridgewater straddles the LaHave River well upstream. Both sides of the river offer great riding so we take the ferry across the mouth of the river where it meets the ocean, mainly as a diversion, but to also ride the other side.
We never did get rained on, but often ran into wet roads and so it was as we waited for the ferry and were finally on board.
We had lunch at Wendy's - a fast food place because it is quick. A restaurant meal would take too much time and we still had a long ride home.
Once we were filled with cardiac arrest food we headed out of town and down the other side of the river, past the ferry dock and stopped in the village of Mahone Bay for a rest, gas and a coffee from Tim Hortons. Tim's is a national institution in Canada with a couple of thousand shops across the country and a few in the U.S.
From Tim's, it was a straight run to the small tourist town of Chester where we took a final rest and sampled some of the great ice cream from a convenience store.
This run is all about the ride and the road so there was no stopping for countryside/seaside pictures. These coastal roads hug the coastline and are very winding which is why we ride so far to sample them on motorcycles.
Some of the bikes on the ride.
One fellow showed up on this new KTM "beast." It's not my cup of tea, but he likes it.
I didn't get home until nearly 5:30 and had covered 286 km's (179 miles) on my trusty BSA. I was tired but felt very satisfied - even if the sun didn't show up until late in the day!
