Nova Scotia 2004:

The Plan:

We plan to spend 2 days traveling from Raleigh NC to Ellsworth ME via interstate before boarding a ferry to Nova Scotia. Then we'll tour the bikes around Nova Scotia, the Cabot Trail, and New Brunswick. Somewhere in the mix will be the Alexander Bell Musuem, the Newport mansions, plus a ride through the Amish country near Lancaster PA, and a lot of seafood.

Total of 9 1/2 days and around 3200 miles.

The Route

• July 2: Fri evening - Raleigh to Henderson  to Harrisburg PA  (423 mi/7.5hrs)
  
• July 3: Sat - Harrisburg PA to Ellsworth ME (664mi/11hrs) [laundry]
• July 4: Sun - Ellsworth ME to Port Dufferin, NS (Bar Harbor-Yarmouth Ferry) (275mi/6hrs)
• July 5: Mon - Port Dufferin, NS to Cape Breton, NS ( Knotty Pine Cottages ) (216mi/5hrs)
  
• July 6: Tue - Cape Breton to New Glasgow NS (180mi/4hrs).
  
• July 7: Wed - New Glasgow NS to St. John NB  (236mi/ 4.5hrs) [laundry]
• July 8: Thu - St. John NB to Bar Harbor ME (Acadia National Park) (184mi/4hrs)
• July 9: Fri - Bar Harbor ME to Newport RI  (334mi/7hrs)
  
• July 10: Sat - Newport RI to Lancaster, PA - from the mansions to the Amish! (340 mi/6 hrs)
  
• July 11: Sun - Lancaster, PA to Raleigh NC (400mi/7hrs)
  

Reservations

Since the Cat Ferry from Bar Harbor ME to Yarmouth NS highly recommends reservations and I was worried about accomodations near the Cabot Trail so we ended up making reservations for all but one night.

What to take

The weather will vary wildly from Raleigh to coastal New England and Nova Scotia in early July and almost certainly provide rain, so I will go prepared with Hein Gericke Kenya jacket and liner and with HT Overpants (liner removed) overshorts or Jeans with waterproof boots.

I want to have access to email while on the road and take a boatload of pictures so electronics are in the plan. I plan to take my PDA cell phone, and two digitals cameras. Of course, tools are always in the plan for a trip of this length.

Trip Packing

Wear

• Wallet
• Dimage XT, spare battery
  
• Phone
• Spare keys
• Pocket knife
• GPS V

Givi E21 Side Cases

• Right case
  • Camera bag
  • Nikon D70 & lense
  • Second lense in belt case
  • charger & cord
  • Spare battery & CR2 holder
  • Dimage XT charger
  • phone charger
  • prescriptions
  • toothbrush/paste/guard
  • deodorant
  • razor
  • deck shoes

• Left Case
  • underwear, 3
  • pocket T-shirts, 3
    
  • jeans
  • swimshorts
  • socks, 3 pairs
  • baseball cap
  • Flash card reader/CD burner
  • tire irons (4)
  • duct tape
  • chainlube
  • sunscreen
  • air pump
    

Givi E52 Top Case

• tripod
• Tool pouch (in addition to stock tool kit)
• flashlight (on top)
• adjustable wrench
• Leatherman plyers (2)
• air guage
• spare master links
• chain breaker
• ear plugs

Moose Fender Bag

• Spare rear tube

Tank Bag

• Daily routes
• 1.5l water bladder
• spare ear plugs
• jacket liner
• waterproof gloves
• neck warmer
• paper maps