Comments for Riding the Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia http://cabottrailbiker.com How to Plan Your Trip Around the Cabot Trail Mon, 28 May 2012 09:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Cabot Trail Reviews and Comments by cabottrailbiker http://cabottrailbiker.com/cabot-trail-reviews-and-comments/#comment-5302 Mon, 28 May 2012 09:32:08 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.wordpress.com/#comment-5302 Fantastic feedback! Thanks Ted! The bypass road you are talking about has another 8 km being rebuilt this summer. This road will be awesome in a couple years. For 2012, it has the roughest spots on the whole Trail for sure. 4.5 hrs is ‘saddle-time’. I think it is a full day too. Leave based on when you want to finish. ie, finishing at 6pm means starting at 10am. Or perhaps longer depending on how many photos you usually take. I’m really glad you came down and would love to post a photo of you and your bike, hint, hint. Thanks for the kind words, will share your advice!

]]> Comment on Cabot Trail Reviews and Comments by Ted Hyde http://cabottrailbiker.com/cabot-trail-reviews-and-comments/#comment-5301 Mon, 28 May 2012 03:40:57 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.wordpress.com/#comment-5301 Hi Daniel,
I road the trail on May12 this year. As for clockwise or counterclockwise, I went counter hoping the direction of the sun would make it warmer for that time of year. I stayed at Aberdeen Motel which was great and perfect for enabling a full day of sun on the trail. Beatrice was also very accommodating to my undetermined arrival time. Your site mentioned approx. 4 1/2 hrs to complete the trail. My advice to riders like myself from landscapes like southwestern Ontario, would be to plan the full day on the trail to have time to stop and enjoy the scenery as well as the ride. Coastal Waters just opened that weekend so I had a great lunch, meet Jason, bought some local jewelry for my wife and daughter and of course your tshirt. Great design! I missed your comment to riders that the bypass road for the Englishtown ferry is in rough shape. To other riders if your hitting the trail soon, TAKE THE FERRY if it’s running!
Thanks for your informative website! It was one of the main factors for me to come and ride the trail.
Safe Riding!
Ted H.

]]> Comment on What to Expect of Nova Scotia by Stas http://cabottrailbiker.com/what-to-expect-of-nova-scotia/#comment-5277 Thu, 24 May 2012 15:26:57 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.com/?page_id=318#comment-5277 Cool. I may have to get a Spot for my soon to be wife’s peace of mind.

]]> Comment on Cabot Trail Reviews and Comments by cabottrailbiker http://cabottrailbiker.com/cabot-trail-reviews-and-comments/#comment-5272 Thu, 24 May 2012 02:21:09 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.wordpress.com/#comment-5272 Hi Robert,
You’re kinda right… but it just isn’t the way the site worked out. I think what happens is that riders do the Trail, and then it is over. They don’t go back and post anything because that trip is in the past and they have to catch up on work and regular life stuff. It isn’t like they get an automatic email that says ‘You rode the Trail, what would you do again and what would you avoid?’ Since 2009, there hasn’t been one poor review of a hotel or anything like that. I guess everyone just has a good time here or their happiness level is directly linked to the weather they had. So, if you and others feel that there’s not enough critical info, I don’t know what I can do to change that online. Maybe I can put a survey in with the T-Shirts I sell (and yes, I sell a bunch because the bikers are so kind and stylish). I could have the waitresses at Coastal Waters throw the survey in a box and I can post a page on what they say… And sure enough, I received stickers today that will get affixed to bikes and helmets that say they made it here and back again. C’mon up, give rave reviews to those deserving, and let everyone know who and what to avoid. Ride safe this season, God bless. Daniel

]]> Comment on Cabot Trail Reviews and Comments by robert http://cabottrailbiker.com/cabot-trail-reviews-and-comments/#comment-5271 Thu, 24 May 2012 00:57:42 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.wordpress.com/#comment-5271 It’s a little sad to see that only a few people actually understood the description of this forum. Most people decided to inform everyone else of the trip they had rather than informing others what they liked or disliked or what they would do or not do again for the sole purpose of educating those people who hadn’t rode the Cabot Trail yet but planned to at some point but It is entertaining to know that everyone had a good time or ate great food or rode in another part of the country other than the Cabot Trail. ( yawn) No disrespect but most people are not really that interested in how long it took you to ride back home or what kind of weather you had to endure along the way. Does anyone know where they might sell badges that say ” I rode my bike from home to the Cabot Trail and back home again” Just curious as they sell similar ones at Sturgis for people who are not afraid to ride more than a hundred miles a day and I would love to purchase one. Just a thought but I bet dollars to donuts that if you had that printed on a shirt you’d make a fortune. God bless and remember to keep the shiny side up. Cheers

]]> Comment on What to Expect of Nova Scotia by cabottrailbiker http://cabottrailbiker.com/what-to-expect-of-nova-scotia/#comment-5269 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:49:07 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.com/?page_id=318#comment-5269 Hey Stas,

Cellular coverage is perfect on all our 100 series highways. It is spotty in real rural places. I have weak and inconsistent coverage where I live in Arisaig, but my Nike GPS phone app works perfect when I go for a run. Take your phone for sure, but if spotty coverage is going to be a problem, have a back up plan. You certainly won’t be riding in 5 bars on the Cabot Trail. Cheticamp and Baddeck, Mabou and Inverness would all have perfect service as you go along. Riding weather has been super nice, hope it keeps up for your trip up!

]]> Comment on What to Expect of Nova Scotia by Stas http://cabottrailbiker.com/what-to-expect-of-nova-scotia/#comment-5267 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:56:44 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.com/?page_id=318#comment-5267 I’m planning on coming up late July, and I was planning on using “GPS Tracker” from instamapper.com on my Android phone. What is the Cellular coverage like in Nova Scotia? I’ll have both AT&T and Verizon phones on me. (Personal & Work)
Thanks!
Stas

]]> Comment on Planning Your Trip by cabottrailbiker http://cabottrailbiker.com/about/#comment-5101 Thu, 03 May 2012 10:58:23 +0000 #comment-5101 Antigonish is a great place to leave from. It is where I work and live, too… I might know your sister :) Most popular for all of us from Antigonish that ride the Trail we like to meet at the Tim Hortons/Petro-Canada in Auld’s Cove at 8am. This is perfect timing for riding the trail. Send me your pics… you might be the first photo of 2012!!!

]]> Comment on Planning Your Trip by Mark http://cabottrailbiker.com/about/#comment-5091 Tue, 01 May 2012 22:28:37 +0000 #comment-5091 My Sister in Antigonish sent me this link…incredible!!!!!! I’ve only been riding for a little over a year and i can’t wait to hit the trail…i’ve had so many of my friends tell me stories, and i can’t wait to experience them myself. Looking to ride later this month or early June…and of course the T-Shirt!!!

]]> Comment on Contacts to Have by cabottrailbiker http://cabottrailbiker.com/contacts-to-have/#comment-4986 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:50:10 +0000 http://cabottrailbiker.com/?page_id=490#comment-4986 That’s the spirit Bryan! Email me your contact info and I’ll add you to the list! Sounds like you wouldn’t mind helping a few bikers get some pointers. A lot of riders doing the Trail include Halifax as a destination for a visit for sure.

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