DK Custom '19 Summer Adv. Riding to where Titanic Sank -Newfoundland Island & More

[ultrafxr]

Yahoo, we finally got to the dinner in Baddeck, lol. It was just great being with Kevin and Mary in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. I look back on the past twenty years of Harley ownership and can't count on both hands (and feet, lol) how many tremendous people we have met that we otherwise would not have met except for our involvement in Harleys and motorcycling . . . and I rate Kevin and Mary right up there at the top of the list. Awesome folks and proud to have them as friends.

It was truly serendipitous that Kevin and I were talking after he got his 2019 TG about our plans for the riding season to learn that we both were headed to Nova Scotia. I was up there in 2010 and absolutely loved it and wanted to go back and in 2019 we made it happen. So glad we had even this short time together in such a beautiful place.

I started a separate thread about my Nova Scotia trip - 'My Nova Scotia Adventures 2019'.

All for now.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

My adventures on the trip can be found here: https://2019up2ns.blogspot.com/2019/06/about-this-trip.htm

Either you haven't posted anything yet ... or I have no idea what I'm doing ... LOL ... the blogspace thing just has a brief description :Shrug: no pics

 

[Fabricater]

Wow.

 

[ultrafxr]

Either you haven't posted anything yet ... or I have no idea what I'm doing ... LOL ... the blogspace thing just has a brief description :Shrug: no pics

Fuzzy, I am starting a separate thread 'My Nova Scotia Adventures 2019' with a link to my blog with details about how to access.

Don't want to hijack Kevin's great thread.

 

[DK Custom Products]

Fuzzy, I am starting a separate thread 'My Nova Scotia Adventures 2019' with a link to my blog with details about how to access.

Don't want to hijack Kevin's great thread.

Cool blog...started looking at it today!

Kevin

 

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Day 5-

Well today is a throwback. All this year we've been riding with the TH as the home base.

Out riding for the day, and then back at our home on wheels for the night.

We're leaving today for 7 days and 6 nights. Gotta carry everything we'll be wanting for that time, with us.

On top of that, even though Canada just recently changed their drone laws, and I am not licensed to fly up here, I'm taking it just in case there is a chance to fly.

So this morning was spent figuring out how to pack everything up!

It's a bit funny to us, we've carried everything we needed for many 40 & 45 day trips, and even for a 53 day trip to Alaska on the TG (see Alaska Ride Report HERE), but this little 7 day outing shows us how out of practice we are!

We get it done...

...and are on our way...

...beautiful sights as we head to North Sydney...

...where the Ferry Terminal is...

It is only a 45 minute ride...

...so we take a bit of a scenic route...

...to get there.

Cloud Pic!

We're getting closer...

...but still have a bit of fun riding before loading up on the ferry!

More in next post.

Kevin

 

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Day 5 continued-

As many of you know, Mary really likes ferry rides. As often as possible we go on them for her. They are ok with me....

Until this one. I don't mine saying, I am not 100% comfortable being on a big piece of metal, loaded down with people, cars, trucks, etc. in the middle of the ocean, not far from where the Titanic went down!

17 hours...at one point we'll be EIGHT HOURS from the closest piece of land.

I cannot swim that far!

So, I'm enjoying this last bit of riding before getting on that big chunk of floating metal!

Fellow travelers!

We're getting pretty close to the Ferry Terminal...

...even though there is water all around, we are still on land!

We're getting close...

...a look back at all that land! lol

Newfoundland Ferry- 3km

We're all checked in, heading for Argentia, Newfoundland Island...

...it is NOT a hop, skip and a jump away. Do a google map of North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Argentia, Newfoundland. lol

We had a nice chat with the 2 guys on Victory's ahead of us. They live in Newfoundland and make the trip on the ferry regularly.

Time to load up...

...wow, this is a big ship!

More of day 5 as time allows.

Kevin

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

...wow, this is a big ship!

You may actually get some sea legs ... LOL ...

It gets nervous when you do abandon ship drills and they announce, "Nearest Land 200 nautical miles due East ... and you don't have a compass .. :AGGHH:

 

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You may actually get some sea legs ... LOL ...

It gets nervous when you do abandon ship drills and they announce, "Nearest Land 200 nautical miles due East ... and you don't have a compass .. :AGGHH:

Yeah, I don't think I would like that...and having a compass or not seems somewhat less of a concern than being 200 miles from land in any direction. :laugh:

Kevin

 

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Day 5 Continued-

After parking, we unloaded what we wanted for the night, then headed up to our cabin.

