Friday 26th April was another bright and sunny day. It was warmer than forecast, so I cancelled my extra night with the delightful Elaine and left after my familiar breakfast. Before doing so, however, I discovered a new use for a microwave; it works well in lieu of a tumble dryer. However as with anythingContinueContinue reading “2/9 – Prince Edward Island to USA – 26–30 April 2024”
Category Archives: Part 2 – Canada & USA
2/8 – John Smith’s Mermaid
Thursday 25 April 2024 The day started bright, but with a wind that cut right through you. I decided I was going nowhere in the +/- 0ºC temperature. I thought to use the time to adjust the clutch which had been troublesome since France. Even though I didn’t really know what the problem was adjusting thingsContinueContinue reading “2/8 – John Smith’s Mermaid”
2/7 – Prince Edward Island
Tuesday 23rd April From Harve-Boucher, I took the road towards Monastery. Five minutes out, I realised I had forgotten my specs again, so I surprised and amused Simon when I returned ; I really must come up with a system to avoid doing this every morning. Rather than try to make PEI in one cold day,ContinueContinue reading “2/7 – Prince Edward Island”
2/6 – The Cabot Trail – 21/22 April 2024
I left N Sydney at a good hour and in no time i was on the Cabot Trail. More roads winding through pine forests, but now with an occasional glimpse of coastline – cliffs and narrow beaches. I was too early; everywhere was closed, which made the decision on whether to stop at some ofContinueContinue reading “2/6 – The Cabot Trail – 21/22 April 2024”
2/5 – Cape Breton – 20 April 2024
Fri 19th April: When I left Waverly for the 2nd time, I still was not sure what my plan was. I had a destination for the day – Boylston, a little place near the coast about 220 km to the NE and I was heading towards Cape Breton but still had not decided whether orContinueContinue reading “2/5 – Cape Breton – 20 April 2024”
2/4 – Departures 3 …. and 4 – 19 April 2024
Right then! I left you as I was arriving in Toronto, where I would spend a boring and tiring 8 hours waiting for my flight to Halifax, pay 12 € for a pint of Guinness and sleep for well over an hour taking up 3-4 seats in what became a packed waiting area; and no-oneContinueContinue reading “2/4 – Departures 3 …. and 4 – 19 April 2024”
2/3 – Departure 2 – 15 April 2024
The delay of departure finally dawned. Well it didn’t actually, because at 0500 on a wet Belfast morning in N Ireland, it was still dark; but you get the idea. I was as ready as I was ever going to be, but over the last week in this northern clime, I had become really quiteContinueContinue reading “2/3 – Departure 2 – 15 April 2024”
2/2 – Departure 1 – 02 April 2024
Getting ready to leave was a somewhat drawn-out process. Due to a problem with burning oil, the bike required a top-end rebuild, including new valves and guides, cam chain rollers and guides, and piston rings. For a variety of reasons this all took longer than anticipated with the result that it was only ready forContinueContinue reading “2/2 – Departure 1 – 02 April 2024”
2/1 – Prologue
As detailed elsewhere on this site (coming soon) Belfast-2-Belfast-By-Bike was conceived in the early 1980s as a one-off trip from Belfast in South Africa to my hometown of Belfast in N Ireland. This was completed between March 2019 and March 2020, aboard my 1974 Honda CB750 K2, which I had rebuilt in the two yearsContinueContinue reading “2/1 – Prologue”
Belfast-2-Belfast-By-Bike 