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THE MARITIMES BY MOTORBIKE
On Canada’s East Coast, the people are as nice as the roads.
Story and photos by Frank Fantigrossi
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n early July 2015, at the ripe age of 66, I headed out on my second-ever road trip. My brother, Tony, has been riding his whole life. Together, we set out on an epic adventure into Eastern Canada and the beautiful Maritimes. The plan called for at least 9,000 kilometres of riding, but that was nothing compared to our previous trip – nearly 18,000 kilometres to Alaska. I’d prepared the list of stuff to bring and had my bike thoroughly inspected at Thunder Bikes in Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. We had reservations for the seven-hour ferry from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, but everything else we planned to play by ear – that’s how we roll.
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