Our 2 berth cabin is on the 8th floor of this monster. The cost of it is about the same as a motel room.

Mary loves ferries, and we've never been on one with a cabin before...

...she's pretty pumped, especially that we got one with a window!

After looking around the room a bit, we headed out to explore...

...around the ship.

It is not long before we are underway...

...there are 10 levels...

...it took a while to check out the top 5 levels that are open to us, once underway.

More in next post.

Kevin

 

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Day 5 concluded-

We watch as we get further and further...

...away from land...

...time for some dinner, so we head inside to the dining room and enjoy a good meal with a view.

After dinner we head outside, no land in sight, but a nice sunset.

Talking with the guys on the Victory motorcycles earlier, we heard many a story of them crossing in colder weather, when, sometimes, icebreakers are needed to clear a path thru the fozen sea for the ferries going back and forth.

I am glad to be here during warmer weather...we are not far from where the Titanic went down.

We head back up to our cabin, take hot showers, before heading back outside. It is completely dark now, very windy, and very few people out and about.

This is a shot looking toward the back of the ship.

After roaming around a bit, it gets cold, so we head back up to the cabin for the night.

I sit down at the desk to do some work, Mary lays on her bed and turns on a local TV channel.

A minute later she says to me "you're not going to believe this, come look".

Right when she turned on the TV it was at the scene in the movie Titanic where it has hit the iceberg and is sinking.

I did not get any work done...we both watched the rest of the movie (and all the Canadian commercials) to the end.

WOW!!!

Kevin

 

[ol' school]

That is totally crazy that movie was on and that was the exact scene that was playing... :xzqxz::shock::titanic:

 

[Zammy]

Hmmm, talk about coincidences, loving the pics and commentary.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

do do do do ... do do do do ... can you say Twilight Zone?????

All seriousness aside ... I used to love the main deck at night ... talk about seeing stars ... we always ran in darken ship mode ... only red lights ... the red doesn't carry as far ... doesn't blot out the stars either.

 

[DK Custom Products]

That is totally crazy that movie was on and that was the exact scene that was playing... :xzqxz::shock::titanic:

Hmmm, talk about coincidences, loving the pics and commentary.

do do do do ... do do do do ... can you say Twilight Zone?????

All seriousness aside ... I used to love the main deck at night ... talk about seeing stars ... we alway ran inn darken ship mode ... only red lights ... the red doesn't carry as far ... doesn't blot out the stars either.

Yes, we'd been talking about the Titanic quite a bit, what with the route we were taking, talk of icebreakers, and the Maritime Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia having a Large Titanic Exhibition!

Then when it was on the TV...was quite a coincidence!

At first I thought it was playing on some sort of internal ship network, and the ferry company just had a strange sense of humor....Nope, it was a regular TV station.

Kevin

 

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Day 6-

After a good night sleep to the deep sound of the engines, we're up and packed...

...as the ship nears...

...docking in Argentia.

It is amazing how long...

...it takes to maneuver this monster into place.

But after about an hour, we are loaded up...

...ready to head out and explore Newfoundland Island!

It's good to be back on land...

...first stop is...

...the visitor center.

More in next post.

Kevin

 

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Day 6 continued-

Back rolling...

...there are some amazing sights...

...as we make the trek to St. John's.

A look back-

It's about 140 km to where we have...

...reservations. We are taking it all...

...in, as we travel in this completely new place.

Finally got past that slow camper...

...right before we pull over to get some fuel. lol

Back rolling, not quite halfway there.

More in next post.

Kevin

 

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Day 6 continued-

Water everywhere!

Fellow Travelers!

More Water. We've been to "The Land of a Thousand Lakes" in Minnesota, but this place has a crazy number of ponds and lakes.

Faked out...

...for a minute I thought we were already at the outskirts of St. Johns.

Now we're getting close...

...to the city.

Near downtown St. John's...

...and Jelly Bean Row. (google it)

In the traffic proper now, not far from our hotel on the harbor.

More of Day 6 as time allows.

Kevin

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

My Grand Father was born in St. John's .... Used to be a sign with his name on it ... fishing boat 1st mate ... guess the whole Sea Faring thing s in my blood.

On my Bucket List

 

[DK Custom Products]

My Grand Father was born in St. John's .... Used to be a sign with his name on it ... fishing boat 1st mate ... guess the whole Sea Faring thing s in my blood.

On my Bucket List

Viking blood?

You'll enjoy it!

Kevin