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Cross Canada Ride – Destination Salty Fog
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
I see you were still working on this at midnight!
That must have been tough, leaving the group at the Causeway. Did you schlep that barbecue the whole way, or was it Bob and Mary's?
Your gas mileage is almost identical to my ST's. I continue to be impressed with how efficient these bikes are.
Yes, for a nickel I would turned around and rode the Cabot Trail around the other way. That was definitely Bob & Mary's BBQ... you did see Bob's Weber apron no? Not sure, he might be CEO of the company
I should have done an east/west mileage split to see how the environment impacts economy because I know I had a several favourable tailwinds going east and mostly headwinds coming back west. I might just do that.
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KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
Enjoyed the ride-a-long , some familiar sights and stops mentioned
Thanks, I'm glad you found it interesting.
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
Excellent indeed!
Glad you both liked it - I was trying to integrate it as much as possible without doubling up anything. Yes, I love that sign. Next year I plan to make a more permanent mount for it - although I think Harry's example of how to do it was really superior. BTW I put a small piece of political humour in post #19 that I thought some of the Canucks might catch when speaking about our new PM.
tourunigo
New member
Yes, for a nickel I would turned around and rode the Cabot Trail around the other way. That was definitely Bob & Mary's BBQ... you did see Bob's Weber apron no? Not sure, he might be CEO of the company
If you look a little closer you can see the 'fine print' about that CEO business.......
nakwakto00
Adventurist
Great ride report. I now oh so want to do it myself. Such beautiful country, great pics, good storyline, well done!
Rinty
New member
How difficult was the transit through Montreal?
I've been tracing your route this morning, and it looks like you had scoped out some pretty nice places to stay. That sign in your garage will be a continuing reminder of the trip of a lifetime.
Yes I saw that, and resisted the temptation to comment about our new PM....
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
Thank you, now start planning for next year for your own trip. The only advice I would give if this is likely a trip that you will not repeat, is to give yourself enough time to leave the main 4 lane highways at least once a day to see a town, river, attraction, event etc. Makes it a lot more interesting and sometimes even surprising.
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KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
How difficult was the transit through Montreal?
I've been tracing your route this morning, and it looks like you had scoped out some pretty nice places to stay. That sign in your garage will be a continuing reminder of the trip of a lifetime.
Yes I saw that, and resisted the temptation to comment about our new PM....
Funny you mentioned Montreal. I had the route in my TomTom App on my iPhone in both directions and BOTH times it routed me through a long tunnel and when I popped out on the other side the now signal-less GPS took too long to tell be to turn right or left and BOTH times I picked the wrong direction. grrrr. West to East it was a simple matter of circling a couple blocks and rejoining the original route. East to West it was in a big rainstorm and heavy traffic with lots of vehicle spray. Quebecers also drive very fast, change lanes without warning, and assume motorcycles are pylons in the rain so I maintained the street I was on too long and ended up seeing a lot of downtown Montreal that I had no desire to.
Yep, I love the sign. A true original - and you are right, nice reminder every time I see it.
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Rinty
New member
I had noticed that the Trans Canada runs right through it, and I thought that it might be well signed. We have two Garmins, and I don't fully trust them, but one that I got with a rental car gave us two flawless transits through Dublin in June, and I was really impressed. No tunnels, though.
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
Had signs alright but the traffic is heavy and if you are not in a lane reasonably close to the correct one, it can be very difficult to safely filter over in a 4 or 5 lane situation - especially with road spray blocking rear/side view. I also do not have bluetooth audio in my helmet so I was visual on the phone/gps only - which I will rectify next year with a Sena or such. Also there was some construction (electronic signs) which in Quebec were French only describing the issue ahead and (sometimes) the lane closed etc. They have bilingual signs everywhere else - just not electronic and that applied throughout the whole province.
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nakwakto00
Adventurist
Thank you. Yes, I avoid the 'superslab' as much as possible and go for the 'off-the-main-road places.' And yes I am planning. Perhaps not next summer but within the next couple of years.
BMW Triumphant
Ed Kilner #176066
Atlantic Motoplex - Great People
I too ended up there for a new rear tire. Had picked up a cotter pin. I really liked the people there.
I too ended up there for a new rear tire. Had picked up a cotter pin. I really liked the people there.
kimmackgsa
New member
I remember driving much of this route with my daughter on the way to Dalhousie University in Halifax. It would be great to do on the bike too!
kimmackgsa
New member
Memorable journey!!
Thanks for sharing all the pics and the stories of your trip, Ken! Well done!!
Thanks for sharing all the pics and the stories of your trip, Ken! Well done!!
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
Hi Mark, that is a Satellite GPS Messenger; mine is one of the original SPOT Personal Tracker and they have updated models from this out there. It drops breadcrumbs along the way and there is a website that one can give access to others to follow along. There are a couple of buttons to press that send pre-programmed text/email messages such as 'I'm okay' or a custom message to specific numbers and/or email addresses that you input. There is also an 'SOS' function for emergencies. I have read that for emergency and especially off road use a PLB device is better suited. Details on SPOT can be found here: http://findmespot.ca/SPOTOFFER/lander.php?utm_source=google&utm_medium=text&utm_term=spot%20global%20phone&utm_campaign=FREEHoliday2015
