1. Sunrise at Sellars Head ............................................2. R1200GS Packed to Go!
After working until 22:00 hours the previous evening, the bike was fully packed just after the crack of dawn. Meanwhile, Gene had caught the overnight ferry from Port aux Basque to North Sydney after driving across Newfoundland for eight of eleven hours in a cold rain. After a gym work out and swim I went to meet Gene at the Truro turnoff at 13:30.
It was a beautiful sunny day but there were winds gusting up to 40 knots that made the driving very challenging. Since it is Friday the 13th, I was thinking of the 20,000 riders converging on Port Dover, Ontario. Once we were past the Tantramar Marches at the NS/ NB border the winds dropped considerably and the temperature was over 22C. I stopped at the BMW dealership in Moncton to pick up some black summer pants and highway pegs. From there it was a very pleasant drive to Fredericton.
We stayed at Dave and Susan Kean’s house along with their three daughters aged five to three. Dave had picked up a huge smoked meat Brisket at Dunn’s when he was at the Montreal Grand Prix the previous weekend. He prepared fantastic smoked meat sandwiches with Cesar Salad that would have had Swartz’s green with envy. It was a great evening, with perfect hosts, sitting on the deck with libations and great discussions well after dark.
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