PEI Road Trip !!

Well I've been meaning to get back in here and update my blog but I've been so damn busy riding I haven't had time. LOL Since I got my bike back on the road in May, I've put over 6000 kms on her. We go most weekends and some evenings too. Bob works late most nites but occasionally we get the chance to go for a short cruise.. coffee and chat at Tims in Fall River or Chester.

About 3 weeks ago Bob and I went on a mini road trip.. 3 day weekend to PEI. No particular destination.. just "get your knees in the breeze and see where the wind takes you."

We didn't make any motel reservations.. just left home and cruised. It was heaven.. We had amazing weather. HOT HOT HOT..no rain. Bob rode with his denim jacket but I'm still a new rider and perfert to wear my leather.. and it's only hot when you stop LOL.

It was a bit windy on PEI cause it's very flat there but nothing we couldn't handle.

We went over via Confederation Bridge.. that is a great ride.. you'd think it would be windy on tthe bridge but surprisingly it's not. The high walls make it very calm and little to no wind.

We stopped at Red Rock Harley in Winsloe.. here's a pic of Bob on his 100th Anniversary E-Glide sitting in front of the store.

Then we hit the road again.. headed to Charlottetown and beyond. Our first evening found us in St. Peters at a lovely little motel called Greenwich Gate Lodge. What a pretty little town ! We had a few drinks that evening.. and just relaxed.

The next morning after a wonderful complimentary breakfast we were on the road again.. travelled right up to East Point on the north eastern tip and then down the coast through some very scenic villages. Saw some wonderful light houses. We even had a coffee and crumpet in a lighthouse that has been converted to a gift shop/coffee shop in East Point.

Had a great chat with the owner of the cafe who had her own bike and also another islander who dropped by on his bike.

Then we were off again... went through Souris, Georgetown and lots of other small towns..

Ended up going back towards Charlottetown and on to Summerside for the night. We stayed at the Summerside Motel there as we've stayed there before ad they're great folks. After we got settled in out room.. we went into town for some supper and just a cruise around the area. I grew up on the Summerside airforce base many years ago but lots of changes since then.. We discussed trying to take another day and go around the west side of the Island but opted to save that for another weekend. We could have done it but would have felt a bit like rushing and that's no fun.

While we were there the riding was wonderful... lots of straight roads and also gentle curves. Rolling along at times we were the only two people on the road for long stretches. PEI is called the Gentle Island and it really fits.. It's a very relaxing place. I can't wait to go back and do the other shore. Here's a few more pics we took while there.

Here's a short stretch of road where they were doing road work.. Not that is RED mud !!

I was a bit leary of going on it.. they'd just wet it down and it looked slippery but we took our time and made it across with no problems. :o)

Bob at Shipwreck Cove.

This is the lighthouse at East Point. The lighthouse in now a museum .. they charge for a tour to the top.

This is 'me and my Shadow' at Shipwreck Cove.

Well that's it for this blog.. I'll try to keep this more up to date from now on .. but I can't promise.. when the sun shines.. I'm gone :o)

Keep the rubber on the road... Nan

Thinking out loud...

Well here goes .. I thought I'd try this Blog thing out..

Let me give you some background on me...

I'm 53 yrs old.. almost 54. Last year I got it in my head that I'd like to have my motorcycle licence... crazy eh? Well that's what I thought too.. I had always ridden with my husband Bob on his bike but something got in my head and I couldn't shake it. I chalked it up to a mid-life crisis.


Well Bob thought if I wanted to try it I should 'go for it'. But truth be told , my whole life I always did the 'safe' thing. I never competed in sports cause I don't like competition and I especially don't like to fail at anything. So, by not competing or trying.. there was no chance of failure. :o)


Well.. I talked about it from April to July last year and Bob was my biggest supporter but something was holding me back. Then on July 17th , our anniversary, Bob gave me a card with my enrollment inside !! He had paid for the course.. so, I had no excuse , I had to do it.


I booked my course but since I'd waited so long, I couldn't get in till Sept. 15th weekend.


While we were waiting for the day to arrive, Bob found and bought me a Suzuki Savage 650.. pictured to the right...sweet little bike.

Then we proceeded to 'teach' me a few things before I actually took the course. I didn't want to go into it knowing nothing.. now that's logic for you isn't it? Well, the weekend for my course rolled around .. Friday nite was basically meet and get to know each other and get familiar with the bikes.. Saturday, it rained .. downpoured all day.. so I'm ok with riding with the rain :o) .. Sunday was the finish of the course and the testing. I passed ..did real good actually. I was the oldest one in the class of 12 . Our ages ranged from 16 to 53. It was a blast.

Well I bought a windshield for my little 'Suzi' .. then a set of saddle bags... I rode her everywhere and everychance I got.. for 5 weeks... then I decided that if we wanted to do some serious travelling.. I needed something a bit bigger.

Bob almost fell over but being the wonderful guy he is.. we went in search of a bigger bike for me ... and found my 750 Shadow Aero that I love.. She's a 2004.. and came with saddle bags, windshield and sissybar. I've since added the fender rail, engine guard and highway pegs, two new tires and I'm working on a light bar now .. this is a very expensive hobby :o)

Well that pretty much captures how I got to where I am right now.. I'm gonna try to blog each time we go out riding and maybe some other random thoughts too as they pop into my head. We did some travelling this weekend and I'll give a recap of that in the next day or so.