The Cabot Trail… An Epic Ride

We headed from Sydney to the Cabot Trail on a beautiful warm day with highs predicted at 27 degrees Celsius. We first had an appointment at McKenzie Motorsports, 11 clicks after the red barn on the north leg of the Cabot Trail toward Cheticamp. We stopped in Sydney at two motorcycle shops but they didn’t have our tire in stock. At Gord’s, he was nice enough to call McKenzie’s and get things arranged for us for the morning. We rolled up at 9 and they were ready for us, and got us hooked up by ten. It was like having our own pit crew on the trail!!

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Riding the Cabot Trail was epic!! Beautiful ocean views on the Acadian side of he trail. The roads were so fun to ride on motorcycle with twists, turns, and hills.

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The ride through the Cape Breton Highlands National park was epic!! We have some videos we will upload later. We got a kick of the signs posted warning of the dangers of poison ivy… Not the 200 foot cliffs!

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The roads were smooth and perfect for motorcycles, except one section where we took the coastal loop past White Point and Neil’s Harbour. Very bumpy, rough roads tough for a bike.

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We stopped by the Gaelic College at the end of our ride, and decided to stay in Baddeck for another night after the mental fatigue Jeffrey had after the amazing ride.
We stopped by The Telegraph Hotel and got a cabin again, perfect after a long day of riding.

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A quick dinner at the Yellow Cello with decent food, but a waitress with an attitude, then an early night. Hooha!! J&M