With all the information in mind about New Brunswick that we had received from our hosts, we enjoyed the sunny day along Route 130 next to the Saint John River through New Brunswick and later through the next province of Nova Scotia, despite the cold.
When we got too cold after a while and we didn't find any inns or bakeries along the way, it was time for us to try some real fast food in Canada! So we stopped at Tim Hortons for the first time: for a coffee and a small snack. Unlike expected, the coffee here is really good - and also our sandwich was really tasty and wholesome (no comparison to the junk food at home).
<<At this point a little greeting home: "Dear Walter, of course this was also no comparison to your served espresso!">>
As we have done many times while traveling, we as two motorcyclists caught the attention of the other guests in this cold weather and soon we were involved in really nice conversations. We had to realize that it was very common here to own a Harley or a motorcycle in this style. The other guests still warned us that there are deer and deer everywhere along here and we should in no case drive at dusk or at night. Since we had heard this several times before, we took these warnings seriously and soon we were on our way in daylight.
Now and then we saw a few other bikers (always on Harleys) and also the one and other biker club. So we were not quite the only motorcycles on the roads, but at least the only ones loaded with luggage.
Since the paved roads themselves in Canada are not exactly exciting to drive, we were of course on the lookout for something different. Asphalted roads in Canada looked relatively simply built so far. They go out straight and there are hardly any "curves", if curves are announced with a road sign, they are rather slight bends by our standards. There are two variants of how roads had been built over a hill. Variant 1: The road leads straight up a hill very steeply and also steeply down again. Variant 2: One has simply blasted the road into this hill and it leads straight through!
Due to the many "driving straight ahead" an unpaved road really suited us. The surface was packed and not quite loose, but in this part of New Brunswick there was no snow for a change and it hadn't rained for a while. Everything was just right on this gravel-sand road and it was really jubilant and fun! Up and down over the individual hills - unfortunately the fun was over much too quickly and the itch in the gas hand had to pause again. But who knows - maybe there will be such an opportunity again soon to leave a small or bigger dust cloud behind!
As evening fell, we arrived in good spirits in the city of Saint John in southern Nova Scotia, which was our next destination on our "ibahabs world tour". For the first time we were also confronted with the annoying topic "lost radio signal", because our navi lost the GPS signal at the city limits. A few extra rounds were made on the various highways and roads before it finally had reception again and showed us the right way.
Arriving at our destination, our next hosts Phil and Linda and their doggie "Uno" were already waiting for us and we were warmly welcomed. Immediately after unloading and bringing in our luggage, we were invited to the terrace for a beer and could enjoy a beautiful sunset and some more warmth with them. Trinianne and Munin, having become much narrower due to the absence of all the luggage, had even been given a dry spot in the garage.
For the next few days, some sightseeing was on the agenda and our hosts were perfectly equipped in this regard, because in addition to the brochures that were available in the house, we also got a lot of good tips about what was worth seeing and interesting in the city and the surrounding area.
With a lot of ideas and reflections we thus ended the day. However, this was not quite the end, because we unfortunately made an unpleasant and unplanned discovery. We had expected many things, but not this and certainly not at this time. - On one of Kerstin's suitcases, an important part of the variable holder had broken off!
A part that was unfortunately needed so that the suitcase remained at all suitable for the further world trip. So once again we had no choice but "ibahabs" to turn all our plans and give priority to this problem!
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