Today was a long day; 335 miles and over 8 hours of riding. Luckily we broke it up mid-morning by stopping at The Dancing Goat just off the Cabot Trail. It is an amazing bakery and sandwich shop. One of Suzie's friends recommended it and it did not disappoint. One of the pictures below shows our breakfast of champions, coffee and mint, coconut cream pie and an egg, bacon breakfast combo on fresh bread. We also had them make a couple of sandwiches for the road.
We rode the Cabot and Ceilidh trails through thick forests which were close to the edge of the roads. When we approached the coastal area and the scenery opened up the views were spectacular. Wide open expanses of rocky shorelines for as far as you could see. The pictures don't do it justice.
As we approached the 8-mile long Confederation Bridge to PEI I was getting a little nervous. The winds were still strong and gusts felt at least 20-30 mph. I told Sooz to wrap her arms around my waist and hang on when we rode onto the bridge. But as it turned out, the winds were at our backs and it was so quiet I could hear the valves on The Mighty GS tapping away. The ride over the bridge was uneventful and even relaxing. Checking in to our hotel in Summerside was another story but it worked out and we were even comp'd complete breakfasts for our inconvenience, after I asked of course.
Valve Tap..oh, oh
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DeleteThis was a beautiful ride. Thanks to Daintry for the restaurant recommendation. Easy to see why it was doing a brisk business.
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