Comments on: Riding Newfoundland: St. Johns to Home https://canadamotoguide.com/2022/02/14/riding-newfoundland-st-johns-to-home/ The Canadian Motorcycle Guide Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Zac Kurylyk https://canadamotoguide.com/2022/02/14/riding-newfoundland-st-johns-to-home/#comment-50216 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:53:40 +0000 https://canadamotoguide.com/?p=138922#comment-50216 In reply to George.

It was very much on our radar. We just ran out of time, and on the way up, the weather was crap anyway.

I would love to go back and do another 10 days this summer, but probably will end up in Quebec instead.

]]> By: George https://canadamotoguide.com/2022/02/14/riding-newfoundland-st-johns-to-home/#comment-50215 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 02:57:26 +0000 https://canadamotoguide.com/?p=138922#comment-50215 You spent a night in Stephenville and didn’t take time to do the loop around the cape? Think you’d better take a longer vacation next time you come to the island.

]]> By: gerryharrington https://canadamotoguide.com/2022/02/14/riding-newfoundland-st-johns-to-home/#comment-50214 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:20:41 +0000 https://canadamotoguide.com/?p=138922#comment-50214 I had ambitions of making a similar trip last summer, but from Ottawa. In the end, time poverty kept me to nine days, so my route took me no further than a lap of Cape Breton.

It was still a very memorable trip. In the interest of time, the route East was all Trans-Canada, which was both a yawn and, at times, a little hairy thanks to high, gusty winds. At the crossing into Nova Scotia near Amherst, I swear I was motoring steadily in a straight line while canted at a 25-30 degree angle into the wind. I see why the wind turbines are located there!

The road back was all back roads and special treats like the Cabot Trail, Sunrise Trail and, as I rolled upriver along the St Lawrence, Le Chemin du Roy. Enjoying the ride, not just eagerly awaiting the destination.

Still hope to make to NL soon.

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