So like always 2 days before we got ready to head to North Carolina everyone bailed except for Vinnie but we had no reservations so off to Maine Dan and I headed. if you think that the recession is over don’t drive down the popular touristy routes in the US northeast. Motels and gas stations closed or empty. Those still open charging a premium even though there’s no one.
We got into Bath Maine to ride the coastal highway to Canada and like route 66 it’s glory days are long gone and replaced by bypasses off the new coastal highway 10 or more miles from the water. When we got to the border we got our last change cheap gas and there was no us customers at the gas bar only canadians. separated by a stream St Steven’s loses all their gas revenues across the border for a dollar a gallon cheaper.
Driving through New Brunswick down the trans canada you see nothing but warnings for Moose crossing even though not one moose choose to cross at the signs. The covered bridge was pretty neat in Hartford.
So into Quebec for the last day of travel and down route 132 this was the best kept secret in the biking world. Quebecors with their need for speed love the trans Canada and leave the senic routes to the tourists, and the roads were empty. Plenty of freshly paved roads, bikers almost every bike a Harley and lots to see from New Brunswick to Levis PQ. Well worth the ride.
Coming back in Ontario we dropped onto old Highway 2 to get home. Sunburnt, Windburnt and sore as my knee went out on Sunday and has yet to heal.
Most of my pics will be here.
