Tip! -make sure you both have a good rain suit!
Tip! - On the way east, sometimes it's wise to sit out a rain storm at your motel, as the predominant weather pattern is west to east. I have ridden in the same thunder cell from Penticton, BC all the way to just north of Kansas City, MO. If I had an extra day of travel time, I would have held tight for 1 day at the motel to let the cell move on.
Tip! - Enjoy the ride around the north shore of Lake Superior. Check out the falls at
Kakabeka Falls, right by the
Provincial Park entrance, just outside of Thunder Bay.
Tip - When you get to the cut off for Espanola, ON head south through Manatoulin Island to South Baymouth and catch the
Chi-Cheemaun ferry to Tobermory and
follow this route along the beautiful beaches of Georgina Bay, over to
The Big Chutes Marine Railway lift(Pointer B) which are very unique, Then follow route north a bit to 38 and in to Bala, where you head south to Gravenhurst. See if the steamships
Segwun and Wenonah II, which ply the Muskpka Lakes are docked at
the wharf.
From there, follow the traffic into Toronto following Hwys 11 & 400.
Once you are done with the 'Big Smoke', head north and follow Hwy 7 east, as it is quite scenic and gets you away from the mayhem that is the 401!!!
I would cross over the Ottawa River
here and
follow that to 138, bypassing the craziness that is Montreal.
From there, follow 138 all along the magical
north shore of the St Lawrence to Godbout, QC, where you pick up another ferry and cross over to Matane. (departs early!)
From there it's up to you which way you choose to go. East around The Gaspe, or south through the Matapedia River Valley. You can always take the other on the return trip
Tip! - Do the Cabot Trail anti-clockwise.
Tip! - a stop at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
in Baddeck, is a must, as is the
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic site, NS!!
Tip! - on your way back through ON, stop in at the Nation's Capitol and spend a few days checking it out
Tip! - Stop in and see
The Big Nickel, in
Sudbury
Best Tip! -
Have FUN! and ride safe!!
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