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[naitram]

this trip began almost 10 months ago at MV when Jock and Brad talked to me about doing a trip to Newfoundland.

we knew to make it work it would need to be a small group and would take approx 2 weeks round trip, unfortunately once the schedule began to come together it was no longer going to work for Brad and Val.

to allow for the extra travel time for Jock the plan was to leave MA on Sunday morning, then Sue and i received an invitation to a wedding in ME Friday night.

it made no sense for us to travel to ME on Friday, return to MA on Saturday and travel back through ME on Sunday.

a slight change in plans had Jock and Steve meet us in northern ME Sunday night at our intended first night location.

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Day 1 home to Auburn ME to attend wedding

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Day 2 was a short ride from Auburn ME to Rockland ME



we spent part of the day walking around the small town and sampling the local offerings

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Day 3 Rockland ME to Machias ME



we made some scenic stops along the way this day

if you look at the left tower of this bridge you can see some windows......



a bit closer now



for a few bucks you can go up inside







longway back down to the bike



after coming back down we visited fort knox ( no not that fort knox )

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that last picture may look good but how bout some video



or maybe that slightly larger cannon on the left

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Day 4 now with Jock and Steve Machias ME to Haute Aboujagane NB



we crossed the 45th parallel today



and ended our night with some friends we have not been able to see in a about 6 yrs, good food and

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Day 5 Haute Aboujagane NB to North Sydney NS



didnt get many pictures this day

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Day 6 our shortest day of riding North Sydney NS



you've seen Jock's pics so lets do some more videos

getting checked in and staged for the ferry



boarding the vessel




once underway for our 16 hr crossing we had some entertainment



and some

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Day 7 Argentia NL to St John's NL



we arrived in the fog






still strapped down just like we left them


lets get back on land



once we got to St John's we got checked in and went out to see the city and find some lunch




then off to our 1st visit to signal hill, why do they call it that?






once off the road for the night we checked out the local watering hole next to our hotel

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Day 8, Cape Spear, Icebergs and back to Signal Hill








now closer to Greenland then we are to home. Jock is now closer to Ireland then to home






Cape Spear 360


a quick lunch stop before our Iceberg tour



heading out of the harbor on the 4th of July what do we see






lets look at some icebergs





back on land we toured the eagle








then rode back up to signal hill again



and back down

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Day 9 Mile 1 HD and Quidi Vidi village ( pronounced kiddy viddy )



caught Jock doing his thing....





Quidi Vidi looks like a sleepy fishing village



but wait..... whats this?






after returning to the city Sue and I decided to walk the Harbor, lots of big boats here









i even found a building i didnt know i owned












also learned a little bit about Terry Fox

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Day 10 Torbay



learned of this from a guy in a bar the day before







the pictures just dont do it any justice....

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Day 11 return to the ferry



and cross back to NS

had same entertainment on the way back but different

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Day 12, North Sydney NS to Bay St. Lawrence NS







we did 1/2 of the Cabot trail this day you can watch the 4 minute version


the sunset this night was incredible

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Day 13 Bay St. Lawrence NS to Moncton NB



this would be the second 1/2 of the cabot trail with many scenic stops

as always Jock was busy at each stop




















once again the 4 minute version