I exercise the shortcut through Canada to get from New York State to Michigan… and visit some friends along the way.
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The Nightowl is a 2015 BMW K1600GTL. Six cylinders of smooth effortless power coupled with all the electronic safety and comfort features you could want on a mile-devouring sport-tourer. Yeah, baby!
Newfoundland Day 20 – Adirondack Storm Dodging
I could have used this “extra” day to rest, but I decided to get in some extra riding in the Adirondacks. What could go wrong?
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Newfoundland Day 19 – Back in the USA
After 16 days in Canada, we finally ride back into the USA. It’s one highlight on a bit of a death march of a day.
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Newfoundland Day 18 – The Cabot Trail
Today we rode the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia, subsequently heading west as far as possible.
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Newfoundland Day 17 – Ferry Day
Today, we ride almost nowhere, but we cover a lot of ground because we take the ferry from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia.
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Newfoundland Day 16 – Southwest Corner
Our last full day of riding on Newfoundland, with a forecast for rain, and a go/no-go decision on the last really scenic peninsula before we board the ferry tomorrow.
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Newfoundland Day 15 – Sunny West Coast
We travel down the Viking Trail that we traveled up two days ago, but this time we have a gorgeous sunny day.
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Newfoundland Day 14 – L’Anse aux Meadows
Today is short on ride and long on history because we wanted to spend lots of time at the L’Anse aux Meadows historical site.
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Newfoundland Day 13 – The Viking Trail
We ride the Viking Trail up the west coast of Newfoundland almost all the way to the top of the island.
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Newfoundland Day 12 – Botwood and Rocky Harbour
Today was basically a travel day, with a museum stop in Botwood at an old flying boat base used in the 1930-1950 era.
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